Webster, Noah, Birthplace - West Hartford, CT
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This is the birthplace of Noah Webster (1758-1843), noted American lexicographer. Webster is most famous for the AMERICAN DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE (1828).
Waymark Code: WM6NDP
Location: Connecticut, United States
Date Posted: 06/26/2009
Views: 7
His father had mortgaged the farm, along with this farmhouse, to pay for young Noah's education at Yale - obviously a case of money well spent.
The museum applied for a 2003 Save America's Treasures grant to carry out interior repairs to plaster, trim, hearth and chimney and a sinking interior stair; to accurately re-paint appropriate surfaces, to design and install a climate control system and to remove inappropriate single-pane uv filters and replace them with uv filtration film
Discover Noah Webster. Webster’s birthplace helps to tell the story of one man’s vision and his impact on American culture. Through the promotion of education, laws, human rights, and language, Noah Webster helped to create a national identity for a fledgling nation. Though he accomplished much more during his life, Webster is best remembered for authoring two of America’s most influential books, the Blue Back Speller and the American Dictionary.
Street address: 227 S. Main St West Hartford , CT
County / Borough / Parish: Hartford
Year listed: 1966
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Person
Periods of significance: 1750-1799
Historic function: Domestic
Current function: Recreation And Culture
Season start / Season finish: From: 01/01/2009 To: 12/31/2009
Hours of operation: From: 9:00 AM To: 5:00 PM
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Privately owned?: Not Listed
Secondary Website 1: Not listed
Secondary Website 2: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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