See also: Elizabeth Cady Stanton House (Seneca Falls, New York).
Elizabeth Cady Stanton House | |
Nrhp Type: | nhl |
Location: | 135 Highwood Avenue, Tenafly, New Jersey |
Coordinates: | 40.9258°N -73.9546°W |
Built: | 1846 |
Architecture: | Victorian |
Designated Nrhp Type: | May 15, 1975[1] |
Added: | May 15, 1975 |
Refnum: | 75001122 |
Designated Other1 Name: | New Jersey Register of Historic Places |
Designated Other1 Abbr: | NJRHP |
Designated Other1 Link: | New Jersey Register of Historic Places |
Designated Other1 Date: | May 15, 1975 |
Designated Other1 Num Position: | bottom |
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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. She had previously lived in Seneca Falls, New York and Boston, Massachusetts.
The house was built in 1868 near the Tenafly train station.[2] Stanton lived in the home from 1868 to 1887, although her husband mostly resided in New York City.[3] Income from Stanton's speeches and writings were used to maintain the property. During Stanton's time living in Tenafly, Susan B. Anthony was a frequent visitor as the two women worked on advancing women's rights. 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.[4] [5] One of Stanton's daughter was married on the house's lawn. Stanton sold the house after the death of her husband.
Stanton's home in Tenafly was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1975.[6] [7] 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.[8] The house remains privately owned.
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. The house also features Colonial Revival and Victorian Mansard elements. A large portico was added in the early 20th century after Stanton's ownership.