Peter Mott House and Lawnside Historical Society - Northeast African American Historic Places Map (sitios de interés)
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| 26 Kings Court | Lawnside, NJ 08045 | | ||
About: The Peter Mott House is the oldest known house in the village of Lawnside, NJ. Built ca. 1845, the house was residence to Peter Mott, an African American preacher who was the first Sunday school superintendent at Mount Pisgah African Methodist Episcopal Church in Lawnside, and his wife, Eliza. Before emancipation, the house served as a stop along the Underground Railroad. Today, the Peter Mott House is listed on the State and National Registers of Historic Places as a rare surviving example of a free black homestead in a historically black community, and as a documented stop on the Underground Railroad.
The Lawnside Historical Society is a non-profit organization founded in 1990 to protect, preserve and maintain the Peter Mott House and to promote the legacy of the historically African American municipality of Lawnside, NJ.
 Peter Mott HousePhotos and text courtesy Lawnside Historical Society |
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