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Nixon Homestead

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Nixon Homestead, July 2012
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Location 119 W. Main St., Westfield, New York
Coordinates 42°19′3″N79°35′5″W / 42.31750°N 79.58472°W / 42.31750; -79.58472 Coordinates: 42°19′3″N79°35′5″W / 42.31750°N 79.58472°W / 42.31750; -79.58472
Area 1.8 acres (0.73 ha)
Built 1856
Architectural style Colonial Revival, Queen Anne
MPS Westfield Village MRA
NRHP reference # 83001654 [1]
Added to NRHP September 26, 1983

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.

Westfield (village), New York Village in New York, United States

Westfield is a village in Chautauqua County, New York, United States. The population was 3,224 at the 2010 census. The village lies within the town of Westfield in the northern part of the county.

Chautauqua County, New York County in the United States

Chautauqua County is the westernmost county in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 134,905. Its county seat is Mayville, and its largest city is Jamestown. Its name is believed to be the lone surviving remnant of the Erie language, a tongue lost in the Beaver Wars; its meaning is unknown and a subject of speculation. The county was created in 1808 and organized in 1811.

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]

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Queen Anne style architecture in the United States architectural style during Victorian Era

In the United States, Queen Anne-style architecture was popular from roughly 1880 to 1910. "Queen Anne" was one of a number of popular architectural styles to emerge during the Victorian era. Within the Victorian era timeline, Queen Anne style followed the Stick style and preceded the Richardsonian Romanesque and Shingle styles.

Colonial Revival architecture

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It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. [1]

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