Owen Lovejoy House

	Owen Lovejoy Homestead
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	U.S. National Historic Landmark
	Owen Lovejoy Homestead, ca. 1905
Location	Peru St. (U.S. Route 6), Princeton, Illinois
Built	1838
Architect	Unknown
Architectural style	No Style Listed
NRHP reference No.	73000690
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	May 24, 1973
Designated NHL	February 18, 1997

Owen Lovejoy House, also known as Owen Lovejoy Homestead, was the home of abolitionist and congressman Owen Lovejoy. The home was part of the Underground Railroad. It contains a concealed compartment in which escaped slaves could be hidden.

It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1997.^[2]^[3]

References

^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
^ ^a ^b "Owen Lovejoy Homestead". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Retrieved 2007-10-03.
^ Tim Hild (July 15, 1996). "Template:PDFlink" (Document). National Park Service. and Template:PDFlink

External links

Owen Lovejoy Homestead
Aboard the Underground Railroad - Owen Lovejoy House
Owen Lovejoy House from Old Illinois Houses, by John Drury

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[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.

[nhlsum-2] "Owen Lovejoy Homestead". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Retrieved 2007-10-03.

[nrhpinv2-3] Tim Hild (July 15, 1996). "Template:PDFlink" (Document). National Park Service. and Template:PDFlink

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