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We invite you to visit the Seward House Museum, the historic home of William Henry Seward and his family. Serving as a New York State Senator, Governor of New York, a U.S. Senator, and as Secretary of State in the Lincoln and Johnson administrations, Seward was one of the foremost politicians of nineteenth century America.
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The William H. Seward House Museum is a historic house museum at 33 South Street in Auburn, New York. Built about 1816, the home of William H. Seward (1801–72), who served as a New York state senator , the governor of New York , a U.S. senator , a presidential candidate, and then Secretary of State under presidents Abraham Lincoln and Andrew ...
Homes: William H. Seward’s House. The home of the President’s Secretary of State faced Lafayette Park on Madison Place near Pennsylvania Avenue. The three-story building had an impressive history long before President made his frequent visits. The “Old Clubhouse” had been built in 1830 by Commodore John Rodgers, later made over it a ...
Visit the William H. Seward House in Auburn, NY. Seward, with a political career spanning four decades, was a former New York State Governor, US Senator and US Secretary of State. He largely influenced the decision to purchase Alaska from Russia, a choice that was criticized in its day. Seward also signed, and helped write, the Emancipation ...
William H. Seward’s House. Photograph. Courtesy of National Park Service. Return to Previous Page.
Seward continued in President Andrew Johnson’s Cabinet and is known for the “Seward’s Folly” purchase of Alaska from Russia. He served as a governor of New York (Whig, 1839-42) but was defeated on his first try for that office. He served as a state senator (1830-1834). Son, William H., Jr., was a Union Army general.
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