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.
Nixon Homestead | |
 Nixon Homestead, July 2012 | |
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| Location | 119 W. Main St., Westfield, New York |
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| Coordinates | 42°19′3″N 79°35′5″W / 42.31750°N 79.58472°W |
| Area | 1.8 acres (0.73 ha) |
| Built | 1856 |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival, Queen Anne |
| MPS | Westfield Village MRA |
| NRHP reference No. | 83001654[1] |
| Added to NRHP | September 26, 1983 |
A two-storey 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
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ Mari Runfola (July 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Nixon Homestead". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2009-06-14.