Cuffe, Paul, Farm
United States historic place in Westport, Massachusetts. Built 1780. Added to the National Register in 1974, and a National Historic Landmark.
What it is
The Paul Cuffe Farm is a National Historic Landmark on 1504 Drift Road in Westport, Massachusetts. The house was traditionally and incorrectly believed to be owned by Paul Cuffe (1759–1815), a prominent farmer and merchant of African American and Native American ancestry. Cuffe was active in promoting the idea of returning African Americans to Africa, making a voyage to what is now Sierra Leone in 1811 to support a fledgling colony there. The farm was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1974.
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The record
| Property type | Building |
| Address | 1504 Drift Rd., Westport, MA |
| County | Bristol County |
| Listed | May 30, 1974 |
| Reference number | 74000394 |
| Built | 1780 |
| Type of place | farmhouse |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark |
| Contributing resources | 1 buildings |
| Standing | Yes |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | 1504 Drift Rd., Westport, MA |
| Coordinates | 41.54606, -71.06474 · Directions ↗ |
| Nearest national park unit | New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park · 10 mi · on Park Atlas |
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Sources
Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 74000394. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.