{"nrhp_refnum":"83001656","name":"Thompson, Henry Dwight, House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"29 Wood St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Westfield","county":"Chautauqua County","state":"NY","lat":42.31678397100006,"lon":-79.56909643999995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1983-09-26","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story, L-shaped frame farmhouse at 29 Wood Street in the village of Westfield, Chautauqua County, New York, built in 1869 for grape farmer Henry Dwight Thompson on a 2.2-acre lot.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is architecturally significant as an intact surviving frame Victorian residence in Westfield. It shows fine detailing at the windows, doors and porch, and is an excellent example of applied ornament, formal detailing and plan in a modestly scaled mid-nineteenth century vernacular farmhouse. It has also remained in the same family since it was built.","narrative":"Built in 1869 at 29 Wood Street in Westfield, this two-story, L-shaped frame farmhouse was constructed for Henry Dwight Thompson, a prominent local grape farmer. It has a cross gable roof and clapboard siding. The three-bay south facade has a side entrance, and each bay holds a pair of tall, narrow, round-headed windows under a semi-elliptical wooden surround, flanked by round-arched louvered shutters. A one-story veranda wraps the front and west sides, and its bracketed posts are said by tradition to have hand-carved bases. A one-story rear addition was added in 1926. Inside, oak and walnut woodwork survives intact. The house is valued as a well-preserved example of a Victorian frame residence in the village, with unusually fine window, door and porch details and a skillful use of applied ornament in a modest mid-nineteenth century vernacular farmhouse. It has remained in the Thompson family since it was built and still serves as a home, set on a 2.2-acre lot in a sparsely settled neighborhood.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Architect: Mr. Sylvester; Builder: Henry Dwight Thompson","architectural_style":"Victorian frame residence; vernacular farmhouse","criteria":[],"status_note":"In use as a residence, as it was originally; described as well preserved with intact interior woodwork.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:41.422989-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/83001656.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/83001656/a759ad47b8-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/83001656/a759ad47b8-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Pubdog","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Henry_Dwight_Thompson_House_Westfield_NY_Jul_12.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Pubdog</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Henry_Dwight_Thompson_House_Westfield_NY_Jul_12.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75312238","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Dwight_Thompson_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14706344"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/chautauqua-county/thompson-henry-dwight-house-83001656/"}