Phelps, Capt. Elisha, House
National Register of Historic Places

Phelps, Capt. Elisha, House

Simsbury, Hartford County, Connecticut
Listed
September 21, 1972
Type
Building
Period
Colonial
Ref No.
72001345

About this property

The Captain Elisha Phelps House is a historic house museum at 800 Hopmeadow Street in Simsbury, Connecticut. The colonial-era house was built by David Phelps in 1711. His son Elisha Phelps received the land from his father and expanded the house in 1771. Elisha Phelps along with his brother Noah Phelps and others took part in the capture of Fort Ticonderoga in 1775. Capt. Phelps was appointed as commissary of the Northern Department by the Continental Congress. The house was used as a hotel named the Canal Hotel, after the War of 1812. It is located along what was the New Haven and Northampton Canal line.

Location

800 Hopmeadow St.
Simsbury, Hartford County, Connecticut
41.87621, -72.80094

Categories

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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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When was Phelps, Capt. Elisha, House listed on the National Register?

Phelps, Capt. Elisha, House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 21, 1972.

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Phelps, Capt. Elisha, House is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Phelps, Capt. Elisha, House is recorded as the colonial era, specifically around 1711.

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