Ivy Green

Infobox_nrhp | name =Ivy Green (Helen Keller Birthplace)
nrhp_type =nhl


caption =
location= 300 West North Commons, Tuscumbia, Alabama
area =
built =1880
architect= David Keller; Mary Fairfax Moore
designated= March 31, 1992cite web|url=http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=894&ResourceType=Building
title=Ivy Green (Helen Keller Birthplace) |accessdate=2007-10-28|work=National Historic Landmark summary listing|publisher=National Park Service]
added = August 25, 1970cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2007-01-23|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service]
governing_body = Local
refnum=70000101

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. cite web | title=The Life of Helen Keller, National Institute of Blind People | url=http://www.rnib.org.uk/xpedio/groups/public/documents/publicwebsite/public_keller.hcsp | accessdate = 2007-06-08] The actual well pump where Helen Keller first communicated with Anne Sullivan is located at Ivy Green.

citation|title=PDFlink| [http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NHLS/Text/70000101.pdf National Register of Historic Places Registration: Ivy Green / Keller, Helen, Birthplace] |192 KB|date=June 7, 1991 |author=Page Putnam Miller |publisher=National Park Service and PDFlink| [http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NHLS/Photos/70000101.pdf Accompanying 4 photos (2 exterior, 1 of water pump, and 1 of Helen Keller and Anne Sullivan) from 1990 and undated.] |515 KB]

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 [http://www.helenkellerfestival.com Helen Keller Festival] held in Tuscumbia every June.

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

ee also

*List of National Historic Landmarks in Alabama

References

External links

* [http://www.helenkellerbirthplace.org/ Ivy Green, Birthplace of Helen Keller official site]