The Slocum and Hannah Howland House is located at 1781 Sherwood Road in the hamlet of Sherwood in Cayuga County, New York.[2] It was one of the most active Underground Railroad stations in New York.[3]
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| Location | 1781 Sherwood Rd., Sherwood, New York |
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| Coordinates | 42°45′47″N 76°37′21″W / 42.76306°N 76.62250°W |
| Built | 1830 |
| MPS | Freedom Trail, Abolitionism, and African American Life in Central New York MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 06000263[1] |
| Added to NRHP | April 12, 2006 |
History
editSlocum Howland (1791-1881)[4] was a Quaker, a notable abolitionist, a businessman, and owner of the Howland Cobblestone Store, also in Sherwood, New York.[2] Slocum was married to Hannah Tallcott (1796-1867)[4] and had three children together: William Howland, a member of the 106th New York State Legislature; Emily Howland, a suffragette known for her work as a philanthropist and educator; and Benjamin.[5]
As a station on the underground railroad, Howland helped at least four African American families settle in the area and help many more escape to Canada. He worked closely with William Lloyd Garrison and the American Anti-Slavery Society and established schools for African Americans.[3]
The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.[1] In 2016, the home collapsed due to neglect.[6]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
- ^ a b Todd, Nancy L. (September 2005). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination:Slocum and Hannah Howland House". Retrieved 2008-05-04. and Accompanying 2 photos, exterior, from 2005
- ^ a b "Member Details". www.nps.gov. Retrieved 2019-03-29.
- ^ a b Snodgrass, Mary Ellen (2015-03-26). The Underground Railroad: An Encyclopedia of People, Places, and Operations. Routledge. ISBN 9781317454168.
- ^ "United States Department of the Interior OMB No. 1024-0018, National Park Service. NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES.CONTINUATION SHEET. Section 8: Significance. (Property Sherwood Equal Rights Historic District. Location Cayuga County, New York)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 10, 2016. Retrieved March 28, 2019.
- ^ gwendolyn.craig@lee.net, Gwendolyn Craig. "Slocum Howland House, historic Underground Railroad stop in Cayuga County, collapses". Auburn Citizen. Retrieved 2019-03-29.