Orson Ames House

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Orson Ames House
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Location3339 Main St.
Mexico, New York
Coordinates 43°27′35″N76°14′7″W / 43.45972°N 76.23528°W / 43.45972; -76.23528 Coordinates: 43°27′35″N76°14′7″W / 43.45972°N 76.23528°W / 43.45972; -76.23528
Arealess than one acre
Built1935
Architectural styleMid 19th Century Revival
MPS Freedom Trail, Abolitionism, and African American Life in Central New York MPS
NRHP reference No. 01001318 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 4, 2001

The Orson Ames House is a historic house located at 3339 Main Street in Mexico, Oswego County, New York.

Description and history

It was built in about 1830, and is a single-story frame structure with a heavy timber post and beam frame and plank walls. The main block is 36 feet wide and 24 feet deep. A major alteration occurred about 1930 and the kitchen was rebuilt in 1960. In 1851, Orson Ames sheltered at the home the famous fugitive slave William "Jerry" Henry. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 4, 2001. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2015-07-01. Retrieved 2016-08-01.Note: This includes Helen Breitbeck (2000). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Orson Ames House" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-08-01. and Accompanying two photographs