Alice Paul Birthplace | |
 Paulsdale, c. 1958, with Hooton Road in the background | |
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| Location | 128 Hooton Road Mount Laurel Township, New Jersey 08054 |
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| Coordinates | 39°57′24″N74°55′50.5″W / 39.95667°N 74.930694°W /39.95667; -74.930694 |
| Area | 6.5 acres (2.6 ha) |
| Built | 1840 (1840) |
| Built by | Benjamin Hooton |
| NRHP reference No. | 89000774[1] |
| NJRHP No. | 851[2] |
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| Added to NRHP | July 5, 1989 |
| Designated NHL | December 4, 1991 |
| Designated NJRHP | May 22, 1989 |
Paulsdale is a historic estate andhouse museum inMount Laurel Township, New Jersey. Built about 1840, it was the birthplace and childhood home ofAlice Paul (1885-1977), a major leader in theWomen's suffrage movement in the United States, whose activism led to passage of theNineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, granting women the right to vote. It was added to theNational Register of Historic Places on July 5, 1989, for its significance in social history and politics/government. Paulsdale was designated aNational Historic Landmark in 1991.[3]
The main house at Paulsdale was built about 1800 by Benjamin Hooton. The Paul family purchased the 173-acre (70.01 ha) farm around 1883.[4] The property remained in the Paul family until 1958, and served as a sort of "home base" for activistAlice Paul, who was born here in 1885. For much of her adult life she lived an itinerant lifestyle, driven by her activism for women's suffrage. Paulsdale was a place she regularly returned to, holding meetings and strategy sessions for her campaigns. It was sold out of the family in 1958, after her brother's death.[3]
During the 1950s, the property was divided into two parcels: 167 acres (67.58 ha) of farmland and the remaining 6 acres (2.4 ha) which included the house and farm buildings. The larger became a housing development, while the smaller remained a private residence until it was purchased by theAlice Paul Institute in 1990.
The house has been restored to the condition when Alice Paul lived there. It now serves as ahistoric house museum and a home for the institute.[5] The purpose of the institute is to make sure Alice Paul's legacy survives by enhancing the knowledge offuture generations on the topic of human rights.[6]
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