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Secondary sourcePhotograph25 October 2016

Side View of Harriet Tubman's Home, Auburn, New York

NPS Photo · 25 October 2016

A 2016 photograph of the brick house Harriet Tubman lived in later in life, now preserved as a national park site.

This house was Tubman's home in her later life, now preserved as a historic site in her memory.

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Side view of a two-story red brick house with cream-colored window trim, a stone foundation, and a small cream porch with columns and a lattice skirt at the front left. Large autumn maple branches with yellow and orange leaves frame the left side, and leaves cover the ground.
Side of Harriet Tubman's brick house, Auburn, New York. NPS Photo, 2016.

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What it is

This photograph, taken in 2016, shows the side of the brick two-story house where Harriet Tubman lived later in her life in Auburn, New York. The site is now part of Harriet Tubman National Historical Park and is a National Historic Landmark.

Why it matters

This house represents the later chapter of Tubman's life after her work on the Underground Railroad, when she settled in Auburn and continued her activism and community work. Preserving the home allows people today to connect with the places where she actually lived.

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  • What does the preservation of this house tell us about how Tubman is remembered?
  • Why might this building have been designated a National Historic Landmark?
  • What does this photograph not tell us about Tubman's daily life inside the house?

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