South Street 242.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): April 2011 Assessor’s Number USGS Quad Area(s) Form Number 38B-269 Easthampton NTH.1073 Town: Northampton Place: (neighborhood or village) Address: 242 South Street Historic
Name: Charles A. Pierson House Uses: Present: Single-family residence Original: Single-family residence Date of Construction: 1860-1868 Source: Map and Directory Style/Form: Late Gothic
Revival Architect/Builder: Exterior Material: Foundation: Brick Wall/Trim: Clapboard Roof: Asphalt Outbuildings/Secondary Structures: Front gable barn Major Alterations (with dates):
Side porch enclosed (post 1980) Condition: Good Moved: no | x | yes | | Date Acreage: 0.162 acre Setting: House sits in a residential neighborhood of former single family homes that
have been converted to buildings with two or more residential units.
INVENTORY FORMB CONTINUATION SHEET [NORTHAMPTON] [242 SOUTH STREET] MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION Area(s) Form No. 220MORRISSEY BOULEVARD, BOSTON,MASSACHUSETTS 02125 Continuation
sheet 1 NTH.1073 __X_ 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 simple two story late Gothic Revival style home with a steeply pitched front gable roof.
One the northern elevation, there is a shallow two-story wing to form an “L” shaped plan. The main block of the house is three bays wide and two bays deep. Covering the front entry is
a projecting gable that is supported by braces. On the southern side of the house, there is a small small one-story bay beneath a small wall gable and there is also a blind window. On
the northern elevation of the home, there is a small one story side porch that was built in the early 20th century, but was completely enclosed after 1980. Windows on the home are one
over one replacement sash with projecting lintels. The property includes a two bay barn with double leaf doors on hinges. 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 originally
built during the 1860’s by Charles A. Pierson, a local carpenter. In 1894, the ‘Home for Aged and Infirm Women in Northampton’ located in the house next east, purchased this home and
lot to serve as a residence for the Home’s janitor and family.” BIBLIOGRAPHY and/or REFERENCES Beers, F. W. County Atlas of Hampshire Massachusetts, New York, 1873. Hales, John G. Plan
of the 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.