National Historic Landmark · Lake Placid, New York

Brown, John, Farm and Gravesite

Added to the National Register in 1972, and a National Historic Landmark.

Brown, John, Farm and Gravesite
Photos via Wikimedia Commons

The record

Property typeHistoric district
AddressJohn Brown Rd., Lake Placid, NY
CountyEssex County
ListedJun 19, 1972
Listed forSocial history, Black heritage, Politics and government
Level of significanceNational
Reference number72000840
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark

The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗

Visiting

AddressJohn Brown Rd., Lake Placid, NY
Coordinates44.2522° N, 73.9718° W · Directions ↗
A district listing covers the streets, not the doors. Walk it freely; the buildings inside are as private as they ever were.

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Reference

Questions people ask

When was Brown, John, Farm and Gravesite listed on the National Register?

Jun 19, 1972. It is also a National Historic Landmark, the higher of the two designations.

Source: National Park Service

Where is Brown, John, Farm and Gravesite?

John Brown Rd., Lake Placid, Essex County, New York.

Source: National Park Service

Where is the nomination form for Brown, John, Farm and Gravesite?

The National Archives holds the nomination form, the document that made the case for listing.

Source: National Archives

Sources

Name, location, type and dates come from the National Register office's spreadsheet of listed properties, because the Park Service's spatial data does not carry this listing. The map point comes from Wikidata. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 72000840. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The nomination form and photographs ↗ at NPGallery are the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service, and the form is often the best description of the place.