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Wilson Avenue 9.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-94 Easthampton NTH.2137 Town: Northampton Place: (neighborhood or village) Address: 9 Wilson Avenue Historic Name: Uses: Present: Single family residence Original: Single family residence Date of Construction: c. 1920 Source: Atlas & visual evidence Style/Form: Craftsman Architect/Builder: Exterior Material: Foundation: Stone Wall/Trim: Wood shingle Roof: Asphalt Outbuildings/Secondary Structures: Two bay one-story garage Major Alterations (with dates): Condition: Good Moved: no | | yes | | Date Acreage: 0.081 acres Setting: House sits on a corner lot at Wilson Ave and Conz Street. House fronts Wilson Street, which is a dead-end residential street. This area is comprised of single family homes or homes that were built as single-family homes and then converted to multi-family housing. INVENTORY FORMB CONTINUATION SHEET [NORTHAMPTON] [9WILSON AVENUE] MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION Area(s) Form No. 220MORRISSEY BOULEVARD, BOSTON,MASSACHUSETTS 02125 Continuation sheet 1 NTH.2137 ___ 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 Craftsman Style home with side gabled roof with overhanging eaves and exposed rafters. A distinguishing feature of the home is its large shed roof front dormer with triple window six over one sash and recessed front porch with uncut stone posts and high stone base. A shed roof oriel extends from the southwestern elevation of the home. Most windows have been replaced but have still kept the six over one or eight over one form. There is stone chimney in the center of the home. The house is sided with wood shingles and has a stone foundation that matches the porch and chimney. The roof is comprised of asphalt. The home has a one-story two bay garage comprised of pressed concrete and wood shingle. 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 does not appear on the 1915 atlas, but was probably built soon thereafter.” 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.