Starr Clark Tin Shop

Starr Clark Tin Shop is a historic commercial building located at Mexico in Oswego County, New York. It is a two-story wood-framed vernacular building built about 1827 with Federal details. The tin shop measures 24 feet 4 inches (7.42 m) wide and 32 feet (9.8 m) deep, with a 24-foot-4-inch-wide by 25-foot-8-inch-deep (7.42 m by 7.82 m) rear wing. Its owner, Starr Clark, was a widely recognized abolitionist and supporter of the Underground Railroad.[2]

Starr Clark Tin Shop
Location3250 Main St., Mexico, New York
Coordinates43°27′35″N 76°13′43″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1838
MPSFreedom Trail, Abolitionism, and African American Life in Central New York MPS
NRHP reference No.01001323[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 04, 2001

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]

The Mexico Historical Society has restored the shop and operates it as a museum that highlights its use as a working tin shop and as an hub for the abolition movement.[3]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. Helen M. Breitbeck (October 2000). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Starr Clark Tin Shop". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2009-12-01. See also: "Accompanying six photos".
  3. Kathleen Poliquin (November 25, 2012). "New underground railroad museum in CNY to hold open house Dec. 1". Syracuse.com. Retrieved 26 September 2014.


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