Frances Ellen Watkins Harper House

Frances Ellen Watkins Harper House
Harper House in 2009
Frances Ellen Watkins Harper House is located in Philadelphia
Frances Ellen Watkins Harper House
Frances Ellen Watkins Harper House is located in Pennsylvania
Frances Ellen Watkins Harper House
Frances Ellen Watkins Harper House is located in the United States
Frances Ellen Watkins Harper House
Location1006 Bainbridge St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates39°56′30″N 75°9′34″W / 39.94167°N 75.15944°W / 39.94167; -75.15944
Arealess than one acre
Built1870 (1870)
NRHP reference No.76001663
Significant dates
Added to NRHPDecember 8, 1976[1]
Designated NHLDecember 8, 1976[2]

The Frances Ellen Watkins Harper House is a historic row house at 1006 Bainbridge Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Of uncertain construction date, it was the home of Frances Ellen Watkins Harper (1825-1911) from 1870 until her death. Harper was a prominent African-American abolitionist, women's rights and civil rights activist, and author. It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1976.[2][3]

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. ^ a b "Frances Ellen Watkins Harper House". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Archived from the original on June 6, 2011. Retrieved February 17, 2008.
  3. ^ Lynne Gomez-Graves (1976). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Frances Ellen Watkins Harper House" (pdf). National Park Service. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help) and Accompanying 4 photos, exterior, from 1976 (32 KB)