Slocum and Hannah Howland House
Slocum and Hannah Howland House | |
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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°WCoordinates: 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 # | 06000263[1] |
Added to NRHP | April 12, 2006 |
The Slocum and Hannah Howland House is located at 1781 Sherwood Road in the hamlet of Sherwood in Cayuga County, New York. It is notable for its involvement in the Underground Railroad, as well as for its 19th-century architecture. Slocum Howland was a Quaker and a notable abolitionist. He was also a businessman, and owner of the Howland Cobblestone Store, also in Sherwood, New York.[2] The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.[1]
References
- 1 2 National Park Service (2007-01-23). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ 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
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