Built 1838 Opened 1838 Added to NRHP 4 December 2001 | NRHP Reference # 01001323 Area 3,642 m² | |
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Location 3250 Main St., Mexico, New York MPS Freedom Trail, Abolitionism, and African American Life in Central New York MPS Similar Mexico Point State Park, Fort Ontario, Mexico High School | ||
Haunted history trail of new york state visits starr clark tin shop and underground railroad museum
Starr Clark Tin Shop is a historic commercial building located at Mexico in Oswego County, New York. It is a two-story wood-framed vernacular building built about 1827 with Federal details. The tin shop measures 24 feet 4 inches (7.42 m) wide and 32 feet (9.8 m) deep, with a 24-foot-4-inch-wide by 25-foot-8-inch-deep (7.42 m by 7.82 m) rear wing. Its owner, Starr Clark, was a widely recognized abolitionist and supporter of the Underground Railroad.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.
The Mexico Historical Society has restored the shop and operates it as a museum that highlights its use as a working tin shop and as an hub for the abolition movement.
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