OHS/Harriet Beecher Stowe House

"The object of these sketches is to awaken sympathy and feeling for the African race, as they exist among us; to show their wrongs and sorrows, under a system so necessarily cruel and unjust as to defeat and do away the good effects of all that can be attempted for them, by their best friends, under it.

--Harriet Beecher Stowe
Author's preface from Uncle Tom's Cabin

The Harriet Beecher Stowe House was built by Lane Seminary in 1833 to serve as the residence of that institution's president. Harriet Beecher moved to Cincinnati from Connecticut in 1832 with her father, Dr. Lyman Beecher, who had been appointed president of the seminary. It was in Cincinnati where Harriet learned about the evils of slavery which inspired her book, Uncle Tom's Cabin.

The Stowe House is operated as a cultural and educational center which promotes black history.

HOURS

	TUESDAY	10 - 4
	WEDNESDAY	10 - 4
	THURSDAY	10 - 4
	FRIDAY - MONDAY	CLOSED
	HOLIDAYS	CLOSED
	Groups by Appointment

ADMISSION

FREE

LOCATION

Stowe House is located at 2950 Gilbert Avenue (State Route 3 and U.S. Route 22) in Cincinnati, in Hamilton County.

GENERAL INFORMATION

Harriet Beecher Stowe House
2950 Gilbert Avenue
State Route 3, U.S. 22
Cincinnati, OH 45214
PHONE:
513-632-5120
SITE MANAGER:
Emma Cox

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