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Jackson Homestead

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Houses completed in 1809Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Newton, MassachusettsHouses on the Underground RailroadMuseums in Middlesex County, MassachusettsUse mdy dates from March 2012
Jackson Homestead (Front)
Jackson Homestead (Front)

The Jackson Homestead, located at 527 Washington Street, in the village of Newton Corner, in Newton, Massachusetts, is an historic house that served as a station on the Underground Railroad before the Civil War. It was built in 1809 in the Federal style by Timothy Jackson (1756–1814) on his family's farm. His son William Jackson (1783–1855) lived in it from 1820 until his death. William Jackson was an abolitionist and was active in politics on the local, state and national levels and served in the United States Congress from 1833 to 1837. The home was occupied by his family until 1932 when it was rented out. In 1949 it was given to the city of Newton and in 1950 the Newton History Museum was established there.

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Jackson Homestead
Jackson Road, Newton Nonantum

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Jackson Road 225;227
02458 Newton, Nonantum
Massachusetts, United States
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