Ivy Green

Ivy Green (Helen Keller Birthplace*)
Ivy Green in 2009
Ivy Green is located in Alabama
Ivy Green
Ivy Green is located in the United States
Ivy Green
Location300 West North Commons, Tuscumbia, Alabama, United States
Coordinates34°44′22″N 87°42′24″W / 34.73944°N 87.70667°W / 34.73944; -87.70667
Area10 acres (4.0 ha)
Built1820 (1820)
ArchitectDavid Keller; Mary Fairfax Moore
NRHP reference No.70000101
Significant dates
Added to NRHPAugust 25, 1970[1]
Designated NHLMarch 31, 1992[2]

Ivy Green is a historic house museum at 300 West North Commons in Tuscumbia, Alabama, United States. Built in 1820, it was the birthplace and childhood home of Helen Keller (1880–1968), who became well known after overcoming deaf-blind conditions to communicate; she became an author and public speaker. Designated as a National Historic Landmark, it is now operated as a museum honoring and interpreting Keller's life.

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. ^ "Ivy Green (Helen Keller Birthplace)". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Archived from the original on March 1, 2009. Retrieved October 28, 2007.