National Register of Historic Places

Chapin, Philip, House

New Hartford, Litchfield County, Connecticut
Listed
August 28, 1977
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
77001399

About this property

The Philip Chapin House is a historic house at 55 Church Street in the Pine Meadow village of New Hartford, Connecticut. Built in 1867 for a local factory owner, it is an elaborate example of Italianate architecture. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977. The Philip Chapin House stands in the village of Pine Meadow, on the west side of Church Street facing Chapin Park, a triangular common bounded by Church Street and Main Street (U.S. Route 44). It is a 2+1⁄2-story wood-frame structure, with a truncated hip roof topped by a large rectangular belvedere. Its exterior is clad in wooden clapboards, and is elaborately decorated in the Italianate style. The roof has a deep eave supported by brackets with pendants, with a band of decorative moulded woodwork at the roof edge. Windows on the second floor are mostly set as pairs of segmented-arch sash under shared rounded hoods; the window above the main entrance is round-arch, with a bracketed cornice above. A single-story porch extends across the front and around to the left side, with equally elaborate decoration. The interior is as richly decorated as the exterior. The house was built in 1867 for Philip Chapin, owner of a local tool factory which was one of New Hartford's largest employers. The factory had been started by his father Hermon, but was not well-run by Philip, who ended up selling out to his brother and moving away in 1878. The adjacent park was donated by Hermon, as was land for the churches that also face it. National Register of Historic Places listings in Litchfield County, Connecticut

Location

1 Church St.
New Hartford, Litchfield County, Connecticut
41.87510, -72.96831

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When was Chapin, Philip, House listed on the National Register?

Chapin, Philip, House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 28, 1977.

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Chapin, Philip, House is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Chapin, Philip, House is recorded as the industrial era.

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