John Brown House (Chambersburg, Pennsylvania)

John Brown House
John Brown House, July 2010
Location 225 E. King St., Chambersburg, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 39°56′20″N 77°39′34″W / 39.93889°N 77.65944°WCoordinates: 39°56′20″N 77°39′34″W / 39.93889°N 77.65944°W
Area less than one acre
Built 1859
Governing body Local
NRHP Reference # 70000548[1]
Added to NRHP March 5, 1970

John Brown House, also known as the Ritner Boarding House, is a historic home located at Chambersburg in Franklin County, Pennsylvania. It is a two-story, three-bay wide, hewn-log building covered in clapboard. Abolitionist John Brown (1800–1859) stayed here from June until mid-October 1859, while receiving supplies and recruits for his raid on Harpers Ferry. Following the raid, four of Brown's followers returned to the house to be concealed.[2] It is operated by the Franklin County Historical Society - Kittochtinny, as a historic house museum.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970. It is included in the Chambersburg Historic District.[1]

External video
Chambersburg historic sites, Franklin County Historical Society[3] Includes images of John Brown House (starting at 2:50)

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2010-07-09.
  2. ↑ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Murray E. Kauffman (January 1970). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: John Brown House" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-02-03.
  3. ↑ "Chambersburg historic sites". Franklin County Historical Society (also at YouTube). Retrieved December 20, 2013.

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