Sites and works regarding William H. Seward

Homes in New York

Seward and his family owned a home in Auburn, New York which is now a museum; it was built in 1816 by Seward's father-in-law, Judge Elijah Miller.^[1] Seward married the Judge's daughter, Frances, in 1824 on the condition that they would live with Miller in his Auburn home. Seward made many changes to the home, adding an addition in the late 1840s and another one in 1866. When he died, Seward left the home to his son, William Seward, Jr.; it passed on to his grandson, William Henry Seward III, in 1920. At his death in 1951, it became a museum that opened to the public in 1955. Four generations of the family's artifacts are contained within the museum, located at 33 South Street in Auburn.

Seward's birthplace in Florida, New York was bought by the village in 2010, with the purpose of refurbishing it.^[2] The property actually contains two houses: one in back—Seward's actual birthplace—which was converted into a barn; and one in front, built in the 1890s, used by the family that lived there for many years. The property is expected to be turned into a museum and opened to the public by 2013.^{[needs update]}

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A statue of Seward is located in Seward Park in Auburn, a bronze sculpture by artist Randolph Rogers in Madison Square in New York City, a statue on the grounds of the Z. J. Loussac Public Library in Anchorage, Alaska, and a bronze statue in Volunteer Park in Seattle.

New York

Seward, New York
The William H. Seward House in Auburn is a museum
Seward Avenue in Auburn; nearby streets are named for members of his family
Seward Elementary School in Auburn.^[3]
Seward Park in Auburn, New York.^[4]
Seward Place in Schenectady, New York, on the west side of the Union College campus
Full size bronze statue of William Seward and Harriet Tubman outside the Schenectady Public Library. The theme is "Leaders, Friendship, Diversity, Freedom." and "By the people, for the people." Sculpted and cast by Dexter Benedict, unveiled May 17, 2019.
Seward Park on the Lower East Side of Manhattan
Seward Mountain (4,361 feet, 1,329 m), one of the Adirondack High Peaks, the highest point in Franklin County
The Auburn Doubledays baseball team gave away William Seward bobble-head dolls as a 2010 promotion^[5]
Seward Park Housing Corporation, a housing cooperative on the Lower East Side of Manhattan
The William Henry Seward Memorial in Florida, New York, with a bust sculpted by Daniel Chester French

Alaska

Seward, Alaska
The Seward Peninsula in Alaska
Alaska Route 9 and a portion of Alaska Route 1 are named the Seward Highway
Seward's Day, March 31. Alaska statewide government holiday.
Seward's Success, Alaska, a dome-enclosed community proposed in 1968
Seward Pole at the Saxman Totem Park

Other states

Seward Park in Seattle, Washington.
Seward Square in Washington, D.C..
Seward, Illinois
Seward, Kansas
Seward County, Kansas
William H Seward Communication Arts Academy, an Elementary school in Chicago, Illinois
Seward County, Nebraska, Seward, Nebraska
The Seward neighborhood of Minneapolis, Minnesota
Seward Elementary (Montessori) School in the Seward neighborhood of Minneapolis, Minnesota.

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