Package 119, Historic Structure Report, Park Buildings No. 45 and 45A, The John G. Wilson Building.
Chickering P and Jenkins MA. 1995. Package 119, Historic Structure Report, Park Buildings No. 45 and 45A, The John G. Wilson Building.
For most of its first thirty years, HFNHP was interpreted in the context of the 1859 John Brown Raid and the ensuing Civil War. The Park's 1987 Resource Management Plan recognized a broader set of interpretative themes and expanded the park's time frame to the early twentieth century. This report draws on both earlier research and recently developed data to present a comprehensive, authoritative history of Building 45 from 1825 to 1952. Appendix A includes 6 biographical sketches. Appendix B includes 6 Sanborn Perris Fire Insurance Maps. Appendix C includes 8 photographs.