Asa and Caroline Wing House

Asa and Caroline Wing House is a historic home located at Mexico in Oswego County, New York. It was probably built in the 1830s and is a ​1 1⁄2-story frame settlement period structure. It has a fieldstone foundation, post and beam construction, plank walls, and gable roof. Asa and Caroline Wing purchased the home in 1847. It is a well-documented location used in harboring fugitive slaves. Specifically, from December 24–27, 1850, Asa Wing harbored seven members of the Thompson family in their flight to Canada.[2]

Asa and Caroline Wing House
Location3392 NY 69
Mexico, New York
Coordinates43°25′15″N 76°9′52″W
Area13 acres (5.3 ha)
Built1847
Architectural styleMid 19th Century Revival
MPSFreedom Trail, Abolitionism, and African American Life in Central New York MPS
NRHP reference No.01001317[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 04, 2001

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.[1]

Caroline M. Mitchell Wing (1821–1889) married Asa Wing in 1843; he died in 1853.[3]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. Helen Breitbeck (2000). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Asa and Caroline Wing House". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2009-12-01. See also: "Accompanying three photos".
  3. "Obituary". Mexico Independent (Mexico, New York). Included in Marlene K. Parks, New York Central College, 1849–1860, 2017, vol. II, part 2, under Martha C. Mitchell. July 3, 1889.CS1 maint: others (link)
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