Historic Name

Philetus Glass House

Address

101 Freeport Rd

Municipality

North East Township

Tax Parcel

37006006004100

Historic District

Classification

Class 3 (Definitions of Classes)

State Key Number

807568

Historic Function

Domestic - single dwelling

Style

Federal

Built

1835

Architect

Horatio Churchill

Builder

Barn Type on property

Last Entry Update

5/21/2015

This house was constructed in 1835 by Horatio Churchill and was immediately sold to Philetus Glass. Glass was reportedly active in he underground railroad and it is apparent that Freeport Beach was utilized in some manner to accommodate slaves who were attempting to reach Canada. The house was later owned by Theodore Sprague, a prominent citizen of North East Township, who used the house and nearby frame building, built in 1905, as a summer hotel for the fishing village of Freeport. At Freeport near the mouth of the Sixteen Mile Creek, is the site of the first iron foundry in Erie County, founded by Philetus Glass. This area is also known for having the first road opened by the American after the peace with England. the road, opened by Judah Colt, in 1797, reached from Freeport at the mouth of Sixteen Mile Creek, south to Colt Station, near Greenfield.

Sources: Erie County Historical and Architectural Preservation Plan, Erie Metropolitan Planning Department, June 1976 Northwest Institute of Research, Historic Survey 1982

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