Hamilton and Rhoda Littlefield House
Appearance
Hamilton and Rhoda Littlefield House | |
Location | 44 E. Oneida St., Oswego, New York |
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Coordinates | 43°27′25″N 76°30′16″W / 43.45694°N 76.50444°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1836 |
Architectural style | Federal |
MPS | Freedom Trail, Abolitionism, and African American Life in Central New York MPS |
NRHP reference No. | 02000051[1] |
Added to NRHP | February 26, 2002 |
Hamilton and Rhoda Littlefield House is a historic home located at Oswego in Oswego County, New York. It is a two story frame vernacular Federal style residence built about 1834 and remodeled in the 1920s. In 1853, Hamilton Littlefield sheltered one fugitive slave sent to him by Gerrit Smith's agent John B. Edwards, and later sheltered 15 freedom seekers all at once. Therefore, the house is documented to have been used as a way station on the Underground Railroad.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.[1]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ Helen M. Breitbeck (October 2000). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Hamilton and Rhoda Littlefield House". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2009-12-01. See also: "Accompanying five photos".