John Brown Farm and Gravesite
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| John Brown Farm and Gravesite | |
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| (U.S. National Historic Landmark) | |
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| Nearest city: | Lake Placid, New York |
| Built/Founded: | 1849 |
| Designated as NHL: | August 6, 1998[1] |
| Added to NRHP: | June 19, 1972[2] |
| NRHP Reference#: | 72000840 |
| Governing body: | New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation |
The John Brown Farm and Gravesite was the home and is the final resting place of abolitionist John Brown. It is located on John Brown Road in North Elba near Lake Placid, New York, where John Brown moved in 1849 to lead freed slaves in farming. In 1855, he moved to Kansas to support his sons' efforts to keep Kansas as a free-state under the popular sovereignty laws, leaving his wife and several of his children behind. Brown returned to visit his family at Lake Placid several times. In 1859, Brown attempted to start a liberation movement among enslaved African Americans by seizing the arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Virginia. For this, he was tried for treason against the state of Virginia and was hanged.
The entire property purchased by John Brown and two sons in 1849 is preserved intact. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1998.[1][3]
 John Brown's Tombstone, North Elba |
 Farmhouse at John Brown's Farm |
 Parlor in John Brown's Farmhouse |
 Kitchen |
 First floor Bedroom |
 2nd Floor Bedroom |
[edit] References
- ^ a b John Brown Farm and Gravesite. National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service (2007-09-11).
- ^ National Register Information System. National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service (2007-01-23).
- ^ Lawrence E. Gobrecht (November 21, 1997), National Historic Landmark Nomination: John Brown Farm and GravesitePDF (136 KiB), National Park Service and Accompanying 9 photos, exterior, from 1996.PDF (946 KiB)
[edit] External links
- John Brown Farm State Historic Site, at New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation (Official Site)
- New York History Net, John Brown's Farm
- Aboard the Underground Railway: John Brown Farm and Gravesite, at National Park Service
- Exhibit about Timbucto, the "Freed Slave Utopian Experiment"
- 6 measured drawings of John Brown Farmhouse (click on icon at top left) at Historic American Buildings Survey.
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