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 a 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 April 6, 2010. Retrieved November 30, 2009.
- ^ "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 June 7, 2011. Retrieved May 23, 2010.
- ^ 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.