Phillips/Holcomb/Ely Farmstead

The house sits near the site of the original John Phillip's house.

John Phillips probably built the original stone wing of this house in the mid-18th century to replace an earlier, possibly temporary structure. This house remained in the Phillips family until about the 1850s.

On the 1849 map the house is shown as owned by J. Holcomb and on the 1860 map by his heirs. The 1875 map indicates ownership by the heirs of J. Ely and in 1903 it is shown as owned by a J. Ely.

The Phillips/Holcomb/Ely farmstead as it appeared in 1900, the period portrayed by the Howell Living History Farm. The original stone wing of the farmhouse is the extension closest to the camera. Pleasant Valley Road is shown on the right.