Chatham Hall
The complex includes the former home of Thomas Bigham, originally built in 1844, and renovated for use as a community clubhouse, known as Chatham Hall. Thomas James Bigham (1810-1884) was an abolitionist lawyer, and his house was "purportedly a station on the Underground Railroad".
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—William Pitt, The Elder, Lord Chatham (17081778)
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