One article, where Garrison's criticised a merchant involved in the slave-trade, resulted in him being imprisoned for libel. The following year he became co-editor of Lundy's newspaper. In 1828 Garrison met Benjamin Lundy, the Quaker anti-slavery editor of the Genius of Universal Emancipation. Four years later he was appointed editor of the National Philanthropist in Boston. Apprenticed as a printer, he became editor of the Newburyport Herald in 1824. William Lloyd Garrison, the son of a seaman, was born in Newburyport Massachusetts, in December, 1805. The only interior spaces that have not been significantly altered are the entry hall and the main parlor (to the right of the entrance).▼ Primary Sources ▼ William Lloyd Garrison The rear wing has also had a bay window added, and a 19th-century single-story ell was replaced with a two-story mansard-roofed square structure at some time. Also a 20th-century addition is the glassed-in porch on the left side of the house. Above the main entrance is a projecting oriel window, which is a 20th-century addition. The corners of the house are quoined, a feature removed and later restored. The main entrance is flanked by sidelight windows, and is framed by a molded surround rising to form a trefoil pattern. The porch is currently supported by grouped square columns with simple capitals these are replacements for 19th-century columns that were more ornate. The main facade is three bays wide, with single-story porch extending across its width. It has Italianate styling, some of which has been obscured by later alterations, with some details that were removed and later restored. The main block stands on a rock ledge overlooking a grassy park at the base of the ledge. The core portions of the Garrison house are its two-story main block and a two-story wing extending to the rear of the house. He remained active in other progressive causes until his death. Garrison ceased publication of The Liberator in 1865, and semi-retired to Rockledge. His untiring advocacy provided a moral basis for the actions of Northerners in the American Civil War (1861–65). In 1842 he began advocating a split of the Union if slavery was not abolished. His advocacy sometimes resulted in physical violence against him and like-minded supporters in one notable incident in Boston in 1835, Garrison was attacked by a mob and only narrowly escaped serious injury. His advocacy was uncompromising, and upset not only slave-holding interests, but also members of the moderately anti-slavery business community. On its pages Garrison regularly called for the immediate emancipation of all slaves. In 1830 he began publishing The Liberator, which, despite a relatively modest circulation, became the leading publication of the abolitionist cause. William Lloyd Garrison (1805–1879) was born in Newburyport, Massachusetts, trained as a printer, and was from an early date involved in the anti-slavery cause. In 2012 the Sisters property, including the Garrison House, was purchased by Emmanuel College, which operates its Notre Dame campus there. Margaret, who altered the building to operate a home for needy elderly. In 1904 it was purchased by the Episcopal Sisters of the Society of St. It was then acquired by a non-profit organized by African-American supporters called the Rockledge Associates, who sought to preserve the property as a memorial to Garrison. It was purchased by William Lloyd Garrison in 1864, and was his home until his death in 1879. It is not known exactly when, by whom, or for whom, the house was originally built. It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1965 and is a pending Boston Landmark. Despite significant later alterations to accommodate institutional uses, the building has retained much of its 19th-century fabric. Garrison published The Liberator, the principal organ of the abolitionist movement, and spoke for the immediate emancipation of slaves. Probably built in the 1840s or 1850s, it is significant as the longtime home of William Lloyd Garrison (1805–1879), one of the most high-profile abolitionist activists of the mid-19th century United States. The William Lloyd Garrison House, also known as Rockledge, is a National Historic Landmark house, located at 125 Highland Street in the Roxbury Highlands section of Boston, Massachusetts. Roxbury Highlands Historic District ( ID89000147)
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