Johnson House - documented Underground Railroad station and abolitionist network

The Johnson House Historic Site in Germantown was owned by the free African American Johnson family and is documented as a station on the Underground Railroad during the 19th century. The house served as a refuge and meeting place connected with abolitionists and African American activists from the Forten-Purvis circle and others who assisted freedom seekers. It is preserved as a museum that interprets the Johnsons' role in abolitionist networks and Philadelphia's African American history.