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| Location | 35-37 Clifton St., Malden, Massachusetts |
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| Coordinates | 42°25′30″N 71°04′00″W / 42.42500°N 71.06667°W |
| Built | c. 1790 |
The Cox-Haven House is a historic house at 35-37 Clifton St. in Malden, Massachusetts. It was built circa 1790.
Description and history
[edit]The Cox-Haven House is a historic residence in Malden. The home was the birthplace of Gilbert Haven Jr. (1821- 1880), the great social reformer and bishop of the Methodist Church.
It is known as one of three station in Malden of the Underground Railroad that gave refuge to fugitive slaves during the time that Gilbert and Hannah (née Burell) Haven owned the property[1].
Quote from The Register of the Malden Historical Society , Number Two, 1912, page 61: “There were at least three stations of the underground railroad here, and it goes without saying that to maintain these, required heroism on the part of the women in these homes. The mistress of the Wilson house, so long the old parsonage, was one of these; another was Almira Bailey Morey, wife of David B. Morey, whose home was on Hillside avenue. This worthy couple named most of their children after noted Abolitionists. Still another station was the home of Gilbert and Hannah (Burrell) Haven. Hannah Haven was a descendant of John and Priscilla Alden, crew members of the Mayflower, and the mother of Bishop Gilbert Haven.”
Prior to The Gilberts' ownership, Captain Unite Cox lived here. Captain Cox harvested oak from his farm in North Malden (now Melrose, MA) for building the US Navy frigate USS Constitution. Furthermore, Cox was the leader of a company of militia men[2]
As of 2022, the house serves as a regular residence, with an annex to conclude a 2-family residence in the West End District , across from the Coytemmore Lea Park and is marked in Malden's River Route.[3]. No measurable means of preserving the historic nature of the house have been taken beyond the wooden plaque on the front of the house. The original wood sidings have been replaced with vinyl.
References
[edit]- ^ The Register of the Malden Historical Society , Number Two. 1912. p. 61.
- ^ Cox, John Hosmer (1898). New England Cox Families. pp. 80–81.
- ^ "Malden River Route". City of Malden.
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