{"nrhp_refnum":"06000262","name":"Hosmer, William and Mary, House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"29 Washington St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Auburn","county":"Cayuga County","state":"NY","lat":42.93230042300007,"lon":-76.57599464399993,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2006-04-12","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Black","Social History","Communications"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A modest two-story, three-bay frame house at 29 Washington Street in Auburn, Cayuga County, New York, believed to have been built in the 1840s and enlarged after the Civil War, with a small rear barn.","why_significant":"The house was the home of William Hosmer, an anti-slavery editor and author, from 1851 until his death in 1889. Through the Northern Christian Advocate, the Northern Independent and his book on the \"higher law,\" he influenced abolitionist sentiment, including that of neighbor William Henry Seward. He was also part of Auburn's abolitionist and Underground Railroad network.","narrative":"This modest two-story frame house at 29 Washington Street in Auburn, New York, was home to William Hosmer, a Methodist minister, newspaper editor and author who campaigned against slavery. Believed to date from the 1840s and enlarged after the Civil War, it has clapboard siding, a front porch with fluted square supports, and Greek key molding around the door and front windows. A small board-and-batten barn stands at the back of the lot. Hosmer bought the property in 1851 and lived there until his death in 1889. He edited the Northern Christian Advocate, then founded the Northern Independent after his radical views alienated church leaders. His 1852 book on the higher law and the Fugitive Slave Law was dedicated to neighbor William Henry Seward. He also took part in Auburn's Underground Railroad network. The house was listed for its links to Hosmer's work in ethnic heritage, social history and communications.","period_of_significance":"1851-1889","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Early 19th Century: vernacular","criteria":["A","B"],"status_note":"Historic and current function is a single-family dwelling; little historic fabric survives inside, though the room layout is largely intact.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:51:53.250938-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/06000262.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/06000262/4dc8ca8f89-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/06000262/4dc8ca8f89-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"Doncram","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:William_and_Mary_Hosmer_House.jpeg\" rel=\"noopener\">Doncram</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 4.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:William_and_Mary_Hosmer_House.jpeg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75312216","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_and_Mary_Hosmer_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8020728"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/cayuga-county/hosmer-william-and-mary-house-06000262/"}