HISTORY
37 George Street is an 1896 Colonial Revival Style house designed by architect Frederick Newman for his own home. Newman was the architect for the Court Square Building on Elm Street, the Chicopee Bank Building at Main and Elm Streets, and the Fuller Block at Main and Bridge Streets. Over the years, the house became a lodging house but was restored to its former glory in the 1970s.
37 George Street in 1939
Frederick Newman House
THREAT
The house was sold in 2006 to a new owner who lacked the ability to maintain the property, which was then damaged by the 2011 tornado. Subsequently, it went through a bank foreclosure, during which point it was abandoned and was victim of vandalism to its architectural details. The home was purchased and occupied in 2017, but experienced a devastating fire in May 2025. It is now in imminent danger of falling into disrepair and poses a serious health and safety hazard in the neighborhood.
REUSE
The Newman House, once restored, could again be a grand single-family residence or a bed and breakfast.