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 one and one half 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]

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