Alice Paul, House, Plaque and Marker

Title

Alice Paul, House, Plaque and Marker

Creator

Hooton, Benjamin

Biographical Text

Three-story white farmhouse. Built by Benjamin Hooton in 1800.

Metal square plaque with gold text affixed to the front of the house. Added in 1991 by the National Park Service United States Department of the Interior.

Aluminum black historic marker with white text located on lawn of house. Erected by the Indians Springs Questers Chapter and New Jersey State Questers.

The house was purchased by the family of Alice Paul in 1883, serving as her childhood home. Paul would frequently return to it during her time working in Washington D.C., referring to it as her "home farm."

The home and surrounding land underwent new ownership starting in 1958 before being acquired by the Alice Paul Institute in 1990. The home was designated as a National Historic Landmark in 1992, serving as a historic house museum and the homebase of the Alice Paul Institute since.

The house has underwent minor modifications over the years. The French-style windows and wrap-around porch were added in the 1870s, and the removal of a kitchen fireplace as well as an addition on the house took place in 1951. In 2002 and 2021 grant funding went towards the restoration of both the interior and exterior of the home.

Text

[Text on Plaque]
PAULSDALE
HAS BEEN DESIGNATED A
NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK
THIS SITE, THE BIRTHPLACE OF ALICE STOKES PAUL,
SUFFRAGIST AND WOMEN'S RIGHTS LEADER,
POSSESSES NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE
IN COMMEMORATING THE HISTORY OF THE
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
1991
NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

[Text on Marker]
PAULSDALE
THE BIRTHPLACE AND FAMILY HOME OF ALICE STOKES PAUL (1885-1977),
20TH CENTURY INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S RIGHTS LEADER. AS FOUNDER OF
THE NATIONAL WOMAN'S PARTY, DR. PAUL PLAYED A CENTRAL ROLE IN THE
FINAL STRUGGLE FOR WOMEN'S SUFFRAGE, AND AUTHORED THE EQUAL RIGHTS AMENDMENT IN 1923 FOR WHICH SHE CAMPAIGNED UNTIL HER DEATH.
THE PAUL FAMILY LIVED ON THIS 176- ACRE FARM FROM 1883-1958,
PAULSDALE IS LISTED ON THE NEW JERSEY AND NATIONAL REGISTERS OF
HISTORIC PLACES AND WAS NAMED A NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK IN 1991. THE ALICE PAUL CENTENNIAL FOUNDATION OWNS THE 6.5 ACRE PROPERTY.
MARKER PROVIDED BY THE INDIAN SPRINGS QUESTERS CHAPTER AND NEW
JERSEY STATE QUESTERS.

Date Created

1800

Date Modified

1870

1951

2002

2021

Relation

Paul, Alice (1885-1977)

Type

English Museum

English Signage

Bibliographic Citation

Alice Paul's Historic Home Tells the Story of the Women's Rights Movement, Advisory Council on Historic Preservation

Paulsdale, New Jersey Historic Trust

Paulsdale, The Historical Marker Database

Paulsdale, The Historical Marker Database

Project Researcher

O'Neill, Iris