Career Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr

amelia barr house, orange county, new york

barr asked advice of henry ward beecher, editor of christian union, in regard contributions magazines. encouraged write paper. through bouchers or dr. lyman abbott, met harpers , wrote them many years. after accident confined chair, unable employ herself otherwise, wrote first novel, jan vedder wife. thereafter, wrote great deal. in 1869, moved new york city began write religious periodicals , publish series of semi-historical tales , novels. 1891, when achieved greater success, , daughters moved hudson river cornwall-on-hudson, new york, renovated house on slopes of storm king mountain , named cherry croft. name has been applied period of career, productive , successful. remained there until moving in daughter lilly in white plains in last years.

barr had sunstroke in july 1918 , never recovered. died on march 10, 1919 in richmond hill, queens, new york. buried in sleepy hollow cemetery in tarrytown, new york near friend, louis klopsch.