Fruit Street 38.pdf
Follow Massachusetts Historical Commission Survey Manual instructions for completing this form. FORM B − BUILDING MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION MASSACHUSETTS ARCHIVES BUILDING
220MORRISSEY BOULEVARD BOSTON,MASSACHUSETTS 02125 Photograph Topographic or Assessor's Map Recorded by: Jayne Bernhard-Armington Organization: Pioneer Valley Planning Commission Date
(month /year): June, 2010 Assessor’s Number USGS Quad Area(s) Form Number 32C-127 Easthampton NTH.2146 Town: Northampton Place: (neighborhood or village) Address: 38 Fruit Street Historic
Name: Uses: Present: Two unit residence Original: Single family residence Date of Construction: c. 1830 Source: visual evidence Style/Form: Greek Revival Architect/Builder: Exterior
Material: Foundation: Stone Wall/Trim: Asbestos shingle Roof: Asphalt Outbuildings/Secondary Structures: One story, two bay garage, circa 1950s. Major Alterations (with dates): Asbestos
shingle siding Condition: Good Moved: no | x | yes | | Date Acreage: 0.25 acres Setting: House sits very close to the road on a quiet street. House among former single family homes that
have been converted into multi-unit residential buildings as well modern apartment buildings.
INVENTORY FORMB CONTINUATION SHEET [NORTHAMPTON] [38 FRUIT STREET] MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION Area(s) Form No. 220MORRISSEY BOULEVARD, BOSTON,MASSACHUSETTS 02125 Continuation
sheet 1 NTH.2146 ___ Recommended for listing in the National Register of Historic Places. If checked, you must attach a completed National Register Criteria Statement form. Use as much
space as necessary to complete the following entries, allowing text to flow onto additional continuation sheets. ARCHITECTURAL DESCRIPTION: Describe architectural features. Evaluate
the characteristics of this building in terms of other buildings within the community. This is a two story Greek Revival style home with pedimented front gable with heavy cornice. The
home is three bays wide and four bays deep with side hall front entry. Pilasters and a full entablature form a tall trabeated surround for the front entry. According to Form B of 1980,
“the transom, taller than usual, features a design motif which appears in several other Northampton residences (210 Elm St and 26 Union St.), raising the possibility of a single builder
or, perhaps, a craftsman who worked on all of the entranceways.” Windows on the home have been replaced from the original three over three to six over six sash. CHECK TO SEE IF 6/6 ARE
SOMEWHAT HISTORIC. A small one-story side wing extends from the northeast elevation of thee home. Asbestos shingle siding was put on the home in the 20th century. The house rests on
a stone foundation and is topped by an asphalt shingle roof. HISTORICAL NARRATIVE Discuss the history of the building. Explain its associations with local (or state) history. Include
uses of the building, and the role(s) the owners/occupants played within the community. From Form B of 1975: “This house was built in the late 1820s and was first used as a rental property.
Fruit Street was described as a “new road lately opened by Daniel Stebbins” in 1828. Thus, this is one of the first houses constructed on the street. Fruit Street and Conz Street were
opened off of South St in the mid the 1820's. These were the first streets to be developed off of South Street and along with Union and Cherry Streets, which were opened off of Market
Street, represent the first major subdivisions in Northampton center. Locharles Remas has owned the property since before 1975. BIBLIOGRAPHY and/or REFERENCES Beers, F. W. County Atlas
of Hampshire Massachusetts, New York, 1873. Hales, John G. Plan of the Town or Northampton in the County of Hampshire, 1831. Miller, D. L. Atlas of the City of Northampton and Town of
Easthampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, Philadelphia, 1895. Walker, George H. and Company. Atlas of Northampton City, Massachusetts, Boston, 1884. Walling, Henry F. Map of Hampshire
County, Massachusetts, New York, 1860. Registry of Deeds: Bk. 294-P. 138, 170-33, 155-112, 87-133, 87-132, 62-275, 59-603, 57-421.