Asa and Caroline Wing House
Asa and Caroline Wing House | |
| Location | 3392 NY 69 Mexico, New York |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 43°25′15″N 76°9′52″W / 43.42083°N 76.16444°W |
| Area | 13 acres (5.3 ha) |
| Built | 1847 |
| Architectural style | Mid 19th Century Revival |
| MPS | Freedom Trail, Abolitionism, and African American Life in Central New York MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 01001317[1] |
| Added to NRHP | December 04, 2001 |
Asa and Caroline Wing House is a historic home located at Mexico in Oswego County, New York. It was probably built in the 1830s and is a 1+1⁄2-story frame settlement period structure. It has a fieldstone foundation, post and beam construction, plank walls, and gable roof. Asa and Caroline Wing purchased the home in 1847. It is a well-documented location used in harboring fugitive slaves. Specifically, from December 24–27, 1850, Asa Wing harbored seven members of the Thompson family in their flight to Canada.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.[1]
Caroline M. Mitchell Wing (1821–1889) married Asa Wing in 1843; he died in 1853.[3]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ Helen Breitbeck (2000). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Asa and Caroline Wing House". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved December 1, 2009. See also: "Accompanying three photos".
- ^ "Obituary". Mexico Independent (Mexico, New York). Included in Marlene K. Parks, New York Central College, 1849–1860, 2017, vol. II, part 2, under Martha C. Mitchell. July 3, 1889.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: others (link)