- Nixon Homestead
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Nixon Homestead
Location: 119 W. Main St., Westfield, New York Coordinates: 42°19′3″N 79°35′5″W / 42.3175°N 79.58472°WCoordinates: 42°19′3″N 79°35′5″W / 42.3175°N 79.58472°W Area: 1.8 acres (0.73 ha) Built: 1856 Architectural style: Colonial Revival, Queen Anne Governing body: Private MPS: Westfield Village MRA NRHP Reference#: 83001654[1] Added to NRHP: September 26, 1983 The Samuel F. Nixon Homestead', or simply the Nixon Homestead, is a historic home located in the Village of Westfield in Chautauqua County, New York. The original house was built in 1856 and subsequently expanded in about 1890 to its current size and style.
A two-story wood frame Queen Anne and Colonial Revival style dwelling, it features a prominent Palladian window. The home's namesake was S. Frederick Nixon (1860–1905) who represented Chautauqua County in the New York State Assembly and served as Speaker of the Assembly from 1899 to 1905.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.
- ^ Mari Runfola (July 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Nixon Homestead". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. http://www.oprhp.state.ny.us/hpimaging/hp_view.asp?GroupView=1016. Retrieved 2009-06-14.
Categories:- Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in New York
- Queen Anne architecture in New York
- Colonial Revival architecture in New York
- Houses completed in 1856
- Houses in Chautauqua County, New York
- Chautauqua-Alleghany, New York Registered Historic Place stubs
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