William H. Seward House

Infobox_nrhp | name = William H. Seward House
nrhp_type = nhl
locmapin = New York


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location= 33 South St., Auburn,NY
lat_degrees = 42 | lat_minutes = 55 | lat_seconds = 32.85 | lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 76 | long_minutes = 33 | long_seconds = 58.91 | long_direction = W
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built =1816-1817
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architecture=
designated= January 29, 1964cite web|url=http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=360&ResourceType=Building
title=William H. Seward House|date=2007-09-11|work=National Historic Landmark summary listing|publisher=National Park Service]
added = October 15, 1966cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2007-01-23|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service]
governing_body = Private
refnum=66000504 The William H. Seward House (1801-1872) was the home of William H. Seward, who was a state senator, governor of New York state, U.S. senator, presidential candidate, and then Secretary of State under presidents Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson. Among other notable accomplishments, he negotiated the 1869 purchase of Alaska, later known as "Seward's Folly", but ultimately a major triumph of statesmanship. Although he spent many years in Albany and Washington, D.C., he called this house his home from the time of his marriage in 1824 until his death.The house was originally built by his father-in-law, Judge Elijah Miller, in 1816, then substantially modified by the Sewards in 1840, then again in 1866, to accommodate the diplomatic entertainments expected of his office. The original, 10-room, brick house was expanded to over 30 rooms and was occupied by blood relatives until 1951. The entire house remains furnished with extensive Seward-family collections.

The house was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1964.citation|title=PDFlink| [http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NHLS/Text/66000504.pdf National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: William Seward House] |322 KB|author=Richard Greenwood|date=January 17, 1976|publisher=National Park Service and PDFlink| [http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NHLS/Photos/66000504.pdf Accompanying photos, exterior, from 1975.] |642 KB]

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External links

*Official site: [http://www.sewardhouse.org/ SewardHouse.Org]