Merepoint in Brunswick in Cumberland County, Maine — The American Northeast (New England)
The Harriet Beecher Stowe House
63 Federal Street
Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, October 14, 2024
1. The Harriet Beecher Stowe House Marker
This is the house where Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin between 1850 and 1852. She lived here with her husband, Bowdoin College professor Calvin Ellis Stowe, and their children. In her parlor, Harriet was joined regularly for readings of her work-in-progress-the book that started the Civil War-by her sister Catharine Beecher and others in the community, including then-student and future Civil War hero, Maine governor, and Bowdoin president Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain.
The house was built in 1806 by Samuel Melcher III and was formerly known as the Titcomb House. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow rented a room here in 1822 while he was a student at the College.
The Stowe House was designated a National Historic Landmark on December 29, 1962. Bowdoin College acquired the house in 2001.
On March 30, 2016, the National Park Service included the Stowe House in the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Abolition & Underground RR • Arts, Letters, Music • Women. A significant historical date for this entry is March 30, 2016.
Location. 43° 54.772′ N, 69° 57.648′ W. Marker is in Brunswick, Maine, in Cumberland County. It is in Merepoint. It can be reached from the intersection of Federal
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Regionally, this marker is in Greater Portland. It is also in the American Northeast and in New England. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: A different marker also named Harriet Beecher Stowe House (within shouting distance of this marker); Company K, 1st Maine Volunteer Infantry (approx. 0.2 miles away); Brunswick Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Robinson Memorial Gate (approx. 0.2 miles away); Founding of the Maine Medical Association (approx. 0.2 miles away); Home of Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain (approx. Ό mile away); Bowdoin College World War Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); Bowdoin College War Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Brunswick.
Also see . . . Harriet Beecher Stowe (Wikipedia). (Submitted on October 21, 2024, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.)
Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, October 14, 2024
2. The Harriet Beecher Stowe House and Marker
Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, October 14, 2024
3. Front of the Harriet Beecher Stowe House
Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, October 14, 2024
4. Harriet Beecher Stowe's Writing Room
Credits. This page was last revised on August 8, 2025. It was originally submitted on October 19, 2024, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 273 times since then and 35 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on October 19, 2024, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.
