Ivy Green
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Ivy Green (Helen Keller Birthplace)
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Ivy Green in 2009
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Location | 300 West North Commons, Tuscumbia, Alabama |
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Coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Built | 1820 |
Architect | David Keller; Mary Fairfax Moore |
NRHP Reference # | 70000101 |
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Added to NRHP | August 25, 1970[1] |
Designated NHL | March 31, 1992[2] |
Ivy Green is the name for the childhood home of Helen Keller. It is located in Tuscumbia, Alabama. The house was built in 1820 and is a simple white clapboard house. [3] The actual well pump where Helen Keller first communicated with Anne Sullivan is located at Ivy Green. The property includes the cottage where Keller was born and the house where she spent her early childhood. [4]
The Miracle Worker Drama
Every summer, for over 30 years, the Helen Keller Foundation has presented outdoor performances of William Gibson's The Miracle Worker. The play usually shows from early June through mid-July. It is especially popular during the Helen Keller Festival held in Tuscumbia every June.
The house is located at 300 West North Commons in Tuscumbia.
See also
References
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- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. and Accompanying 4 photos (2 exterior, 1 of water pump, and 1 of Helen Keller and Anne Sullivan) from 1990 and undated. PDF (515 KB)
External links
- Official website
- Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. AL-317, "Helen Keller House, 300 West North Commons, Tuscumbia, Colbert County, AL", 8 photos, 4 data pages
Categories:
- Pages with broken file links
- Official website not in Wikidata
- Helen Keller
- National Register of Historic Places in Colbert County, Alabama
- Houses in Colbert County, Alabama
- Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Alabama
- National Historic Landmarks in Alabama
- Houses completed in 1880
- Historic house museums in Alabama
- Biographical museums in Alabama
- Museums in Colbert County, Alabama
- Women's museums in the United States
- Historic American Buildings Survey in Alabama