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The Orson Ames House is a historic house located at 3339 Main Street in Mexico, Oswego County, New York.

Description and history

It was built in 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 on December 4, 2001.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2015-07-01. 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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