M'Clintock House, also known as the Baptist Parsonage, is a historic home located at
Waterloo in
Seneca County, New York
Seneca County is located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2020 census, the population was 33,814. The county seat is Waterloo. It became a one county in 1822, which currently remains in effect and uses one locations as county seats a ...
. It is a two-story,
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style brick dwelling built in 1833–1836. The home is notable as the residence of Quaker pharmacist
Thomas M'Clintock
Thomas M'Clintock (March 28, 1792 – March 19, 1876) was an American pharmacist and a leading Quaker organizer for many reforms, including abolishing slavery, achieving women's rights, and modernizing Quakerism.
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and his wife Mary Ann from 1836 to 1856. On July 16, 1848, the home was the location where the
Declaration of Sentiments
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, resolutions, and speeches were drawn up for the subsequent
First Women's Rights Convention.
It was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
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in 1980.
The house is one of the sites of the
Women's Rights National Historical Park
Women's Rights National Historical Park was established in 1980, and covers a total of of land in Seneca Falls and nearby Waterloo, New York, United States.
The park consists of four major historical properties including the Wesleyan Methodi ...
. The restored mid-19th century home is open for tours in the summer.
See also
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List of monuments and memorials to women's suffrage
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Votes For Women History Trail
Women's Rights National Historical Park was established in 1980, and covers a total of of land in Seneca Falls and nearby Waterloo, New York, United States.
The park consists of four major historical properties including the Wesleyan Method ...
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Timeline of women's suffrage
Women's suffrage
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Women's suffrage in the United States
In the 1700's to early 1800's New Jersey did allow Women the right to vote before the passing of the 19th Amendment, but in 1807 the state restricted the right to vote to "...tax-paying, white male citizens..."
Women's legal right to vote w ...
References
External links
M'Clintock House- Women's Rights National Historic Park
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Museums in Seneca County, New York
Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state)
Historic American Buildings Survey in New York (state)
History of women's rights in the United States
Historic house museums in New York (state)
History museums in New York (state)
Women's museums in the United States
Women's Rights National Historical Park
Clergy houses in the United States
Houses in Seneca County, New York
National Register of Historic Places in Seneca County, New York
Waterloo, New York
History of women in New York (state)
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