Capt. Elisha Phelps House
The Captain Elisha Phelps House, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, was built by David Phelps in 1711. His son Elisha Phelps received the land from his father and expanded the house in 1771. Elisha Phelps along with his brother Noah Phelps and others took part in the capture of Fort Ticonderoga in 1775. Capt. Phelps was appointed as commissary of the Northern Department by the Continental Congress.
The house was used as hotel named the Canal Hotel, after the war of 1812. It is located along what was the New Haven and Northampton Canal line.
Read more about Capt. Elisha Phelps House: Family Life, Phelps Tavern Museum
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