Crenshaw House | |
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| Location | Off Rt. 1, Equality, Illinois |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 37°43′49″N 88°17′33″W / 37.73028°N 88.29250°W |
| Area | 2 acres (0.81 ha) |
| Built | 1834 |
| Architect | William Gavin |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival architecture, Vernacular Greek Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 85001164[1] |
| Added to NRHP | May 29, 1985 |
The Crenshaw House (also known as the Crenshaw Mansion, Hickory Hill or, most commonly, The Old Slave House) is an historic former residence and alleged haunted house located in Equality Township, Gallatin County, Illinois. The house was constructed in the 1830s.[2] It was the main residence of John Crenshaw, his wife, and their five children.
In 2004, the National Park Service named the mansion as a "station" on the Reverse Underground Railroad to acknowledge Crenshaw's practice of kidnapping free blacks in Illinois and selling them in the Slave States.[3][4]
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "McLeansboro.com "A piece of history fading out - by Spencer Cramer"". Archived from the original on 2010-04-06. Retrieved 2009-11-30.
- ^ "The Old Slave House." National Park Service Network to Freedom Database. National Park Service. Accessed online May 23, 2010. "Explore the Network: NTF Candidate Application". Archived from the original on 2011-06-07. Retrieved 2010-05-23.
- ^ Musgrave, Jon. 2005. Slaves, Salt, Sex & Mr. Crenshaw: The Real Story of the Old Slave House and America's Reverse Underground R.R. Published by Illinoishistory.com. 608 pages.