Asa and Caroline Wing House

Asa and Caroline Wing House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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
Governing body:	Private
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]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html. 
2. ^ Helen Breitbeck (2000). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Asa and Caroline Wing House". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. http://www.oprhp.state.ny.us/hpimaging/hp_view.asp?GroupView=7024. Retrieved 2009-12-01.  See also: "Accompanying three photos". http://www.oprhp.state.ny.us/hpimaging/hp_view.asp?GroupView=7083.