The Mary and Eliza Freeman Houses are historic residences in Bridgeport, Connecticut. The simple, clapboard-covered dwellings were built in 1848 in what became known as Little Liberia, a neighborhood settled by free blacks starting in the first quarter of the nineteenth century. As the last surviving houses of this neighborhood on their original foundations, these were added to the National Register of Historic Places on February 22, 1999. The houses are the oldest remaining houses in Connecticut built by free blacks, before the state completed its gradual abolition of slavery in 1848. The homes and nearby Walter's Memorial A.M.E. Zion Church are also listed sites on the .
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| - The Mary and Eliza Freeman Houses are historic residences in Bridgeport, Connecticut. The simple, clapboard-covered dwellings were built in 1848 in what became known as Little Liberia, a neighborhood settled by free blacks starting in the first quarter of the nineteenth century. As the last surviving houses of this neighborhood on their original foundations, these were added to the National Register of Historic Places on February 22, 1999. The houses are the oldest remaining houses in Connecticut built by free blacks, before the state completed its gradual abolition of slavery in 1848. The homes and nearby Walter's Memorial A.M.E. Zion Church are also listed sites on the . (en)
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- Sandy Ground, Staten Island
- Beacon Hill, Boston
- Bill Finch (politician)
- Boston
- Boston African American National Historic Site
- Bridgeport, Connecticut
- Derby, Connecticut
- African-American history of Connecticut
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- Buildings and structures in Bridgeport, Connecticut
- A.M.E. Zion Church
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- Norwich, Connecticut
- Haiti
- Hard Scrabble and Snow Town
- History of Bridgeport, Connecticut
- Jail Hill Historic District
- Houses in Fairfield County, Connecticut
- National Register of Historic Places in Fairfield County, Connecticut
- Abolitionism
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- Greek Revival houses in Connecticut
- National Register of Historic Places
- New Haven, Connecticut
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- Trowbridge Square
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| - The Mary and Eliza Freeman Houses are historic residences in Bridgeport, Connecticut. The simple, clapboard-covered dwellings were built in 1848 in what became known as Little Liberia, a neighborhood settled by free blacks starting in the first quarter of the nineteenth century. As the last surviving houses of this neighborhood on their original foundations, these were added to the National Register of Historic Places on February 22, 1999. The houses are the oldest remaining houses in Connecticut built by free blacks, before the state completed its gradual abolition of slavery in 1848. The homes and nearby Walter's Memorial A.M.E. Zion Church are also listed sites on the . (en)
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