Asa and Caroline Wing House
Historic house in New York, United States
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Asa and Caroline Wing House is a historic home located at Mexico in Oswego County, New York. It was probably built in the 1830s and is a 1+1⁄2-story frame settlement period structure. It has a fieldstone foundation, post and beam construction, plank walls, and gable roof. Asa and Caroline Wing purchased the home in 1847. It is a well-documented location used in harboring fugitive slaves. Specifically, from December 24–27, 1850, Asa Wing harbored seven members of the Thompson family in their flight to Canada.[2]
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| Location | 3392 NY 69 Mexico, New York |
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| Coordinates | 43°25′15″N 76°9′52″W |
| Area | 13 acres (5.3 ha) |
| Built | 1847 |
| Architectural style | Mid 19th Century Revival |
| MPS | Freedom Trail, Abolitionism, and African American Life in Central New York MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 01001317[1] |
| Added to NRHP | December 04, 2001 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.[1]
Caroline M. Mitchell Wing (1821–1889) married Asa Wing in 1843; he died in 1853.[3]