William H. Seward House

Seward House Museum
William H. Seward House is located in New York
William H. Seward House
William H. Seward House is located in the United States
William H. Seward House
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Location33 South St., Auburn, NY
Coordinates42°55′46″N 76°33′58″W / 42.92944°N 76.56611°W / 42.92944; -76.56611
Area2.5 acres (1.0 ha)
Built1816–1817
WebsiteSewardHouse.Org
NRHP reference No.66000504
NYSRHP No.01140.001252
Significant dates
Added to NRHPOctober 15, 1966[1]
Designated NYSRHPJune 23, 1980

The William H. Seward House Museum is a historic house museum at 33 South Street in Auburn, New York. Built about 1816, the home of William H. Seward (1801–72), who served as a New York state senator, the governor of New York, a U.S. senator, a presidential candidate, and then Secretary of State under presidents Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson. The house was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1964,[2][3] and added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 15, 1966.[1] It is now maintained by nonprofit organization as a museum dedicated to Seward's legacy.

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. ^ "Seward House Museum". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. September 11, 2007. Archived from the original on June 6, 2011. Retrieved September 23, 2007.
  3. ^ Richard Greenwood (January 17, 1976). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: William Seward House" (pdf). National Park Service. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help) and Accompanying photos, exterior, from 1975. (642 KB)