Laflin-Phelps Homestead

Laflin-Phelps Homestead
Laflin-Phelps Homestead
Location Southwick, Massachusetts
Architectural style Federal
Governing body Private
NRHP Reference #

05001371

[1]
Added to NRHP December 6, 2005

The Laflin—Phelps Homestead is a historic late Federalist style house at 20 Depot Street in Southwick, Massachusetts. The date of its construction is uncertain: the property was purchased in 1809 by Heman Laflin, member of the locally prominent Laflin family, who were among Southwick's early settlers. It is not believed to have a house on it in 1807, so the house may have been built either by or for Laflin. The house was built as a 2.5 Federal-style colonial, although it also has significant Greek Revival styling. The building originally had a 1.5 story ell on the back, which was expanded to a full 2.5 stories sometime between 1830 and 1850. A barn, built c. 1820, was demolished in 2004; only its foundation remains.[2]

The house was purchased from the Laflin family by Matthew Phelps in 1865, in whose family it remained as of 2005.[2] The property was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.[1]

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References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2008-04-15.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "NRHP nomination for Laflin-Phelps House". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2013-12-09.