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John and Harriet McKenzie House

Coordinates: 43°27′23″N 76°31′13″W / 43.45639°N 76.52028°W / 43.45639; -76.52028
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John and Harriet McKenzie House
John and Harriet McKenzie House is located in New York
John and Harriet McKenzie House
John and Harriet McKenzie House is located in the United States
John and Harriet McKenzie House
Location96 W. Eighth St., Oswego, New York
Coordinates43°27′23″N 76°31′13″W / 43.45639°N 76.52028°W / 43.45639; -76.52028
Arealess than one acre
Architectural styleGreek Revival
MPSFreedom Trail, Abolitionism, and African American Life in Central New York MPS
NRHP reference No.01001314[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 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]

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

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ Judith Wellman and Justin White (October 2000). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: John and Harriet McKenzie House". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2009-12-01. See also: "Accompanying photo".