The Clapp House

	The Clapp House - Quick Facts
HSP Category	Building
Period	1753
HSP Style	Colonial
Construction	Wood
No. Stories	Two
Notable Features	Ebenezer Clapp was the Original Owner
Original Use	Private Home
Present Use	Current Owner is the Betty Allen Chapter, NSDAR

Historical Significance

The beautiful house, now the home of Betty Allen Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, is a notable example of early New England architecture, with its fine paneling, fireplaces, and unusually handsome, carved stairway copied from the pulpit staircase in Kings Chapel, Boston.

Ebenezer Clapp built the house about 1753 when he and his wife, Catherine (Catlin) Clapp moved to Northampton. Four generations of the Clapp family occupied the house. When Miss Harriet Clapp died in 1920, Karl S. Putnam purchased it and restored it to its original Colonial character.

Betty Allen Chapter DAR purchased the house from Mr. Putnam on April 7, 1926. The house was dedicated, and the first meeting was held in it, on October 15, 1926.

Historical Designations

National Historic District

Funding

By The Betty Allen Chapter, NSDAR

Physical Condition

Property: Preserve

Tourism

Open to Public
Family Friendly

Acknowledgement:

Restoration and Maintenance

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Units Overseas

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