Kentucky Department of Travel and Tourism
Harriet Beecher Stowe, Slavery to Freedom Museum
Maysville, Kentucky, United States
Harriet Beecher Stowe, Slavery to Freedom Museum
Kentucky Department of Travel and Tourism
Also called The Marshall Key House, the museum is an early antebellum home
Maysville, Kentucky, United States
Harriet Beecher Stowe, Slavery to Freedom Museum
Kentucky Department of Travel and Tourism
Stowe was visiting one of her students, Elizabeth Key, in 1833
Maysville, Kentucky, United States
Harriet Beecher Stowe, Slavery to Freedom Museum
Kentucky Department of Travel and Tourism
The house has been restored to the time period when Stowe visited
Maysville, Kentucky, United States
Harriet Beecher Stowe, Slavery to Freedom Museum
Kentucky Department of Travel and Tourism
You’ll see artifacts from the American Civil War and slavery
Maysville, Kentucky, United States
Harriet Beecher Stowe, Slavery to Freedom Museum
Kentucky Department of Travel and Tourism
Stowe, author of Uncle Tom's Cabin, saw a slave auction nearby during her visit
Maysville, Kentucky, United States
Harriet Beecher Stowe, Slavery to Freedom Museum
Kentucky Department of Travel and Tourism
It’s believed she received some of the inspiration for her book during the visit
Maysville, Kentucky, United States
Harriet Beecher Stowe, Slavery to Freedom Museum
Kentucky Department of Travel and Tourism
The brick Georgian townhouse is one of the finest historic structures in town
Maysville, Kentucky, United States
Harriet Beecher Stowe, Slavery to Freedom Museum
Kentucky Department of Travel and Tourism
This museum is included on the "Underground Railroad Tours”
Maysville, Kentucky, United States
Harriet Beecher Stowe, Slavery to Freedom Museum
Kentucky Department of Travel and Tourism
Much of it, including the upstairs shown here, is under renovation
Maysville, Kentucky, United States
Harriet Beecher Stowe, Slavery to Freedom Museum
Kentucky Department of Travel and Tourism
There are incredible artifacts at every turn!
Maysville, Kentucky, United States
Harriet Beecher Stowe, Slavery to Freedom Museum
Kentucky Department of Travel and Tourism
The museum has original woodworking, mantels, doors, floors & chair railings
Maysville, Kentucky, United States
Harriet Beecher Stowe, Slavery to Freedom Museum
Kentucky Department of Travel and Tourism
You’ll notice wider steps on the curved stairway and servants quarters upstairs
Maysville, Kentucky, United States
Harriet Beecher Stowe, Slavery to Freedom Museum
Kentucky Department of Travel and Tourism
The museum is open for visitors by appointment and during festivals
Maysville, Kentucky, United States
Harriet Beecher Stowe, Slavery to Freedom Museum
Kentucky Department of Travel and Tourism
The Indian Fort out back helped settlers ward off Indians who crossed the river
Maysville, Kentucky, United States
Harriet Beecher Stowe, Slavery to Freedom Museum