Liberty Farm
Also known as: Foster House116 Mower St., Worcester, Massachusetts
Map
Coordinates:
+42.28030, -71.8594742°16'49" N, 71°51'34" W
Quadrangle map:Worcester North
Description
Abigail Kelly and her husband, Stephen Symonds Foster, were active in the anti-slavery and women's suffrage movements. In the 1870s, they withheld taxes on Liberty Farm to protest Abigail Kelly's inability to vote. The couple lived in this red brick house from 1847 to 1881. -- National Historic Landmark statement of significance, May 30, 1974
National Register information
- Status
- Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on September 13, 1974
- Reference number
- 74002046
- Architectural style
- Federal
- Area of significance
- Social History
- Level of significance
- National
- Evaluation criteria
- B - Person
- Property type
- Building
- Historic functions
- Single dwelling; Agricultural outbuildings
- Current function
- Single dwelling
- Periods of significance
- 1875-1899; 1850-1874; 1800-1824; 1825-1849
- Significant years
- 1810; 1847; 1881
- Number of properties
- Contributing buildings: 2
Update Log
- March 9, 2017: New Street View added by Brian Bartlett