This huge well was just off the downstairs kitchen and allowed the Coffins to obtain plenty of water without tipping neighbors off on the unusually large amounts being used.

This huge well was just off the downstairs kitchen and allowed the Coffins to obtain plenty of water without tipping neighbors off on the unusually large amounts being used.

This entrance to the "eves" allowed fugitive slaves to hide and bed was then moved across entrance.
View from the Ben Franklin III boat on the Canal