Starr Clark Tin Shop Explained

Starr Clark Tin Shop
Location:3250 Main St., Mexico, New York
Coordinates:43.4597°N -76.2286°W
Built:1838
Added:December 04, 2001
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:01001323

Starr Clark Tin Shop is a historic commercial building located at Mexico in Oswego County, New York. It is a two-story wood-framed vernacular building built about 1827 with Federal details. The tin shop measures 24feet wide and deep, with a 24-foot-4-inch-wide by 25-foot-8-inch-deep (24feet by 25feet) rear wing. Its owner, Starr Clark, was a widely recognized abolitionist and supporter of the Underground Railroad.[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.

The Mexico Historical Society has restored the shop and operates it as a museum that highlights its use as a working tin shop and as an hub for the abolition movement.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Registration: Starr Clark Tin Shop. October 2000. 2009-12-01 . Helen M. Breitbeck. New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. See also: Web site: Accompanying six photos.
  2. Web site: Kathleen Poliquin. New underground railroad museum in CNY to hold open house Dec. 1. Syracuse.com. 26 September 2014. November 25, 2012.