Ivy Green

Ivy Green (Helen Keller Birthplace)
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. National Historic Landmark
Ivy Green in 2009
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Location	300 West North Commons, Tuscumbia, Alabama
Coordinates	34°44′22″N 87°42′24″W / 34.73944°N 87.70667°W / 34.73944; -87.70667Coordinates: 34°44′22″N 87°42′24″W / 34.73944°N 87.70667°W / 34.73944; -87.70667
Built	1820
Architect	David Keller; Mary Fairfax Moore
NRHP Reference #	70000101
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	August 25, 1970
Designated NHL	March 31, 1992

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. The actual well pump where Helen Keller first communicated with Anne Sullivan is located at Ivy Green. The property includes the cottage where Keller was born and the house where she spent her early childhood.

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 Helen Keller Festival held in Tuscumbia every June.

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