Prudence Crandall House

Infobox_nrhp | name =Prudence Crandall House
nrhp_type =nhl


caption = Prudence Crandall House
location= Canterbury, Connecticut
lat_degrees = 41
lat_minutes = 41
lat_seconds = 52.5
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 71
long_minutes = 58
long_seconds = 19
long_direction = W
locmapin = Connecticut
area =
built =1805
architect= Unknown
architecture= Other, Early Republic
designated= July 17, 1991cite web|url=http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=1001&ResourceType=Building
title=Prudence Crandall House |accessdate=2007-10-05|work=National Historic Landmark summary listing|publisher=National Park Service]
added = October 22, 1970cite 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 = State
refnum=70000696

Prudence Crandall House, also known as Elisha Payne House, is a historic house in Canterbury, Connecticut. It was the home of
Prudence Crandall, the abolitionist and educator. The building was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1991.citation|title=PDFlink| [http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NHLS/Text/70000696.pdf National Register of Historic Places Registration: Prudence Crandall House / Elisha Payne House] |201 KB|date=September 28, 1989 |author=Page Putnam Miller |publisher=National Park Service and PDFlink| [http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NHLS/Photos/70000696.pdf Accompanying 11 photos, exterior and interior, from 1989 and undated.] |2.23 MB]

It may be included in the Canterbury Center Historic District, another listing on the National Register of Historic Places. The house is a museum and includes period rooms, changing exhibits, a small research library (available for in-house study) and a gift shop. It is located at the southeast corner of the junction of Connecticut Route 14 and Connecticut Route 169.

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External links

* [http://www.ct.gov/cct/cwp/view.asp?a=2127&q=302260 Prudence Crandall Museum]