National Historic Landmark-Joshua R. Giddings Law Office

For most of his professional life, this small two-room frame structure was the law office of Joshua Reed Giddings (1785-1864), abolitionist and Congressman (1838-1859).

While in Congress, his unwavering objective was the elimination of slavery by every conceivable political measure--non-extension of slavery to the territories, abolition of the slave trade, even the use of the President's war powers to emancipate the slaves.

Courtesy National Park Service National Historic Landmarks

Image Courtesy Library of Congress Historic American Building Survey