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Ohio Humanities honored and recognized the Gammon House in Springfield as a finalist for the Descutner-Burnier Award. In this photo (left to right) are donor DeLysa Burnier, Ohio Humanities Executive Director Rebecca Brown Asmo, Gammon House board members Dorris...

Springfield News-Sun | June 14, 2024 | Brett Turner An article was published in June announcing the Gammon House Juneteenth festivities and the new "Green Project" sponsored by the City of Springfield. The article can be reviewed by clicking here. Progress is being...

WDTN News | Kelly King | February 2024: SPRINGFIELD, Ohio (WDTN) – A 174-year-old home in Springfield that was once in danger of being torn down has been restored for visitors.  Before the end of the Civil War, the Gammon House, located at 620 Piqua Place in...

C&N Contractors | KMalcolm2 | October 2020: A historic landmark in Springfield, the Gammon House, was recently gifted funding for an accessible ramp by the Springfield Rotary. C&N Contractors was honored to be a part of the construction of the ramp. Pictured...

Cincinnati Urban Design & Architecture Studio | Jeff Raser | 2021: The Gammon House – in Springfield, Ohio – is a site on the Underground Railroad. It is a modest building, built in the mid 1800’s, which is set back from a primary street by about 100’. A group of...

91.3 WYSO | David Seitz | November 2023: Artist Lelia Byron makes public murals and installations nationally and around the world. Before she begins each project, she interviews people in the community. Byron talked to people in Springfield, Ohio about the many...

HMdb.org | Historical Marker Database | June 2019: Inscription.   The Gammon House built 1850 a station on the Underground RailroadTopics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Abolition & Underground...

Wright State University NewsRoom | Jim Hannah | October 2021: The unassuming one-story, red-and-white brick house sits in a quiet, tree-lined neighborhood in Springfield. But the Gammon House has a rich history. Built in 1850, Gammon House is one of only three...

Springfield News-Sun | Brett Turner | October 2013: It’s an old brick house people pass by daily, with probably no idea of its place in history. The Gammon House, located at 620 Piqua Place in Springfield, is where you wish the walls could talk. It’s where runaway...

Ohio.org: The Gammon House was built in 1850 - the same year that the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 imposed six months' imprisonment and a massive $1,000 fine on any person aiding a runaway slave by providing food and shelter. Originally owned by a black abolitionist...