The S.T. Thompson house still stands at 440 S. Phelan Ave. When Samuel built the house in 1907, it was described in The State Herald as an eight-room house, “conveniently planned, neatly finished and supplied with a good heating plant.” The family moved to Holyoke in 1901, and Samuel served as mayor from 1908-1909 while in partnership with G.L. King in the Thompson & King lumber yard until 1910. The family is pictured on the front porch in 1909 — Samuel, Gladys (Crowner), Lizzie, Elizabeth (Drescher) and Frances (Starbuck). — Source: Susanne Drescher
Peekin’ into the past
Five Years Ago
Oct. 27, 2016
Holyoke City Council approved a wage increase for the Holyoke Police Department at the Oct. 18 meeting.
