"Who, constructing
the house of himself or herself, not
for a day, but for all time, sees races,
eras, dates, generations, The past, the future,
dwelling there, like space, inseparable
together."
 -Walt
Whitman
Leaves
of Grass
Step back in time to the humble dwelling
of the "Good Gray Poet," Walt Whitman.
Constructed in 1848, this modest wooden-framed
structure built in Greek-revival style
was the only home ever owned by Walt
Whitman. Here is where Whitman grew to
international fame as the author of Leaves
of Grass, hosted visitors from around
the world and completed his last comprehensive
volume of poetry before his death in
1892. Today, as a New Jersey State Historic
Site and a National Historic Landmark,
the restored Whitman House welcomes visitors
from around the world who come to experience
the last worldly surroundings of America's
great "Poet of Democracy."
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