Bray-Hoadley House (1873)
The house at 9 Park Street in Florence (Northampton) was built circa 1871-1873 for Eliphalet Bray, a lather (lathe machinist), and his wife Sarah C. Tilton Bray. In the 1880s, the house was home to George Hoadley, principal of Florence High School.
I grew up in this house. The previous owner was a State Senator who had a phobia about house fires. He removed the chimney between the front and back sitting rooms (a subsequent owner made them into one large room.) he also added on the two-car garage, large enough to fit his Imperials.