John Brown House
John Brown House, July 2010
John Brown House (Chambersburg, Pennsylvania) is located in Pennsylvania
John Brown House (Chambersburg, Pennsylvania)
John Brown House (Chambersburg, Pennsylvania) is located in the United States
John Brown House (Chambersburg, Pennsylvania)
Location225 E. King St., Chambersburg, Pennsylvania
Coordinates39°56′20″N 77°39′34″W / 39.93889°N 77.65944°W / 39.93889; -77.65944
Arealess than one acre
Built1859
NRHP reference No.70000548[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 5, 1970

The John Brown House, also known as the Ritner Boarding House, is an historic American home that is located in Chambersburg in Franklin County, Pennsylvania.

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970, it is included in the Chambersburg Historic District.[1]

History and architectural features

This historic structure is a two-story, three-bay wide, clapboard-covered, hewn-log building. Abolitionist John Brown (1800–1859) stayed here from June until mid-October 1859, while receiving supplies and recruits for his raid on Harpers Ferry. Following the raid, four of Brown's followers returned to the house to be concealed.[2] It is operated by the Franklin County Historical Society - Kittochtinny, as a historic house museum.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970. It is included in the Chambersburg Historic District.[1] It has been designated as an authentic site in the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom.[3]

External videos
video icon Chambersburg historic sites, Franklin County Historical Society[4] Includes images of John Brown House (starting at 2:50)

References

  1. ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2007-07-21. Retrieved 2012-02-03. Note: This includes Murray E. Kauffman (January 1970). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: John Brown House" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-02-03.
  3. ^ Franklin County Historical Society–Kittochtinny (2019). "John Brown House". Archived from the original on April 19, 2021. Retrieved March 3, 2022.
  4. ^ "Chambersburg historic sites". Franklin County Historical Society. Archived from the original on December 22, 2013. Retrieved December 20, 2013.

External links

US National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania
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