Historic Downtown Brooklyn townhouse with strong abolitionist ties in danger of demolition

Jul 11, 2019 |

Image via Google Maps Just across the street from Willoughby Park, where the city is planning a memorial to commemorate the abolitionist history of Downtown Brooklyn, the townhouse at 227 Duffield Place—once the home of prominent abolitionists Thomas and Harriet Truesdell and believed to be a stop on the Underground Railroad—is facing an uncertain future. […more]

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