Gilbert Farmstead House - West Springfield, MA
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N 42° 05.472 W 072° 37.265
18T E 696740 N 4662640
The Gilbert Farmstead House one of nine buildings of Storrowton Village Museum. It was moved from West Brookfield, MA to the Storrowton Village Museum on the grounds of the Eastern States Exposition located at 1305 Memorial Ave. West Springfield, MA
Waymark Code: WM1173R
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 08/29/2019
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The Gilbert Farmstead House was the first building that was purchased, disassembled, and moved to the Storrowton Village Museum by Helen O. Storrow in 1927. The Gilbert Farmstead House was originally built in West Brookfield, MA. by Levi and Peletiah Gilbert in 1794.
The square farmstead building is a symmetrical two stories high structure that is five bays wide on the front with nine stes of pained glass windows and three bays wide on the sides with six sets of pained glass windows. The farmhouse features a central brick chimney. The front has a white picket fence. Its construction is typical of the farmhouses of late 18th century with hand hewn timbers, wrought iron nails and hardware, and wide plank wooden floors.
Original Location: N 42° 14.093 W 072° 08.542
How it was moved: Disassembled
Type of move: City to City
Building Status: Museum
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