John and Harriet McKenzie House

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John and Harriet McKenzie House
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Location 96 W. Eighth St., Oswego, New York
Coordinates 43°27′23″N76°31′13″W / 43.45639°N 76.52028°W / 43.45639; -76.52028 Coordinates: 43°27′23″N76°31′13″W / 43.45639°N 76.52028°W / 43.45639; -76.52028
Area less than one acre
Architectural style Greek Revival
MPS Freedom Trail, Abolitionism, and African American Life in Central New York MPS
NRHP reference # 01001314 [1]
Added to NRHP December 04, 2001

John and Harriet McKenzie House is a historic home located at Oswego in Oswego County, New York. It is a 1 12-story, rectangular frame residence with Greek Revival details. Its owner John McKenzie was a former fugitive slave who built the house about 1847. Two years later Nathan and Clarissa Green built their house next door. [2]

Oswego, New York City in New York, United States

Oswego is a city in Oswego County, New York, United States. The population was 18,142 at the 2010 census. Oswego is located on Lake Ontario in north-central New York and promotes itself as "The Port City of Central New York". It is the county seat of Oswego County.

Oswego County, New York County in the United States

Oswego County is a county in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 122,109. The county seat is Oswego. The county name is from a Mohawk language word meaning "the outpouring", referring to the mouth of the Oswego River.

Greek Revival architecture architectural movement of the late 18th and early 19th centuries

The Greek Revival was an architectural movement of the late 18th and early 19th centuries, predominantly in Northern Europe and the United States. A product of Hellenism, it may be looked upon as the last phase in the development of Neoclassical architecture. The term was first used by Charles Robert Cockerell in a lecture he gave as Professor of Architecture to the Royal Academy of Arts, London in 1842.

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

National Register of Historic Places federal list of historic sites in the United States

The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance. A property listed in the National Register, or located within a National Register Historic District, may qualify for tax incentives derived from the total value of expenses incurred preserving the property.

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