diff --git a/singer_sdk/contrib/filesystem/base.py b/singer_sdk/contrib/filesystem/base.py
index 09a9ddb191..cbf8f93f3f 100644
--- a/singer_sdk/contrib/filesystem/base.py
+++ b/singer_sdk/contrib/filesystem/base.py
@@ -5,16 +5,15 @@
 import abc
 import typing as t
 
+if t.TYPE_CHECKING:
+    import datetime
+
 __all__ = ["AbstractDirectory", "AbstractFile", "AbstractFileSystem"]
 
 
 class AbstractFile(abc.ABC):
     """Abstract class for file operations."""
 
-    @abc.abstractmethod
-    def read(self, size: int = -1) -> str:
-        """Read the file contents."""
-
     def read_text(self) -> str:
         """Read the entire file as text.
 
@@ -23,6 +22,20 @@ def read_text(self) -> str:
         """
         return self.read()
 
+    @abc.abstractmethod
+    def read(self, size: int = -1) -> str:
+        """Read the file contents."""
+
+    @property
+    def creation_time(self) -> datetime.datetime:
+        """Get the creation time of the file."""
+        raise NotImplementedError
+
+    @property
+    def modified_time(self) -> datetime.datetime:
+        """Get the last modified time of the file."""
+        raise NotImplementedError
+
 
 _F = t.TypeVar("_F")
 _D = t.TypeVar("_D")
diff --git a/singer_sdk/contrib/filesystem/local.py b/singer_sdk/contrib/filesystem/local.py
index 5abc44272d..2ad9936278 100644
--- a/singer_sdk/contrib/filesystem/local.py
+++ b/singer_sdk/contrib/filesystem/local.py
@@ -2,8 +2,9 @@
 
 from __future__ import annotations
 
-import pathlib
 import typing as t
+from datetime import datetime
+from pathlib import Path
 
 from singer_sdk.contrib.filesystem import base
 
@@ -13,10 +14,10 @@
 class LocalFile(base.AbstractFile):
     """Local file operations."""
 
-    def __init__(self, filepath: str | pathlib.Path):
+    def __init__(self, filepath: str | Path):
         """Create a new LocalFile instance."""
         self._filepath = filepath
-        self.path = pathlib.Path(self._filepath).absolute()
+        self.path = Path(self._filepath).absolute()
 
     def __repr__(self) -> str:
         """A string representation of the LocalFile.
@@ -38,14 +39,36 @@ def read(self, size: int = -1) -> str:
         with self.path.open("r") as file:
             return file.read(size)
 
+    @property
+    def creation_time(self) -> datetime:
+        """Get the creation time of the file.
+
+        Returns:
+            The creation time of the file.
+        """
+        stat = self.path.stat()
+        try:
+            return datetime.fromtimestamp(stat.st_birthtime).astimezone()
+        except AttributeError:
+            return datetime.fromtimestamp(stat.st_ctime).astimezone()
+
+    @property
+    def modified_time(self) -> datetime:
+        """Get the last modified time of the file.
+
+        Returns:
+            The last modified time of the file.
+        """
+        return datetime.fromtimestamp(self.path.stat().st_mtime).astimezone()
+
 
 class LocalDirectory(base.AbstractDirectory[LocalFile]):
     """Local directory operations."""
 
-    def __init__(self, dirpath: str | pathlib.Path):
+    def __init__(self, dirpath: str | Path):
         """Create a new LocalDirectory instance."""
         self._dirpath = dirpath
-        self.path = pathlib.Path(self._dirpath).absolute()
+        self.path = Path(self._dirpath).absolute()
 
     def __repr__(self) -> str:
         """A string representation of the LocalDirectory.
diff --git a/tests/contrib/filesystem/test_local.py b/tests/contrib/filesystem/test_local.py
index a117c67a9a..0a2c574737 100644
--- a/tests/contrib/filesystem/test_local.py
+++ b/tests/contrib/filesystem/test_local.py
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
+import datetime
 import typing as t
+import unittest.mock
 
 from singer_sdk.contrib.filesystem import local
 
@@ -30,6 +32,36 @@ def test_file_read(tmp_path: pathlib.Path):
     assert file.read(3) == "Hel"
 
 
+def test_file_creation_time(tmp_path: pathlib.Path):
+    """Test getting the creation time of a file."""
+
+    path = tmp_path / "test.txt"
+    path.write_text("Hello, world!")
+
+    file = local.LocalFile(path)
+    assert isinstance(file.creation_time, datetime.datetime)
+
+    with unittest.mock.patch("pathlib.Path.stat") as mock_stat:
+        ts = 1704067200
+        mock_stat.return_value = unittest.mock.Mock(st_birthtime=ts, st_ctime=ts)
+        assert file.creation_time.timestamp() == ts
+
+
+def test_file_modified_time(tmp_path: pathlib.Path):
+    """Test getting the last modified time of a file."""
+
+    path = tmp_path / "test.txt"
+    path.write_text("Hello, world!")
+
+    file = local.LocalFile(path)
+    assert isinstance(file.modified_time, datetime.datetime)
+
+    with unittest.mock.patch("pathlib.Path.stat") as mock_stat:
+        ts = 1704067200
+        mock_stat.return_value = unittest.mock.Mock(st_mtime=ts)
+        assert file.modified_time.timestamp() == ts
+
+
 def test_directory_list_contents(tmp_path: pathlib.Path):
     """Test listing a directory."""