Ivy Green

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Ivy Green (Helen Keller Birthplace)
Ivy Green.jpg
Ivy Green in 2009
Ivy Green is located in Alabama
Ivy Green
Location 300 West North Commons, Tuscumbia, Alabama
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Built 1820
Architect David Keller; Mary Fairfax Moore
NRHP Reference # 70000101
Significant dates
Added to NRHP August 25, 1970[1]
Designated NHL March 31, 1992[2]

Ivy Green is the name for the childhood home of Helen Keller. It is located in Tuscumbia, Alabama. The house was built in 1820 and is a simple white clapboard house. [3] The actual well pump where Helen Keller first communicated with Anne Sullivan is located at Ivy Green. The property includes the cottage where Keller was born and the house where she spent her early childhood. [4]

The Miracle Worker Drama

Every summer, for over 30 years, the Helen Keller Foundation has presented outdoor performances of William Gibson's The Miracle Worker. The play usually shows from early June through mid-July. It is especially popular during the Helen Keller Festival held in Tuscumbia every June.

The house is located at 300 West North Commons in Tuscumbia.

See also

File:Helenkellerage7.jpg
Helen Keller, age 7

References

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  4. Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. and Accompanying 4 photos (2 exterior, 1 of water pump, and 1 of Helen Keller and Anne Sullivan) from 1990 and undated. PDF (515 KB)

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