Godfrey Nims House, Old Deerfield Street & Memorial Road, Deerfield, Franklin County, MA
Summary
Significance: This structure was the house of an early settler, ancestor of all of the Nims in the United States. Post Office kept here from 1816-1831. / Built early in the eighteenth century for Godfrey Nims, a cordwainer, this unpretentious house is a rare extant example of its kind in Deerfield. Exterior walls of the main portion retain their brick and clay nogging. It is now owned and occupied by Deerfield Academy.
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-182
Survey number: HABS MA-647
Building/structure dates: ca. 1710 Initial Construction
Tags
Date
1933 - 1970
Contributors
Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
Location
Deerfield (Mass.), 42.54328, -72.60331
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
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