David Cummins Octagon House
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The David Cummins Octagon House is an historic octagonal house located at 301 Liberty Street in Conneaut
, Ohio
. Built in 1860, it is named for David Cummins who founded the Cummins Canning Company in Conneaut. Because the house had an underground tunnel running from it to the nearby Conneaut Creek. it has been said that the house was a station on the Underground Railroad
,, but this has been questioned and it has been suggested that the tunnel belonged instead to a previous house located on the property.
On September 9, 1974 it was added to the National Register of Historic Places
.
Conneaut, Ohio
As of the census of 2000, there were 12,485 people, 5,038 households, and 3,410 families residing in the city. The population density was 473.4 people per square mile . There were 5,710 housing units at an average density of 216.5 per square mile...
, Ohio
Ohio
Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...
. Built in 1860, it is named for David Cummins who founded the Cummins Canning Company in Conneaut. Because the house had an underground tunnel running from it to the nearby Conneaut Creek. it has been said that the house was a station on the Underground Railroad
Underground Railroad
The Underground Railroad was an informal network of secret routes and safe houses used by 19th-century black slaves in the United States to escape to free states and Canada with the aid of abolitionists and allies who were sympathetic to their cause. The term is also applied to the abolitionists,...
,, but this has been questioned and it has been suggested that the tunnel belonged instead to a previous house located on the property.
On September 9, 1974 it was added to the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
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