Walnut Hills in Cincinnati in Hamilton County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Harriet Beecher Stowe

Photographed By J. Wesley Baker, July 6, 2018

1. Harriet Beecher Stowe Marker

Marker above the street along the stairs leading up to the house.

Inscription. Harriet Beecher Stowe was born in Litchfield, Connecticut in 1811 and moved to Cincinnati in 1832 when her father, prominent Congregational minister Lyman Beecher became the pastor of the city's Second Presbyterian Church and president of Lane Theological Seminary. Married to Calvin E. Stowe in 1836, she bore six of the couple's seven children while living here. Life in the city provided Stowe with the firsthand account about the evils of slavery. Already a published writer, she drew upon these experiences and the death of her infant son Charley in 1849 to write Uncle Tom's Cabin. Published in book form in 1852, Uncle Tom's Cabin made Stowe famous and remains an icon of the American anti-slavery movement. A prolific writer, she wrote a book a year for nearly thirty years of her life. After moving from Cincinnati in 1850, the Stowes lived in Brunswick, Maine, Andover, Massachusetts, and Hartford, Connecticut, where she died in 1896.

Erected 2002 by Ohio Bicentennial Commission - The Cincinnati Foundation - The Ohio Historical Society. (Marker Number 29-31.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Abolition & Underground RR • Arts, Letters, Music

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• Women. In addition, it is included in the Ohio Historical Society / The Ohio History Connection series list.

Location. 39° 7.989′ N, 84° 29.24′ W. Marker is in Cincinnati, Ohio, in Hamilton County. It is in Walnut Hills. Marker is at the intersection of Gilbert Avenue and Foraker Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Gilbert Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2950 Gilbert Avenue, Cincinnati OH 45206, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Harriet Beecher Stowe House (within shouting distance of this marker); Walnut Hill Salutes Black Inventors (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Votes for Women (about 600 feet away); Lane Theological Seminary / The Lane Seminary Debates (approx. 0.2 miles away); Peebles Corner (approx. half a mile away); The Verona (approx. 0.6 miles away); Miss Doherty's College Preparatory School for Girls (approx. 0.9 miles away); King Records (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cincinnati.

Harriet Beecher Stowe House image. Click for full size.

Photographed By J. Wesley Baker, July 6, 2018

2. Harriet Beecher Stowe House

A view of the house from the top of the stairs. The marker is located on the bank to the left of the stairs.

<i>Harriet Beecher Stowe</i> image. Click for full size.

Photo courtesy of the National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, circa 1865

3. Harriet Beecher Stowe

Credits. This page was last revised on February 4, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 7, 2018, by J. Wesley Baker of Springfield, Ohio. This page has been viewed 491 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 7, 2018, by J. Wesley Baker of Springfield, Ohio. 3. submitted on December 9, 2018. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.