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Full_West_Street_Inventory_Small WEST STREET NEIGHBORHOOD DESIGN STUDY: Existing Conditions Inventory Pioneer Valley Planning Commission West Street Neighborhood Existing Conditions Inventory Pioneer Valley Planning Commission Map ID Architectural Style Additional Description Setback (ft) Street Height (ft) Roof Height (ft) Lot Size (acres) Notes 1 High Victorian Gothic Smith Administrative Buildings, 19th Century 115 100 60 -Prominent 100' tower, set back high on a hill overlooking town 2 High Victorian Gothic Smith Administrative Buildings, 19th Century 30 50 60 -Back of building faces Elm Street 3 High Victorian Gothic Smith Administrative Buildings /Classrooms 33 50 60 -4 Classical Revival Commercial Corner Building 0 20 15 0.24 Street height is taller here because façade is 20' while flat roof is 30'. Also includes Southern Colonial elements (i.e. gables, end chimneys) 5 Contemporary Green Street 0 15 15 -6 Contemporary Green Street, Small Building, Flat Roof 0 15 15 0.07 7 Art Deco Green Street, Small Building 10 23 23 -8 Queen Anne Green Street 0 40 40 0.15 Tower is 40', seen prominantly from front 9 Queen Anne Green Street 0 30 40 0.12 10 Utilitarian & Queen Anne Green Street, Queen Anne at Rear 0 20 40 0.12 Big height difference because built a boxy 20' business addition to the original house 11 Modern Ford Science & Engineering Building 10 45 60 1.48 12 Greek Revival 20 20 30 0.16 13 Second Empire French Second Empire 25 20 40 0.09 14 Colonial Revival 5 20 35 0.16 15 Colonial Revival 2 40 50 0.15 16 Colonial Revival 15 30 45 0.13 17 Colonial Revival 20 30 45 0.14 18 Italianate Late, Very Pretty 30 20 30 0.34 19 Eclectic/Craftsman Early 1900s, Stucco 120 20 30 -Street height facing new Smith construction street.Used to face West Street with 120' setback, setback about 25' from new Smith access road 20 Modern 1950s L-Shaped Apartment Building, No Street Wall 75 25 30 0.58 Elevated from street, parking lot next to street, interrupts street rhythm, 35' and 115' setbacks for the two buildings, took the average 21 Colonial Revival /Queen Anne House is Colonial Revival, Porch is Queen Anne 20 30 35 0.23 22 Colonial Revival Large 5 30 35 -23 Colonial Revival 0 35 35 0.24 24 Mission Small 5 20 20 0.07 25 Colonial Revival Four Square Subtype 7 30 35 0.10 26 Craftsman 7 25 30 0.10 27 Italianate Cottage, Cute 30 20 20 0.15 28 0.18 29 Craftsman 15 20 30 0.10 30 Colonial Revival 5 30 30 0.09 31 Colonial Revival 33 35 35 0.18 32 Colonial Revival 5 35 35 0.08 33 No Style Gable and Wing Form, Somewhat Hidden 20 25 30 0.11 34 Colonial Revival Corner Building, Mixed Craftstman /Colonial Revival 15 30 30 0.11 Setback 10' to Belmont, 20' to Green, took the average 35 Alterned Colonial Revival Corner Building 30 30 30 0.16 36 Queen Anne Heavily Modified 5 30 35 0.17 37 Mixed Colonial Revival/Queen Anne Transitional Style 10 30 35 0.23 Page 1 West Street Inventory 38 Colonial Revival 10 30 30 0.17 39 Queen Anne 5 25 25 0.13 40 Colonial /Federal Revival Smith Building NA 40 80 -No setback noted because this building is not oriented to the street 41 Queen Anne /Colonial Revival Last house on Green St, Across from Bike Path 20 25 30 0.44 42 Gothic Revival Identical to #43, Closer to Original Condition 10 30 30 0.20 43 Gothic Revival Identifcal to #42, Lost Some of its Trim 15 30 30 0.12 44 Queen Anne Nice! 17 30 30 0.19 45 Greek Revival Late Greek Revival 15 25 25 0.23 46 Colonial Revival 25 30 35 0.43 Potential additional commercial /connection to greenway 47 Modern Smith Parking Garage 25 50 45 1.72 Street height is taller here because little tower is 50' while garage roof is 40'. 48 Greek Revival Smith Administrative Building, Nice 75 30 35 -49 Romanesque Revival Forbes Library, Renaissance Revival 130 60 70 3.48 50 Georgian Revival Georgian Classical Revival 15 35 40 0.41 51 Queen Anne Church Converted to Residential Building 40 60 40 0.32 Tower 60', prominent Notes Notes Street heights, roof heights and setbacks approximated using Pictometry measurements Architectural Style identified by Bonnie Parsons, Historical Preservation Planner Lot Sizes identified using ArcGIS Setbacks measured from edge of sidewalk to nearest building structure, including decks, stairs or porches Setbacks measured from dominant direction building faces, including West or Green where possible, used average setback distance where noted Lot Sizes for some Smith College campus properties not included, due to very lot large sizes or irregular lot configurations Additional notes based on site visits and observations from electronic analysis oriols, elles Recommendations for additions/design modifications: In general, solid brick, slate, keep scale depending on structure type. For Colonial Revivals, use volume pieces, gables, porches trim, Page 2 West Street Inventory West Street Neighborhood Existing Conditions Inventory Pioneer Valley Planning Commission Summary Statistics Street Height Range (ft) 15-100 Street Height Mean (ft) 35 Street Height Median (ft) 38 Street Height Mode (ft) 30 Roof Height Range (ft) 15-80 Roof Height Mean (ft) 39 Roof Height Median (ft) 40 Roof Height Mode (ft) 30 Lot Size Range (acres) .07-.58 Lot Size Mean (acres) 0.19 Lot Size Median (acres) 0.16 Lot size Modes (acres) .1, .12, .15, .16 & .23 Page 3 West Street Inventory