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Susan B. Anthony House

Coordinates:43°09′11.8″N77°37′41.2″W/ 43.153278°N 77.628111°W/43.153278; -77.628111
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For Susan B. Anthony's childhood home in Battenville, New York, seeSusan B. Anthony Childhood House;for her birthplace, seeAnthony House (Adams, Massachusetts).

Susan B. Anthony House
A 2007 photograph of the Susan B Anthony House
Map
Interactive map showing Susan B Anthony House location
Location17 Madison Street,Rochester, New York
Coordinates43°09′11.8″N77°37′41.2″W/ 43.153278°N 77.628111°W/43.153278; -77.628111
Built1866
NRHP referenceNo.66000528
NYSRHPNo.05540.000485
Significant dates
Added to NRHPOctober 15, 1966[2]
Designated NHLJune 23, 1965[1]
Designated NYSRHPJune 23, 1980

Susan B. Anthony House,inRochester, New York,was the home ofSusan B. Anthonyfor forty years, while she was a national figure in thewomen's rightsmovement.

She was arrested in the front parlor after voting in the1872 Presidential Election.She resided here until her death.[3]

The house was purchased for use as a memorial in 1945, and declared aNational Historic Landmarkin 1965.[1][4]It has been documented in theHistoric American Buildings Survey.[5]

The Susan B. Anthony House is located at 17 Madison Street in Rochester. Access to the house is through the Susan B. Anthony Museum entrance at 19 Madison Street.

Today theSusan B. Anthony Houseis a learning center and museum open to the public for tours and programs from 11-5 Tuesday through Sunday, except major holidays. Its full name is theNational Susan B. Anthony Museum & House.The Visitor Center and Museum Shop are located in the historic house next door, 19 Madison Street, which was owned by Hannah Anthony Mosher, sister of Susan and Mary Anthony. The mission of the Susan B. Anthony House is to keep Susan B. Anthony's vision alive and relevant.

The house hosts an annual celebration ofNineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution,which gave women the right to vote.[6][7]In 2011, theNew York Timesreported that the museum at the house had sold a large quantity of "a $250handbagmade of fake alligator that was inspired by one of Anthony’s own club bags, similar to adoctor’s bag,"noting that for Anthony," a bag was not a fashion statement but a symbol of independence at a time when women were not allowed toenter into a contractor even open a bank account. "[8]

Papers and memorabilia about thesuffrage movementwere donated to the house at the request ofCarrie Chapman Catt,Susan B. Anthony's successor as President of theNational American Woman Suffrage Association.They are held by the River Campus Libraries of theUniversity of Rochester.[9]

The House's president wrote to "decline" President Donald Trump's August 2020 pardon to Anthony, on the principle that to accept a pardon would wrongly "validate" the trial proceedings in the same manner that paying the $100 fine would have.[10]

A fire early on the morning of September 26, 2021 damaged the back porch and a doorway and caused smoke damage inside. Surveillance video showed someone acting suspiciously at the time of the fire.[11]

  • Front
    Front
  • South side
    South side
  • Main parlor
    Main parlor
  • Sitting room
    Sitting room
  • Second-floor study
    Second-floor study

References[edit]

  1. ^ab"Susan B. Anthony House".National Historic Landmark summary listing.National Park Service. September 12, 2007. Archived fromthe originalon October 13, 2007.
  2. ^"National Register Information System".National Register of Historic Places.National Park Service.January 23, 2007.
  3. ^"Susan B. Anthony House".Places Where Women Made History.National Park Service.RetrievedFebruary 1,2008.
  4. ^Richard Greenwood (January 13, 1976)."National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Susan B. Anthony House"(pdf).National Park Service.{{cite journal}}:Cite journal requires|journal=(help)andAccompanying 1 photo, exterior, from 1964(404 KB)
  5. ^"Susan B. Anthony House, 17 Madison Street, Rochester, Monroe County, NY".Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division.RetrievedApril 25,2014.
  6. ^Gabalski, Walt (August 21, 2006)."Susan B Anthony House Remembers 19th Amendment".WXXI News.RetrievedApril 25,2014.
  7. ^"Susan B. Anthony House celebrates suffrage vote".Democrat and Chronicle.August 6, 2010.RetrievedApril 25,2014.
  8. ^Wilson, Eric (May 4, 2011)."On Her Arm, a Symbol of Freedom - Handbag Honors Susan B. Anthony".New York Times,Front Row.RetrievedApril 25,2014.
  9. ^"Anthony (Susan B.) Memorial, Inc. Susan B. Anthony House Papers".River Campus Libraries, University of Rochester, Department of Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation.RetrievedApril 25,2014.
  10. ^Ulaby, Neda (August 20, 2020)."Susan B. Anthony Museum Rejects President Trump's Pardon Of The Suffragist".NPR.Archivedfrom the original on August 21, 2020.●Hughes, Deborah L. (August 18, 2020)."On News of a Presidential Pardon for Susan B. Anthony on August 18, 2020".SusanB.org.The National Susan B. Anthony Museum & House.Archivedfrom the original on August 21, 2020.
  11. ^Freile, Victoria E. (September 27, 2021)."Suspicious fire damages Susan B. Anthony Museum after person caught on surveillance video".USA Today.RetrievedNovember 6,2021– viaRochester Democrat and Chronicle.

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