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Liberty Farm

Liberty Farm
Liberty Farm in 1973
Liberty Farm is located in Massachusetts
Liberty Farm
Liberty Farm is located in the United States
Liberty Farm
LocationWorcester, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°16′50″N 71°51′36″W / 42.28056°N 71.86000°W / 42.28056; -71.86000
Builtc. 1810
Architectural styleFederal
MPSWorcester MRA
NRHP reference No.74002046
Significant dates
Added to NRHPSeptember 13, 1974[1]
Designated NHLMay 30, 1974

Liberty Farm is a National Historic Landmark at 116 Mower Street in Worcester, Massachusetts. Built c. 1810, it was the home for most of their married life of Abby Kelley Foster (1810–1887) and Stephen Symonds Foster (1809-1881), early vocal abolitionists and women's rights activists. The Fosters used their house as a shelter on the Underground Railroad, and famously refused to pay taxes on the property because Abby was unable to vote. The property, a private residence not open to the public, was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1974. In 2018 the building was sold off to a local family.

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.