Susan B. Anthony House | |
 A 2007 photograph of the Susan B Anthony House | |
 Interactive map showing Susan B Anthony House location | |
| Location | 17 Madison Street,Rochester, New York |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 43°09′11.8″N77°37′41.2″W / 43.153278°N 77.628111°W /43.153278; -77.628111 |
| Built | 1866 |
| NRHP reference No. | 66000528 |
| NYSRHP No. | 05540.000485 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | October 15, 1966[2] |
| Designated NHL | June 23, 1965[1] |
| Designated NYSRHP | June 23, 1980 |
Susan B. Anthony House, inRochester, New York, was the home ofSusan B. Anthony for forty years, while she was a national figure in thewomen's rights movement.
She was arrested in the front parlor after voting in the1872 Presidential Election. She resided here until her death.[3]
The house was purchased for use as a memorial in 1945, and declared aNational Historic Landmark in 1965.[1][4] It has been documented in theHistoric American Buildings Survey.[5]
The Susan B. Anthony House is located at 17 Madison Street in Rochester. Access to the house is through the Susan B. Anthony Museum entrance at 19 Madison Street.
Today theSusan B. Anthony House is a learning center and museum open to the public for tours and programs from 11-5 Tuesday through Sunday, except major holidays. Its full name is theNational Susan B. Anthony Museum & House. The Visitor Center and Museum Shop are located in the historic house next door, 19 Madison Street, which was owned by Hannah Anthony Mosher, sister of Susan and Mary Anthony. The mission of the Susan B. Anthony House is to keep Susan B. Anthony's vision alive and relevant.
The house hosts an annual celebration ofNineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, which gave women the right to vote.[6][7] In 2011, theNew York Times reported that the museum at the house had sold a large quantity of "a $250handbag made of fake alligator that was inspired by one of Anthony’s own club bags, similar to adoctor’s bag," noting that for Anthony, "a bag was not a fashion statement but a symbol of independence at a time when women were not allowed toenter into a contract or even open a bank account."[8]
Papers and memorabilia about thesuffrage movement were donated to the house at the request ofCarrie Chapman Catt, Susan B. Anthony's successor as President of theNational American Woman Suffrage Association. They are held by the River Campus Libraries of theUniversity of Rochester.[9]
The House's president wrote to "decline" President Donald Trump's August 2020 pardon to Anthony, on the principle that to accept a pardon would wrongly "validate" the trial proceedings in the same manner that paying the $100 fine would have.[10]
A fire early on the morning of September 26, 2021 damaged the back porch and a doorway and caused smoke damage inside. Surveillance video showed someone acting suspiciously at the time of the fire.[11]
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