Stowe House Exterior c. 1895

A sephia tone photograph showing Stowe house around 1895. Stowe house is a stone building shown here surrounded by trees with a horse draw buggy in the front with two people.

Stowe house was named after Harriet Beecher Stowe, who saw to its restoration around 1853. Harriet and her husband, Calvin, lived in Samaritan House at the time as Calvin was teaching at the Seminary.

Before Stowe house was renovated, it had been used as a place for student activities and a dump. When Harriet became interested in the building in 1853, the building was a shell and lead to it being renovated. She and her husband then lead many school events in it. In 1888, a wing was added to the building allowing Stowe House to serve as the Phillips Inn. After 1985, a middle dormer was added. In 1929 the house was moved to Bartlet Steet and a new Inn was built.

This photo shows the house with the third dormer and a different fence than what was seen in a 1885 photograph. The people in the buggy are unknown.

High resolution versions of images can be obtained from Phillips Academy archives.

Institution: Phillips Academy

Massachusetts--Essex (county)--Andover

1895

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Andover, Mass. : Phillips Academy

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Stowe House Photograph File

Stowe, C. E. (Calvin Ellis), 1802-1886

Stowe, Harriet Beecher, 1811-1896

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