19th-century abolitionist home in Downtown Brooklyn is now a city landmark

Feb 2, 2021 |

227 Duffield Street; Map data © 2020 Google The Landmarks Preservation Commission on Tuesday voted to designate a Brooklyn property that was home to known abolitionists, likely saving it from demolition. Harriet and Thomas Truesdell, members of the anti-slavery movement before the Civil War, lived at the Greek-Revival row house at 227 Duffield Street from 1851 to 1863. […more]

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