Facchina House (Site)

These coordinates mark the exact spot where the house used to be until it was torn down in 2010. No remains are visible here.


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Here follows an excerpt from the Fall 2013 edition of the "Franconia Legacies" newsletter published by the Franconia Museum:

THE FACCHINA FAMILY
An article published in the Springfield-Franconia Lions Club Directory about 1957 stated that Francis Triplett, a member of Col. George Washington’s regiment in the French and Indian War of 1756, left his land to his son, Walter, whose family later sold the property to a man named Facchina. This 147 acre tract was on Franconia Road where Edison High School now stands, extending east to the Rose Hill Dairy Farm which Victor Facchina eventually bought in 1914 from Mr. Triplett. Later, Uncle John and he formed a partnership of the property and in 1926 ran a dairy farm, which was lost during the Depression years. A Dr. Yates was the original occupant of the ten-room frame house which they believe he was renting. He held his practice in the big part of the house; had a room for his pharmacy and another room set-up to deliver babies. This house had two gunshot holes, one in the wall and another in the fireplace, remnants of the Civil War. There was a trap door above the kitchen that was used to hide prisoners. The frame house was eventually replaced by Elizabeth with a brick rambler in 1958 and still stands behind Edison High School on the exact spot of the original house and has been used as Adult Education and Cosmetology classrooms. Victor died in 1936.

Editor’s Note: The Facchina House which became known as the Edison House was torn down in 2010 as part of the major reconstruction of Edison completed. The house was also used for special needs students at one point and during the mid to late 1970’s for food preparation for the football concession stands during
football season for the Edison Boosters.