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Springfield’s Gammon House honored as finalist for Ohio Humanities award

by bstapleton@movementum.com | Mar 4, 2025 | Press

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...

Gammon House “Green Project” Construction Begins

by bstapleton@movementum.com | Nov 20, 2024 | Press

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...

Springfield Houses Plays Crucial Role in Underground Railroad

by bstapleton@movementum.com | Apr 24, 2024 | Press

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 Contractor Renovations: The Gammon House

by bstapleton@movementum.com | Apr 24, 2024 | Press

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...

Master Plan in Urban Design: The Gammon House

by bstapleton@movementum.com | Apr 24, 2024 | Press

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...

History Makes You Strong: The Story of One Painting and a Black Family’s Legacy in Springfield, Ohio

by bstapleton@movementum.com | Apr 24, 2024 | Press

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...

The Historical Marker Database: The Gammon House

by bstapleton@movementum.com | Apr 24, 2024 | Press

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 Alumnus Dale Henry Spearheads the Restoration and Care of a Historic Underground Railroad Site

by bstapleton@movementum.com | Apr 24, 2024 | Press

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...

Hidden History Resides in Springfield’s Gammon House

by bstapleton@movementum.com | Apr 24, 2024 | Press

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...

Tourism/Things to Do: The Gammon House – Educational Attractions in Springfield, OH

by bstapleton@movementum.com | Apr 24, 2024 | Press

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...
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  • Master Plan in Urban Design: The Gammon House

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