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Cuffe, Paul, Farm

Westport, Massachusetts
County of Bristol.
National Register Number: 74000394
 Resource type: Building.
Property type: Domestic - single dwelling. The threat level was Satisfactory in
2004.
Certified Local Government: NO

Statement of Significance (as of designation - May 30, 1974):
Cuffe, a self-educated African-American, became a prosperous merchant and ship owner. A Quaker, he pioneered in the struggle for minority rights in the 18th and early 19th centuries and was active in the movement for Black resettlement in Africa.

Condition:
The property has recently been sold.


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