The Buckhout–Jones Building is a historic commercial building located at 5-13 West Bridge Street in Oswego, Oswego County, New York.
Buckhout–Jones Building | |
 Building in 2011 | |
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| Location | 5-13 W. Bridge St., Oswego, New York |
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| Coordinates | 43°27′24″N 76°30′41″W / 43.45667°N 76.51139°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Architectural style | Gothic, Queen Anne, et al. |
| MPS | Freedom Trail, Abolitionism, and African American Life in Central New York MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 01001322[1] |
| Added to NRHP | December 4, 2001 |
Description and history edit
It is a three-story brick building. It was built originally in the 1850s and rebuilt in 1876 after a fire. The building exhibits Gothic and Queen Anne design details. Two fugitive slaves operated barber shops in the building from the 1850s to 1880s.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 4, 2001.[1]
Tudor E. Grant edit
Tudor E. Grant was a former slave whose barbershop business was in the building.[3]
References edit
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ Helen M. Breitbeck and Judith Wellman (October 2000). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Buckhout-Jones Building". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2009-12-01. See also: "Accompanying two photos".
- ^ https://www.rbhousemuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/TudorGrantSlavetoBusinessJZDsm.pdf [bare URL PDF]