Monson Center in Hampden County, Massachusetts — The American Northeast (New England)
Jacob Thompson House
1812
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, September 30, 2024
1. Jacob Thompson House Marker
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Architecture. In addition, it is included in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1812.
Location. 42° 6.525′ N, 72° 18.988′ W. Marker is in Monson, Massachusetts, in Hampden County. It is in Monson Center. It is at the intersection of Main Street and Thompson Street, on the right when traveling south on Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 7 Main St, Monson MA 01057, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Massachusetts’ Knowledge Corridor, in Pioneer Valley, and in Greater Springfield. It is also in the American Northeast and in New England. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Memorial Hall (approx. 0.8 miles away); Monson, MA War Memorial (approx. 0.8 miles away); Civilian Conservation Corps (1933-1941) (approx. 2.4 miles away); Washington Park (approx. 4 miles away); Gen. Henry Knox Trail (approx. 4 miles away); George Washington Memorial Highway (approx. 4 miles away); This Bell (approx. 5.6 miles away); First Meetinghouse Bell (approx. 5.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Monson.
Regarding Jacob Thompson House. Excerpts from the National Register nomination:
The Jacob Thompson House isa well-preserved example of a Federal or Neoclassical mansion house of the early 19th century, demonstrating the refined taste that characterized residences built in the emerging rural villages of this critical period in New Englands landscape history.
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The first owner of the property was a prosperous farmer, attorney, and justice of the peace, eager to demonstrate his wealth and culture with an important house in the expanding center village of Monson. The house and its lot formed the core of the familys larger holdings in town, including their barn across the street (not extant) and extensive outlying acreage that may have reached 200 acres. The period of significance is ca. 18121813, the date of the houses construction.
Also see . . . Jacob Thompson House (PDF). National Register nomination for the house, which was listed in 2020. (Prepared by Claire W. Dempsey, John D. Clemson, Myron O. Stachiw and Betsy Friedberg; via Massachusetts Historical Commission) (Submitted on November 3, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, September 30, 2024
2. Jacob Thompson House Marker
It is now a museum and the home of the Monson Historical Society.
Credits. This page was last revised on November 3, 2024. It was originally submitted on November 3, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 204 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 3, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
