, ▁United ▁States . ▁ ▁Loc ated ▁at ▁ 4 6 7 ▁St ing ley ▁Road , ▁little ▁more ▁than ▁ ▁from ▁the ▁Indiana ▁border , ▁it ▁is ▁among ▁the ▁oldest ▁ext ant ▁buildings ▁that ▁remain ▁from ▁a ▁small ▁community ▁of ▁free ▁black s ▁founded ▁before ▁the ▁Civil ▁War . ▁ ▁N atives ▁of ▁Rock ingham ▁County , ▁Virginia , ▁James ▁and ▁Soph ia ▁C lem ens ▁settled ▁in ▁Dar ke ▁County ▁in ▁ 1 8 1 8 ▁and ▁soon ▁became ▁prosper ous ▁far mers . ▁ ▁Their ▁success ▁led ▁many ▁other ▁former ▁slaves ▁to ▁migr ate ▁to ▁the ▁vic inity , ▁and ▁a ▁community ▁known ▁as ▁" Long town " ▁( altern ately ▁" T amp ico ") ▁gradually ▁grew ▁up ▁in ▁the ▁vic inity ▁of ▁the ▁C lem ens ▁farm . ▁ ▁As ▁the ▁years ▁passed , ▁the ▁community ▁became ▁a ▁center ▁for ▁the ▁Under ground ▁Rail road , ▁complete ▁with ▁a ▁Qu aker ▁school ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Union ▁Liter ary ▁Institute ; ▁among ▁the ▁movement ' s ▁leaders ▁in ▁the ▁community ▁were ▁the ▁C lem ens ▁family . ▁ ▁The ▁C lem ens ▁house ▁itself ▁was ▁ere cted ▁circa ▁ 1 8 5 0 ▁on ▁land ▁that ▁its ▁residents ▁purchased ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 2 . ▁ ▁A ▁two - story ▁brick ▁I - house , ▁it ▁rest s ▁on ▁a ▁lim estone ▁foundation ▁and ▁is ▁covered ▁with ▁a ▁tin ▁roof . ▁ ▁Although ▁the ▁house ▁today ▁s its ▁without ▁human ▁inhabitants , ▁a ▁movement ▁to ▁restore ▁the ▁house