Amistad Memorial
165 Church Street, New Haven, CT 06510Austin F. Williams House and Carriage House
127 Main Street, Farmington, CT 06032Battell Chapel
Yale University, Elm and College Streets, New Haven, CT 06511Canal House and Pitkin Basin
128 Garden Street, Farmington, CT 06032Center Church on the Green
250 Temple Street, New Haven, CT 06511Chauncey Brown House
820 Farmington Avenue, Route 4, Farmington, CT 06032Farmington Historical Society
138 Main Street, Farmington, CT 06032First Church of Christ, Congregational
75 Main Street, Farmington, CT 06032Freedom Schooner Amistad
Long Wharf Pier, 389 Long Wharf Drive, New Haven, CT 06511Grove Street Cemetery
227 Grove Street, New Haven, CT 06511Long Wharf
389 Long Wharf Drive, New Haven, CT 06511New Haven Museum
114 Whitney Avenue, New Haven, CT 06511Norton House
11 Mountain Spring Road, Farmington, CT 06032Old State House
800 Main Street, Hartford, CT 06103Reverend Noah Porter House
116 Main Street, Farmington, CT 06032Riverside Cemetery
Garden Street, Farmington, CT 06032Roger Sherman Baldwin Law Office Site
123 Church Street, New Haven, CT 06510Samuel Deming Store
2 Mill Lane, Farmington, CT 06032Tapping Reeve Law School
Litchfield Historical Society, 82 South Street, Litchfield, CT 06759U.S. Custom House
150 Bank Street, New London, CT 06320
The U.S. Custom House, designed by architect Robert Mills in 1833, was where the cargo of La Amistad was auctioned in October 1840. A separate incident is recognized by a plaque on the building’s facade: in 1858, an escaped slave won his freedom through the legal efforts of Judge Augustus Brandegee and Custom official, John Mather. Two conflicting laws were on the books, the Connecticut Personal Liberty Law which would free the slave and the U.S. Fugitive Slave Act which would return him to slavery. Letting the slave make the decision if he wanted to be captive or free, the man chose freedom. The Custom House is now a museum, as well as a working custom house. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is maintained by the New London Maritime Society.
Web Site: http://www.nlmaritimesociety.orgPhone Number: (860) 447-2501
Hours of Operation: April-December: Tuesday-Sunday; January-March: Thursday-Sunday 1:00-5:00 p.m.
