Harriet Beecher Stowe Center

  • 77 Forest Street, Hartford, CT, 06105
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Harriet Beecher Stowe was the best-selling author of the anti-slavery novel “Uncle Tom’s Cabin.” ... more on TripAdvisor

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We didnt catch any spirits this time, but we got a lot of history on the house and I'd go back again to give it another try! more on TripAdvisor

With her novel Uncle Tom's Cabin, she convinced Northerners about the evils of slavery. more on Yahoo! Travel

We had a great lunch just a few blocks away, at a vintage Irish Pub, the Half Door. more on TripAdvisor

Also, the Twain house has a small cafe where you can get a light lunch or coffee. more on TripAdvisor

To understand Uncle Tom's Cabin and the role it played in American History at the dawn of the social justice movement, one must understand the 19th century woman who wrote the book. more on TripAdvisor

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Very nice gift store. House is plain next door to the Mark Twain mansion. If you plan ahead you can do this tour along with the two Mark Twain tours in the same half day. If you ... more on TripAdvisor

Twain was Beecher Stowe's Nook Farm neighbor. Her "Uncle Tom's Cabin" both informed and offended. Check for upcoming events - An ... more on TripAdvisor

I toured this place yesterday after having lived in Hartford for over 20 years and never stepping inside the Stowe Center. I'm astonished at how much I've been missing. The collection is fabulous, the ... more on TripAdvisor

We visited the Harriet Beecher Stowe house after our visit to the Mark Twain home. These two were neighbors in the late 1800s. The Stowe house was interesting. "Uncle Tom's Cabin" (Harriet Beecher Sto ... more on TripAdvisor

After touring the highly entertaining and magnificently theatrical Twain house in the morning, I found the Stowe house quietly and powerfully moving, and the story of Harriet Beecher Stowe inspiration ... more on TripAdvisor

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I enjoyed learning how Harriet Beecher Stowe assumed a new role for women as a writer. With her novel Uncle Tom's Cabin, she convinced Northerners about the evils of slavery. I saw how she lived in Hartford after she became famous. ... more on Yahoo! Travel

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An enchanting old brick carriage house, obviously intended to accommodate a mansion that no longer exists, is used for the Harriet ... more on igougo

Harriet Beecher Stowe, the woman who made such an impact on our country with her book Uncle Tom's cabin was a woman ahead of her time. ... more on igougo

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I spent a large chunk of my life in the Hartford area so I've been on plenty of family day trips to parks, attractions and historic settings. more >

  

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