Wing, Asa and Caroline, House
National Register of Historic Places

Wing, Asa and Caroline, House

Mexico, Oswego County, New York
Listed
December 4, 2001
Type
Building
Period
Early Republic
Ref No.
01001317

About this property

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. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001. Caroline M. Mitchell Wing (1821–1889) married Asa Wing in 1843; he died in 1853.

Location

3392 NY 69
Mexico, Oswego County, New York
43.42114, -76.16388

Categories

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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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When was Wing, Asa and Caroline, House listed on the National Register?

Wing, Asa and Caroline, House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 4, 2001.

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Wing, Asa and Caroline, House is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Wing, Asa and Caroline, House is recorded as the early_republic era, specifically around 1847.

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