Ashley House (historic house museum)
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Ashley House is a historic house museum in Sheffield, Massachusetts, notable as the home of Revolutionary War figure Colonel John Ashley and for its association with early anti-slavery efforts in the state.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Ashley House | 0 |
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
historic house museum
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house ⓘ |
| associatedWithConcept |
abolitionism
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anti-slavery ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | early anti-slavery movement in Massachusetts ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| hasBuildingType | residential building ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance | site connected to early legal challenges to slavery in Massachusetts ⓘ |
| hasFunction | education about local and Revolutionary War history ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalPeriod | American Revolutionary War era ⓘ |
| hasOccupationOfAssociatedPerson | John Ashley – colonel in the American Revolutionary War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSubject | history of slavery and freedom in Massachusetts ⓘ |
| hasTourismAttractionType | heritage tourism site ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | listed on the National Register of Historic Places ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Berkshire County, Massachusetts
NERFINISHED
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Sheffield, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | Commonwealth of Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | John Ashley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
association with early anti-slavery efforts in Massachusetts
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home of Revolutionary War figure Colonel John Ashley ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| operatedAs | historic house museum ⓘ |
| partOf | historic resources of Sheffield, Massachusetts ⓘ |
| significantPerson | John Ashley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor | museum ⓘ |
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