John Zimmerman
House
119 E. High St
The John D. Zimmerman House
is a "documented" station on the Underground Railroad. Zimmerman
(1811-1879) arrived in Union City from Fairfield, Connecticut in 1838 to
operate the blacksmith shop of Israel W. Clark, one of the four
proprietors then in the town. In September 1839 he brought his family to
the town and soon after built a wagon factory and his own blacksmith
shop. He had this Greek Revival house built about 1840, designed by John
R. Simmons. Zimmerman was outraged by slavery and acted as a station
master for the Underground, hiding escaped slaves in his house and
trafficking others in their flight to Canada. The house was listed on
the State Register of historic places in 1983. It is a private
residence. |
