Stowe House Staff

Tess Chakkalakal

Director

Collaborating with a number of students, scholars, and local residents, Tess Chakkalakal led the effort to renovate the Harriet Beecher Stowe House. The house is a National Historic Landmark and an official stop on the historic Underground Railroad. She serves as program director of the Writing Room, where she invites students and the general public to learn more about Stowe's life and work. She is currently at work on a new book about Harriet Beecher Stowe's marriage to Calvin Stowe, class of 1824. For more information, email tchakkal@bowdoin.edu or call 207-721-5150.

Cathi Belcher Crowe

Stowe House Educator

Cathi Belcher Crowe serves as Bowdoin's Stowe House Educator and folk historian. She hosts monthly Tea with Harriet programs. Contact: cbelcher@bowdoin.edu.

Will Davis, far right, at the Harriet Beecher Stowe Writing Room.

Stowe House Student Intern

Will Davis ’29 is the Stowe House Student Intern. After completing Reading "Uncle Tom's Cabin", he served as education intern at the Bowdoin Art Museum. He is completing a double major in English and history. He offers tours of the house, hosts writing nights for students, and develops House programs.