Frances H. and Jonathan Drake House

Frances H. and Jonathan Drake House
Frances H. and Jonathan Drake House
Location Leominster, Massachusetts
Coordinates 42°31′18″N 71°45′42″W / 42.52167°N 71.76167°W / 42.52167; -71.76167Coordinates: 42°31′18″N 71°45′42″W / 42.52167°N 71.76167°W / 42.52167; -71.76167
Built 1848
Architectural style Greek Revival
MPS Underground Railroad in Massachusetts MPS
NRHP Reference #

07001488

[1]
Added to NRHP January 29, 2008

The Frances H. and Jonathan Drake House is an historic house at 21 Franklin Street in Leominster, Massachusetts, United States. The 1.5 story wood frame house was built in 1848 by Jonathan Drake, and is a fairly typical Greek Revival worker's cottage. The house is particularly notable for the trap door located in its front parlor, which appears to have been purpose-built into the house at the time of its construction. Jonathan and his wife Frances were ardent abolitionists, and their house has been documented as a stop on the Underground Railroad. It has in particular been associated with the 1851 passage of Shadrach Minkins after he was successfully extracted from custody at a Boston court hearing.[2]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Staff (2008-04-15). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "NRHP nomination for Frances H. and Jonathan Drake House". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-03-31.


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