Harriet Beecher Stowe House

The Harriet Beecher Stowe House, located at 63 Federal Street in Brunswick, Maine, was the rented home of Harriet Beecher Stowe and her family from 1850 to 1852.

During Stowe’s time in Brunswick, she wrote Uncle Tom’s Cabin and sheltered John Andrew Jackson, a fugitive slave from South Carolina. Today, the building is owned by Bowdoin College and houses faculty offices, as well as “Harriet’s Writing Room,” a public space commemorating Stowe’s contributions to American literature and history. The building is a National Historic Landmark and a National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom site.

Visit the Stowe House

The Harriet Beecher Stowe House is open to visitors by appointment and Fridays, 12:00–3:00 p.m., with the following exceptions: the house will be closed 10/03.

Please contact us before your visit to ensure we will be open and/or to schedule your visit. Tours are available. We also host special events such as the monthly Teas with Harriet, the Social Justice Book Group, and Women's Writing Circles.

For general inquiries about the history of the house and Stowe in Brunswick, contact Professor Tess Chakkalakal (tchakkal@bowdoin.edu).

For inquiries about house tours and visits, please contact Cathi Belcher (cbelcher@bowdoin.edu).

Upcoming Events

Tea With Harriet: "Harriet and the Holidays" (Monday, November 17, 12:00-2:00 p.m.)

Join Stowe House Educator Cathi Belcher as she introduces author and cultural historian Pamela McColl, for a festive talk on the connection of Harriet Beecher Stowe to the Christmas holiday period, including her stories, letters and even her special recipes.McColl has spoken at over one hundred museums across America, presenting on over two centuries of Christmas literature, art andillustration. Featured at the tea talk will be the reading of passages of Stowe's beautifully written The First Christmas in New England ( 1875) and The Good Fairy (1850), and a letter written by Stowe to her husbandregarding the plans for Christmas. Pamela is the author of Twas The Night - The Art and History of the Classic Christmas Poem, which includes excerpts from works by Harriet Beecher Stowe, and Wondrous Mrs. Claus - A Literary and Art Review of the Christmas Character and both books will be available at the tea with 50% of the proceeds going to the Stowe House.

Harriet Beecher Stowe House from above — **History of the House**

Desk and book in Harriet's Writing Room — **Harriet's Writing Room**