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 / 43.42083; -76.16444Coordinates: 43°25′15″N 76°9′52″W / 43.42083°N 76.16444°W / 43.42083; -76.16444
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 # 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]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ 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 2009-12-01. See also: "Accompanying three photos".


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