James and Lydia Canning Fuller House

The James and Lydia Canning Fuller House in Skaneateles, New York is a historic house, which on three occasions was used as part of the Underground Railway.[2]

James and Lydia Canning Fuller House
LocationW. Genesee St., Skaneateles, New York
Coordinates42°56′41″N 76°26′22″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1815
ArchitectThompson, Peter; Billing, John
Architectural styleFederal
MPSFreedom Trail, Abolitionism, and African American Life in Central New York MPS
NRHP reference No.03000595[1]
Added to NRHPJuly 3, 2003

James married Lydia Charleton in 1815 in Bristol at the Friends Meeting House.[2] This was the same year as the house was built in 1815.[1]

James Canning Fuller was the secretary of the Skaneateles Anti-Slavery Society in 1838. He was a delegate to the World's Anti-Slavery Convention in 1840 in London.[3]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.[1]

References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. James and Lydia Canning Fuller House, pacy.net, Retrieved 2 August 2015
  3. Delegate List, World Anti Slavery Convention, 1840


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