East Avenue in Rochester in Monroe County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Douglass Home

Photographed by Steve Stoessel, January 12, 2019

1. Douglass Home Marker

Inscription.
Frederick and Anna Douglass lived in a home on this site with their 5 children, 1848-1851. Welcomed freedom seekers on the Underground Railroad

Erected 2018 by William G. Pomeroy Foundation. (Marker Number 505.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Abolition & Underground RR • African Americans. In addition, it is included in the William G. Pomeroy Foundation series list.

Location. 43° 9.259′ N, 77° 35.696′ W. Marker is in Rochester, New York, in Monroe County. It is in East Avenue. It is on Alexander Street south of East Avenue, on the right when traveling south. Marker is front of an empty lot next to the Lanai Restaurant. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 295 Alexander Street, Rochester NY 14607, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York,

specifically in Western New York,

and in the Finger Lakes.

It is also in the American Northeast,

on the Great Lakes,

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

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the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

New Netherland,

and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Anna Murray Douglass (here, next to this marker); Seward Seminary (approx. ¼ mile away); Margaret Woodbury Strong (approx. 0.3 miles away); George Eastman (approx. 0.4 miles away); Grove Place (approx. half a mile away); Rochester's Early Banks (approx. 0.6 miles away); Schiller Park (approx. 0.7 miles away); Granite Building (approx. 0.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Rochester.

Regarding Douglass Home. Douglass came to Rochester in 1843 after spending two years in Europe. He was attracted to the Rochester by the present of prominent Abolitionists and Suffragettes such as William Seward and Susan Anthony. His wife Anna, a free woman in Baltimore, had inspired Frederick to escape slavery and had supplied money and support for his escape.

Also see . . .
1. Fredrick Douglass (Wikipedia). (Submitted on January 12, 2019, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York.)
2. (YouTube video) William G. Pomeroy Foundation presentation about the marker.

Backside of Douglass Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Steve Stoessel, January 12, 2019

2. Backside of Douglass Marker

(Submitted on December 23, 2025, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.)

Credits. This page was last revised on December 23, 2025. It was originally submitted on January 12, 2019, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. This page has been viewed 582 times since then and 25 times this year. Last updated on December 22, 2025, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 12, 2019, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.