Architect Pratt, W.F., & Son Added to NRHP September 12, 1996 | NRHP Reference # 96000950 | |
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Location Easthampton, Massachusetts Architectural style Shingle Style, Queen Anne | ||
The Town Farm is a historic poor farm at 75 Oliver Street in Easthampton, Massachusetts. It was established in 1890 as an inexpensive way to provide for the town's indigent population. The main building was built in a manner typical of earlier Greek Revival poorhouses: a central five-bay 2.5 story main block was flanked by residential wings. This structure, however, includes Craftsman and Queen Anne details more typical of the late 19th century. The building exterior has only received modest alterations since its construction, the most notable being an addition to the west wing made by the Works Progress Administration in the 1930s.
The facility was operated as a farm until 1955, at which time the town sold of the agricultural equipment of the farm, and leased the agricultural land to local farmers. In 1974 the facility was formally named the "Town Lodging House". The town resisted an effort to bring the facility under state control in 1986; it remains the only facility of its type under local control in the state.
The property was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.