North Main Street 140.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: Bonnie Parsons Organization: Pioneer Valley Planning Commission Date (month /year):
March, 2011 Assessor’s Number USGS Quad Area(s) Form Number 16D-23 Easthampton NTH.68 Town: Northampton Place: (neighborhood or village) Florence Address: 140 North Main Street Historic
Name: Nelson and Eleanor Ruiter House Uses: Present: Single-family residence Original: Single-family residence Date of Construction: 1906-1915 Source: Registry of Deeds and Directory
Style/Form: Colonial Revival Architect/Builder: Exterior Material: Foundation: brick Wall/Trim: vinyl Roof: asphalt Outbuildings/Secondary Structures: Garage Major Alterations (with
dates): Windows replaced, house sided, ca. 2005 Condition: good Moved: no | x | yes | | Date Acreage: Acreage: 0.755 acres Setting: This is a north-facing house whose land sloped down
on the southwest to the Mill River.
INVENTORY FORMB CONTINUATION SHEET [NORTHAMPTON] [140 NORTH MAIN STREET] MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION Area(s) Form No. 220MORRISSEY BOULEVARD, BOSTON,MASSACHUSETTS 02125 Continuation
sheet 1 NTH.68 ___ 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-and-a-half story house that is L-shaped in plan and has a wrap around porch that
crosses its north façade. Supported on Doric columns, the porch carries the bulk of the house’s Colonial Revival stylistic character. Its railing has square balusters. The wing of the
house on its east elevation at the first story level has a shallow, angled bay window with panels above its 1/1 replacement sash. The house’s sash has all been replaced with vinyl. The
eaves of the shallowly-pitched roof are wide; cornerboards and frieze are relatively narrow. The main block is two bays wide and the wing is three bays wide. The main entry is centered
on the wing. This house was not complex stylistically at the time of its construction and it has been well-maintained, although siding and replacement windows have obscured many of its
features. 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 1980: “This house was built early in the 20th century for Nelson and Eleanor Ruiter. Mr. Ruiter was employed by the Norwood Engineer Co. on
North Maple Street in Florence.” 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 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. 758-P. 440, 704-218,
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