Peter Mott House

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About
Peter Mott House

The Peter Mott House is a museum and renovated station along the Underground Railroad, the clandestine network to freedom for fugitives in the 19th century. The Lawnside Historical Society was founded and formed to protect the legacy of Peter and Elizabeth Mott and their home as part of the Underground Railroad network.

About
Lawnside historical Society

The Lawnside Historical Society, Inc., is a tax-exempt, nonprofit organization founded in March 1990 to protect, preserve and maintain the Peter Mott House. The Society’s early years were spent strategizing and negotiating to acquire the rights to the Mott House property. It succeeded, and on Feb. 20, 1992, the Society was handed the deed.

The house was restored for use as a museum of the Underground Railroad and of Lawnside, the only historically African-American incorporated municipality in the northern United States. Grants from state and national agencies assisted in the restoration. The Peter Mott House is listed on the New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places. It has been open to the public since October 2001, and is operated by the Lawnside Historical Society.

Mission Statement

The Lawnside Historical Society’s mission is to preserve and protect the heritage of Lawnside, N.J., the state’s only African-American incorporated municipality, by restoring the Peter Mott House for use as a museum and station along the Underground Railroad, the clandestine network to freedom for fugitives in the 19th century. The Society conducts tours of the Peter Mott House and provides speakers for groups and organizations.

Executive board

Linda Shockley

President

C. Joyce Fowler

Vice President

Chrissandra Butler

Recording Secretary

Gloria Goodman

Financial Secretary

Christine Lewis-Coker

Treasurer

Trustees

Jacqueline Bentley
Stephanie Fisher
Dr. Keith Green
Linda Shockley

Mott House Tour Requests - Small Groups
This form is used to book small groups of at least 5 people at the Peter Mott House. Individuals and smaller groups should plan on Saturday walk-ins visits from 12 to 3 PM.
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