Belt-Gaskin House

Belt-Gaskin House
Nearest city Auburn, New York
Coordinates 42°55′20″N 76°34′33″W / 42.92222°N 76.57583°W / 42.92222; -76.57583Coordinates: 42°55′20″N 76°34′33″W / 42.92222°N 76.57583°W / 42.92222; -76.57583
Area 0.8 acres (0.32 ha)
Built 1868
Architectural style Mid-late 19th Century
MPS Freedom Trail, Abolitionism, and African American Life in Central New York MPS
NRHP Reference # 05001135[1]
Added to NRHP October 05, 2005

Belt-Gaskin House is a historic home located at Auburn in Cayuga County, New York. It is a two-story, three-bay frame house built about 1868. The house was built by African Americans Thomas and Rachel Belt, who returned to the U.S. from Canada after the conclusion of the Civil War.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.[1]

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