John and Harriet McKenzie House

John and Harriet McKenzie House
Location 96 W. Eighth St., Oswego, New York
Coordinates 43°27′23″N 76°31′13″W / 43.45639°N 76.52028°W / 43.45639; -76.52028Coordinates: 43°27′23″N 76°31′13″W / 43.45639°N 76.52028°W / 43.45639; -76.52028
Area less than one acre
Architectural style Greek Revival
MPS Freedom Trail, Abolitionism, and African American Life in Central New York MPS
NRHP Reference # 01001314[1]
Added to NRHP December 04, 2001

John and Harriet McKenzie House is a historic home located at Oswego in Oswego County, New York. It is a  1 1⁄2-story, rectangular frame residence with Greek Revival details. Its owner John McKenzie was a former fugitive slave who built the house about 1847. Two years later Nathan and Clarissa Green built their house next door.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ Judith Wellman and Justin White (October 2000). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: John and Harriet McKenzie House". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2009-12-01. See also: "Accompanying photo".


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