Orson Ames House


Orson Ames House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	3339 Main St., Mexico, New York
Coordinates	43°27′35″N 76°14′7″W / 43.45972°N 76.23528°W / 43.45972; -76.23528Coordinates: 43°27′35″N 76°14′7″W / 43.45972°N 76.23528°W / 43.45972; -76.23528
Area	less than one acre
Built	1935
Architectural style	Mid 19th Century Revival
MPS	Freedom Trail, Abolitionism, and African American Life in Central New York MPS
NRHP Reference #	01001318^[1]
Added to NRHP	December 04, 2001

Orson Ames House is a historic home located at Mexico in Oswego County, New York, United States. It was built 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 in 2001.^[1]

References

1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)" (Searchable database). New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. 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

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