Nathan and Clarissa Green House is a historic home located at Oswego

Oswego, New York

Oswego is a city in Oswego County, New York, United States. The population was 18,142 at the 2010 census. Oswego is located on Lake Ontario in north-central New York and promotes itself as "The Port City of Central New York"...

 in Oswego County, New York

Oswego County, New York

Oswego County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 Census, the estimated population was 122,109. The City of Oswego and the Village of Pulaski serve as the dual county seats in a two shire system of government...

. It is a two story wood frame residence with a gabled, three bay facade and side entrance, built about 1849 with Greek Revival

Greek Revival architecture

The Greek Revival was an architectural movement of the late 18th and early 19th centuries, predominantly in Northern Europe and the United States. A product of Hellenism, it may be looked upon as the last phase in the development of Neoclassical architecture...

 details. It was built by Nathan Green, an African American and fugitive slave

Fugitive slave

In the history of slavery in the United States, "fugitive slaves" were slaves who had escaped from their master to travel to a place where slavery was banned or illegal. Many went to northern territories including Pennsylvania and Massachusetts until the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 was passed...

, who purchased the lot from Gerrit Smith

Gerrit Smith

Gerrit Smith was a leading United States social reformer, abolitionist, politician, and philanthropist...

. It is located next to the John and Harriet McKenzie House

John and Harriet McKenzie House

John and Harriet McKenzie House is a historic home located at Oswego in Oswego County, New York. It is a -story, rectangular frame residence with Greek Revival details. Its owner John McKenzie was a former fugitive slave who built the house about 1847...

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It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places

National Register of Historic Places

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in 2002.