Marietta Canty House

Marietta Canty House
Location 61 Mahl Avenue
Hartford, Connecticut
Coordinates 41°46′54″N 72°40′45″W / 41.78167°N 72.67917°W / 41.78167; -72.67917Coordinates: 41°46′54″N 72°40′45″W / 41.78167°N 72.67917°W / 41.78167; -72.67917
Area less than one acre
Architect Fredrick Mahl
Architectural style Queen Anne
NRHP Reference # 00001536[1]
Added to NRHP December 15, 2000

The Marietta Canty House is a Queen Anne style house at 61 Mahl Avenue in Hartford, Connecticut. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Description

The Marietta Canty House in Hartford, Connecticut, is primarily significant for its association with actress Marietta Canty (1905–1986), who received critical acclaim for her performances in theater, radio, motion pictures, and television as well as her political and social activities. [2]

Built circa 1897, the Marietta Canty House is a  2 1⁄2-story vernacular Queen Anne residence built by developer Frederick Mahl, who constructed a street of Queen Anne–style two-family houses between 1893 and 1898. In 1930 the house was purchased by Marietta's parents, Mary and Henry Canty. Henry Canty was a prominent member of Hartford's African American community, a devout Christian attending Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, and an active canvasser for Republican politics.[2]

The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2  This article incorporates public domain material from the National Park Service document "Marietta Canty House, Women's History Month 2002".
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