{"nrhp_refnum":"01001564","name":"Howe, Dr. John Quincy, House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"66 Main St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Phelps","county":"Ontario County","state":"NY","lat":42.95716411300003,"lon":-77.05576590799996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2002-02-05","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A Second Empire style brick dwelling at 66 Main Street in the village of Phelps, Ontario County, New York, built in 1869 for physician Dr. John Quincy Howe and built by Moses Barlow (spelled Barstow in the narrative).","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is an outstanding example of Second Empire domestic architecture in Phelps, with a slate-clad Mansard roof, polychrome masonry, asymmetrical massing and elaborate Victorian ornamentation. It also retains many original interior features and was built for a prominent local physician and businessman. It was featured in an 1876 county history.","narrative":"Built in 1869 at the corner of East Main and North Wayne Streets in Phelps, this brick house was designed in the fashionable Second Empire style for Dr. John Quincy Howe, a physician who also owned quarries, malt mills and lumber yards. He bought the lot after the Edmonston Tavern burned in 1864 and hired a local builder to construct the home. Its slate-clad Mansard roof, polychrome masonry, stone trim and attached two-story privy tower made it striking enough to be pictured in an 1876 county history. A classical verandah was added in 1908, and a wing built in the late 1890s housed a doctor's office. Inside, original room layouts, pocket doors, staircases, fireplaces and Victorian woodwork survive. The Howe family lived here for generations. The property now serves as a museum run by the Phelps Community Historical Society. It was recognized for its architecture as an outstanding local example of its style.","period_of_significance":"1869 - 1908","architect_builder":"Moses Barlow","architectural_style":"Late 19th century: Second Empire","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Now a museum open to the public, operated by the local historical society, which is rehabilitating the house and doctor's office. A non-contributing carriage house, altered in 1940, is on the parcel.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:51:52.980226-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/01001564.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/01001564/b97e3a2c1c-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/01001564/b97e3a2c1c-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 2.0","author":"Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dr._John_Quincy_Howe_House_Dec_08.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 2.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dr._John_Quincy_Howe_House_Dec_08.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75320515","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dr._John_Quincy_Howe_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5304204"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/ontario-county/howe-dr-john-quincy-house-01001564/"}