Elizabeth Cady Stanton House (Tenafly, New Jersey)
Elizabeth Cady Stanton House | |
 House in 2015 | |
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| Location | 135 Highwood Avenue, Tenafly, New Jersey |
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| Coordinates | 40°55′36″N 73°57′16″W / 40.9266°N 73.9544°W |
| Built | 1846 |
| Architectural style | Victorian[1] |
| NRHP reference No. | 75001122 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | May 15, 1975[2] |
| Designated NHL | May 15, 1975[1] |
| Designated NJRHP | May 15, 1975 |
The Elizabeth Cady Stanton House in Tenafly, Bergen County, New Jersey, United States, is where Elizabeth Cady Stanton lived from 1868 to 1887, her most active years as a women's rights activist.[3] She had previously lived in Seneca Falls, New York and Boston, Massachusetts.
History
[edit]The house was built in 1868 near the Tenafly train station.[4] Stanton lived in the home from 1868 to 1887, although her husband mostly resided in New York City.[3][5] Income from Stanton's speeches and writings were used to maintain the property.[4] During Stanton's time living in Tenafly, Susan B. Anthony was a frequent visitor as the two women worked on advancing women's rights.[3] While living in Tenafly, Stanton and Anthony collaborated on a three-volume History of Woman Suffrage. Stanton was also living in Tenafly when she attempted to vote only to be turned away at the polls in 1880.[6][7] One of Stanton's daughter was married on the house's lawn.[3] Stanton sold the house after the death of her husband.[6]
Stanton's home in Tenafly was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1975.[3][8] Her home in Seneca Falls was earlier declared a National Historic Landmark, in 1965.
The Kahn family purchased the house in 1981, being sold within the family for 1.6 million in 2001. The house sold for $3 million in 2015 to buyers outside of the Kahn family.[9] The house remains privately owned.[7][9]
Architecture and layout
[edit]The house features seven-bedroom and is 5,449-square-foot. There are six fireplaces and ten foot high ceilings. The house was designed in the Second Empire style and has a mansard roof.[9] The house also features Colonial Revival and Victorian Mansard elements.[7] A large portico was added in the early 20th century after Stanton's ownership.[5]
See also
[edit]- List of monuments and memorials to women's suffrage
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Bergen County, New Jersey
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Stanton, Elizabeth Cady, House (Tenafly)". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Archived from the original on February 25, 2009. Retrieved July 24, 2008.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
- ^ a b c d e Cathy A. Alexander (December 1, 1974). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Elizabeth Cady Stanton House" (pdf). National Park Service.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) and Accompanying three photos, exterior and interior, from 1974 (32 KB) - ^ a b Wright, Kevin W. "Elizabeth Cady Stanton in Tenafly, New Jersey" (PDF). www.bergencountyhistory.org. Retrieved December 4, 2016.
- ^ a b Brown, T. Robins; Warmflash, Schuyler; DelGiudice, Jim (December 4, 2016). The Architecture of Bergen County, New Jersey: The Colonial Period to the Twentieth Century. Rutgers University Press. ISBN 9780813528670.
- ^ a b "Elizabeth Cady Stanton House". www.njwomenshistory.org. Retrieved December 4, 2016.
- ^ a b c "Local Historic Sites & Districts - Borough of Tenafly, New Jersey". www.tenaflynj.org. Archived from the original on December 20, 2016. Retrieved December 4, 2016.
- ^ "Download". npgallery.nps.gov. Retrieved December 4, 2016.
- ^ a b c LYNN, KATHLEEN (August 27, 2015). "Elizabeth Cady Stanton house in Tenafly sells for $3 million". NorthJersey.com. Retrieved December 4, 2016.
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