The Elizabeth Cady Stanton House in Tenafly, Bergen County,

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, United States, is where Elizabeth Cady Stanton lived from 1868 to 1887, her most active years as a

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activist. She had previously lived in

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and Boston, Massachusetts.

History

The house was built in 1868 near the Tenafly train station. Stanton lived in the home from 1868 to 1887, although her husband mostly resided in New York City. Income from Stanton's speeches and writings were used to maintain the property. During Stanton's time living in Tenafly, Susan B. Anthony was a frequent visitor as the two women worked on advancing women's rights. While living in Tenafly, Stanton and Anthony collaborated on a three-volume History of Woman Suffrage. Stanton was also living in Tenafly when she attempted to vote only to be turned away at the polls in 1880. One of Stanton's daughter was married on the house's lawn. Stanton sold the house after the death of her husband. Stanton's home in Tenafly was declared a

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in 1975. and Her home in Seneca Falls was earlier declared a National Historic Landmark, in 1965. The Kahn family purchased the house in 1981, being sold within the family for 1.6 million in 2001. The house sold for $3 million in 2015 to buyers outside of the Kahn family. The house remains privately owned.

Architecture and layout

The house features seven-bedroom and is 5,449-square-foot. There are six fireplaces and ten foot high ceilings. The house was designed in the

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and has a mansard roof. The house also features

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and Victorian Mansard elements. A large portico was added in the early 20th century after Stanton's ownership.

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