Dr. John Quincy Howe House

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Location66 Main St., Phelps, New York
Coordinates42°57′26″N 77°3′22″W / 42.95722°N 77.05611°W / 42.95722; -77.05611
Arealess than one acre
Built1869 (1869)
Dr. John Quincy Howe House
Dr. John Quincy Howe House, December 2008
Dr. John Quincy Howe House is located in New York
Dr. John Quincy Howe House
Dr. John Quincy Howe House is located in the United States
Dr. John Quincy Howe House
Location66 Main St., Phelps, New York
Coordinates42°57′26″N 77°3′22″W / 42.95722°N 77.05611°W / 42.95722; -77.05611
Arealess than one acre
Built1869 (1869)
Built byBarlow, Moses
Architectural styleSecond Empire
NRHP reference No.01001564[1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 5, 2002

The Dr. John Quincy Howe House is a notable house located in Phelps, New York. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the house is thought to be the only house in the state of New York with a two-story privy and the only house in the United States with a two-story brick privy.[2]:3,7

The house is owned by the Phelps Community Historical Society and is operated as a museum.

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