The Cassey House, at 243 Delancey Street (formerly 63 Union Street), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was owned by the Cassey family for 84 years (1845–1929). The Casseys were a prominent, prosperous, African-American family living and working in Society Hill, Philadelphia, and most known for their activism in anti-slavery, abolition of slavery, anti-colonization (the repatriation of free blacks to Africa (Liberia)), and support for educational, intellectual, and benevolent organizations.
Read more about The Cassey House: Joseph Cassey, Amy Cassey, Deed Records For The Cassey House
Famous quotes containing the word house:
“It takes a heap o’ livin’ in a house t’ make it home,
A heap o’ sun an’ shadder, an’ ye sometimes have t’ roam
Afore ye really ‘preciate the things ye lef’ behind,
An’ hunger fer ‘em somehow, with ‘em allus on yer mind.”
—Edgar Albert Guest (1881–1959)