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John B. and Lydia Edwards House

Coordinates: 43°27′17″N 76°30′16″W / 43.45472°N 76.50444°W / 43.45472; -76.50444
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John B. and Lydia Edwards House
John B. and Lydia Edwards House is located in New York
John B. and Lydia Edwards House
John B. and Lydia Edwards House is located in the United States
John B. and Lydia Edwards House
Location144 E. Third St., Oswego, New York
Coordinates43°27′17″N 76°30′16″W / 43.45472°N 76.50444°W / 43.45472; -76.50444
Arealess than one acre
Built1834-35
Architectural styleGreek Revival
MPSFreedom Trail, Abolitionism, and African American Life in Central New York MPS
NRHP reference No.01001316[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 04, 2001

John B. and Lydia Edwards House is a historic home located at Oswego in Oswego County, New York. It is a two story, rectangular frame residence built between 1834 and 1835. Its owner John B. Edwards was abolitionist Gerrit Smith's agent at Oswego and the house is well documented as a way station on the Underground Railroad.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ Helen M. Breitbeck (Fall 2000). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: John B. and Lydia Edwards House". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2009-12-01. See also: "Accompanying two photos".