Elizabeth Cady Stanton House

Elizabeth Cady Stanton House

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The Stantons in Seneca Falls

Elizabeth Cady Stanton (1815-1902) called her house at 32 Washington Street, Seneca Falls, "Grassmere" and the "Center of the Rebellion." She moved into the home with her husband and three sons in May 1847. In June her father Daniel Cady deeded the property to her. Over the next fourteen years, the family welcomed two more sons and two daughters. The entire family enjoyed the large farm house, its several out buildings, orchards, and gardens until Elizabeth Cady Stanton sold the property in 1862 and the family of nine moved to New York City

After the Stantons

After the Stantons left the home in 1862, the lot was split into various parcels, additional structures were built on the land, and the properties once belonging to Elizabeth changed hands many times. The house once sported a north wing, making it symmetrical, and an east wing that housed a kitchen. These were demolished, and today only the outlines of these wings are visible.
When Harriot Stanton Blatch, the Stantons' middle daughter, visited Seneca Falls for the 75th convention anniversary, she spoke of the house:

"Mrs. Stanton was domiciled just over there, only a fraction of the house still stands, changed as the [Wesleyan] Chapel greatly. With wings clipped and its acres of shaded lawn and gardens cut to meet the needs of a growing neighborhood, it gives but a hint of the days of seventy-five years ago..."

A Historic Landmark

The Stanton House was made a National Historic Landmark in 1965, and subsequently added to the National Register of Historic Places. In 1982, after it was purchased by the Elizabeth Cady Stanton Foundation, the house was donated to the National Park Service to become part of Women's Rights National Historical Park.

 

 

 

Reference Material

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