Tubman, Harriet, House - Auburn, NY
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The home of civil rights leader and of the most important conductors on the underground railroad Harriet Tubman is located at 180 South Street, Auburn, NY.
Waymark Code: WMWAY8
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 08/05/2017
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Harriet Tubman Born into slavery, ca. 1820, in Dorchester County, MD. She gained her freedom in 1849 when she escaped to Philadelphia and became one of the foremost "conductors" on the Underground Railroad.
In 1858, Harriet Tubman acquired the house in Auburn, NY from U.S. Senator and Secretary of State William Seward, a supporter of the underground railroad, in a special arrangement for $1,200. Tubman then moved her parents into the home from St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada. In 1860 she returned to Maryland to rescue slaves and left the house in Auburn in the care of her parents. During the Civil War Tubman served as a nurse in Maryland and continued her rescue efforts. Tubman returned to Auburn after the War and lived in the home until her death in 1913.
In 1886 the wooden house was destroyed by fire. Her second husband Nelson Davis, a brick maker, and helped rebuild her house by replacing the original wood structure with bricks, giving it its current appearance.
In 1896 Tubman bought at 25 acres of adjacent land and subsequently with the financial support of the A.M,E. Zion Church constructed the Harriet Tubman Home for the Elderly.
Street address:
180 South Street
Auburn, NY United States
13021
County / Borough / Parish: Cayuga
Year listed: 1999
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Person - Harriet Tubman, Black, Social History
Periods of significance: 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Historic function: Domestic
Current function: Museum
Privately owned?: no
Hours of operation: From: 10:00 AM To: 4:00 PM
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 1: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 2: [Web Link]
Season start / Season finish: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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