Harriet May Mills House

The Harriet May Mills House is a historic home in Syracuse, built around 1857. It was the home of Harriet May Mills, a prominent women’s suffragist who became the first woman to run for statewide office. The house is now a stop on the National Women’s Rights History Trail, a link to the movement for women’s right to vote.

Visiting hours are limited, and tours are arranged by appointment rather than on a walk-in basis, so plan ahead. For anyone interested in Syracuse’s part in the fight for women’s rights, it is a chance to step into the kind of home where a prominent suffrage voice once lived.

What to Know

• The house dates to about 1857.
• Harriet May Mills was a prominent suffragist and the first woman to run for statewide office.
• It is a stop on the National Women’s Rights History Trail.
• Visiting hours are limited, so tours are arranged by appointment.
• The house is featured by Visit Syracuse.