Bacon-Merchant-Moss House: Difference between revisions

It is a two-story, [[Federal architecture|Federal]] style stone structure built in 1832. A narrow attic crawlspace is believed to have been used to hide slaves escaping to Canada on the [[Underground Railroad]]. The [[YWCA USA|YWCA]] purchased the building in 1927, and it continues to be owned by that organization. It is one of approximately 75 stone residences remaining in the city of Lockport.<ref name=“NysNrhpNom”>{{cite web |url=https://cris.parks.ny.gov/ |archive-url=http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20190404141934/https://cris.parks.ny.gov/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=2019-04-04 |title=Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS) |publisher=[[New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation]] |format=Searchable database |accessdate=2016-07-01 }} ”Note:” This includes {{cite web |url=https://cris.parks.ny.gov/Uploads/ViewDoc.aspx?mode=A&id=24714&q=false |title=National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Bacon-Merchant-Moss House |accessdate=2016-07-01 |author=Claire Ross |format=PDF |date=February 2007 }} and [https://cris.parks.ny.gov/Uploads/ViewDoc.aspx?mode=A&id=24715&q=false ”Accompanying seven photographs”]</ref>