John Brown House (Chambersburg, Pennsylvania)
John Brown House | |
 John Brown House, July 2010 | |
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| Location | 225 E. King St., Chambersburg, Pennsylvania |
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| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1859 |
| NRHP reference No. | 70000548[1] |
| Added to NRHP | March 5, 1970 |
John Brown House, also known as the Ritner Boarding House, is a historic home located at Chambersburg in Franklin County, Pennsylvania. It is a two-story, three-bay wide, hewn-log building covered in clapboard. Abolitionist John Brown (1800–1859) stayed here from June until mid-October 1859, while receiving supplies and recruits for his raid on Harpers Ferry. Following the raid, four of Brown's followers returned to the house to be concealed.[2] It is operated by the Franklin County Historical Society - Kittochtinny, as a historic house museum.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970. It is included in the Chambersburg Historic District.[1]
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 Chambersburg historic sites, Franklin County Historical Society[3] Includes images of John Brown House (starting at 2:50) |
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Murray E. Kauffman (January 1970). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: John Brown House" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-02-03.
- ^ "Chambersburg historic sites". Franklin County Historical Society. Retrieved December 20, 2013.
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