21 Franklin St., Leominster, Massachusetts. County/parish: Worcester.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places January 29, 2008. NRIS 07001488.
Part of Underground Railroad in Massachusetts MPS (NRIS 64500934).
1 contributing building.
The Frances H. and Jonathan Drake House is an historic house at 21 Franklin Street in Leominster, Massachusetts, United States. Built in 1848, this typical Greek Revival worker's cottage is notable as a stop on the Underground Railroad during the pre-Civil War years. Frances and Jonathan Drake are documented as having hosted Shadrach Minkins after he was successfully extracted from custody at a Boston court hearing. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63793207