John Brown House | |
Location | 225 E. King St., Chambersburg, Pennsylvania |
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Coordinates | 39°56′20″N77°39′34″W / 39.93889°N 77.65944°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1859 |
NRHP reference No. | 70000548 [1] |
Added to NRHP | March 5, 1970 |
The John Brown House, also known as the Ritner Boarding House, is an historic American home that is located in Chambersburg in Franklin County, Pennsylvania.
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970, it is included in the Chambersburg Historic District. [1]
This historic structure is a two-story, three-bay wide, clapboard-covered, hewn-log building. 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] It has been designated as an authentic site in the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom. [3]
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Chambersburg historic sites, Franklin County Historical Society [4] Includes images of John Brown House (starting at 2:50) |
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