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Alice Paul's Birthplace | |
 Paulsdale, c. 1958, with Hooton Road in the background | |
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| Location | 128 Hooton Road Mount Laurel Township, NJ 08054 |
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| Coordinates | 39°57′24″N 74°55′50.5″W / 39.95667°N 74.930694°W |
| Built | 1840 |
| Architect | Benjamin Hooton |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 89000774[1] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | July 05, 1989 |
| Designated NHL | December 4, 1991[2] |
Paulsdale, in Mount Laurel Township, Burlington County, New Jersey, United States, was the birthplace and childhood home of Alice Paul, a major leader in the Women's suffrage movement in the United States. Paulsdale was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1991.
The Paul family purchased 173 acres (0.70 km2) and the 1840 farmhouse around 1883.[3] During the 1950s, Paulsdale was divided into two parcels: 167 acres (0.68 km2) of farmland and the remaining 6 acres (24,000 m2) which included the house and farm buildings. Both parcels were sold in the 1950s. The larger became a housing development, the smaller was a private residence until it was purchased by the Alice Paul Institute in 1990.
The house has been restored to the condition when Alice Paul lived there. It now serves as a house museum and a home for the Institute.[4]The purpose of the institution is to make sure Alice Paul's legacy doesn't die out by enhancing the knowledge of future generations on the topic of human rights. [5]
See also
[edit]- Barbara Haney Irvine, who led the campaign to purchase Paulsdale through the Alice Paul Institute.
References
[edit]- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
- ^ "Paulsdale". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. 2008-06-23.
- ^ Kahn, Eve M. "Group Seeks to Buy a Suffragist's Home", The New York Times, July 13, 1989. Accessed July 12, 2008. "The Alice Paul Centennial Foundation plans to buy the house in Mount Laurel, but first the organization must raise $500,000 by Sept. 8.... The 2½-story, stucco-clad brick farmhouse was built in 1840 and once overlooked the Paul family's 173-acre Burlington County farm, east of Camden. Miss Paul was born in an upstairs bedroom in 1885 and lived in the house until she left for Swarthmore College in 1901."
- ^ Paulsdale official history
- ^ "Mission, Vision, and Goals". Alice Paul Institute.
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