Steward's House, Foreign Mission School, National Historic Landmark Nomination
Frank, C. 2016. Steward's House, Foreign Mission School, National Historic Landmark Nomination. National Historic Landmark Nominations. 16000858_NHL. National Park Service. Washington, DC
This document is the National Historic Landmark (NHL) nomination for the Steward's House, Foreign Mission School, National Historic Landmark in Cornwall, Litchfield County, Connecticut. The NHL nomination for the Steward's House, Foreign Mission School documents its national significance under NHL Criterion 1 as the only experiment in a domestically located “foreign” mission. The Steward’s House was part of a three-building complex that provided an evangelical education for over 100 students from approximately thirty different nations, primarily from Asia, the Pacific Islands, and North America. As part of the Second Great Awakening, the FMS was renowned within religious movements of the early nineteenth century, and represents educational and social politics concerning racial tolerance, Asian and Native American migration, and American identity in that era. The period of national significance is 1817-1826.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Frank,, Caroline
- Date of Issue
- 2016-10-31
- Publisher
- National Park Service
- Keywords
- Asian, Connecticut, Cornwall, education, Foreign Mission School, immigration, National Historic Landmark, Native American, Pacific Islander, reform movements, religion