Gerrit Smith Estate

Infobox_nrhp | name =Gerrit Smith Estate
nrhp_type = nhl

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location= Main Street, Peterboro, New York
lat_degrees = 42 | lat_minutes = 58 | lat_seconds = 01 | lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 75 | long_minutes = 41 | long_seconds = 08 | long_direction = W
locmapin=New York
area =
architect=
architecture= Other, Mid 19th Century Revival, Federal
designated = January 3, 2001cite web|url=http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=1512535613&ResourceType=Building
title=Gerrit Smith Estate|date=2008-01-17|work=National Historic Landmark summary listing|publisher=National Park Service]
added = November 24, 1997cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2007-01-23|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service]
governing_body = Local
refnum=97001386

Gerrit Smith Estate, in Peterboro, New York, was a home of Gerrit Smith, 19th-century social reformer, abolitionist, and presidential candidate. The buildings remaining on the property that contribute to its historical significance are the Peterboro Land Office with an attached smokehouse, designated on the National Register of Historic Places on its own, a 19th century barn and an adjacent building that was probably the laundry. The rest of the property contains numerous sites of buildings that no longer exist.

Outbuildings on his estate were used as refuges for escaped slaves, on the Underground railway.

It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 2001.citation|title=PDFlink| [http://www.nps.gov/nhl/designations/samples/ny/gerrit.pdf National Historic Landmark Nomination: Gerrit Smith Estate] |243 KiB |author=LouAnn Wurst|date=September 21, 2001|publisher=National Park Service]

References

External links

* [http://www.nps.gov/history/nr/travel/underground/ny3.htm Gerrit Smith Estate and Land Office site on "Aboard the Underground Railroad", National Park Service tour list]
* [http://www.nyhistory.com/gerritsmith/descript.htm Description of the Estate]
* [http://www.nyhistory.com/gerritsmith/gsestate.htm Historic Peterboro]