A collective of community partners wants to rehabilitate an Underground Railroad site in Lawrence, currently serving as city storage, to be a public educational facility.
Grover Barn at 2819 Stone Barn Terrace boasts a documented visit from a group of abolitionists, including John Brown. The 1858 structure was designated a National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom site in 2018.
In 1980, the city made changes to the existing structure and added another wing to house Fire Station No. 4, which has since been decommissioned. The City of Lawrence owns and maintains the building…