Edwin W. and Charlotte Clarke House | |
Location | 80 E. Mohawk St., Oswego, New York |
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Coordinates | 43°27′24″N76°30′2″W / 43.45667°N 76.50056°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1857 |
Architectural style | Italianate |
MPS | Freedom Trail, Abolitionism, and African American Life in Central New York MPS |
NRHP reference No. | 02000052 [1] |
Added to NRHP | February 26, 2002 |
Edwin W. and Charlotte Clarke House is a historic home located at Oswego in Oswego County, New York. It is a 2+1⁄2-story brick Italianate style residence built in 1857. Edwin W. and Charlotte Clarke were prominent abolitionists and it is believed that the house was a way station on the Underground Railroad. [2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002. [1]
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