71 Columbus Avenue
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FORM B − BUILDING
MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION
MASSACHUSETTS ARCHIVES BUILDING
220 MORRISSEY BOULEVARD
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02125
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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
38B-152 Easthampton NTH.1053
Town: Northampton
Place: (neighborhood or village)
Address: 71 Columbus Avenue
Historic Name: Samuel & Jessie A. Cook
Uses: Present: Single family
Original: Single family
Date of Construction: 1905-1915
Source: Registry of Deeds & Atlas
Style/Form: Prairie / Four Square
Architect/Builder:
Exterior Material:
Foundation: Brick
Wall/Trim: Stucco & shingle
Roof: Asphalt
Outbuildings/Secondary Structures:
Major Alterations (with dates):
Condition: Good
Moved: no | x | yes | | Date
Acreage: 0.134 acres
Setting: House among other large single family or former
single family homes in a well-established residential
neighborhood of turn-of-the century homes, which contains
mature trees throughout.
INVENTORY FORM B CONTINUATION SHEET [NORTHAMPTON] [71 COLUMBUS AVE]
MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION Area(s) Form No.
220 MORRISSEY BOULEVARD, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02125
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NTH 1053
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ARCHITECTURAL DESCRIPTION:
Describe architectural features. Evaluate the characteristics of this building in terms of other buildings within the community.
This is a two-story American Four Square home in the Prairie style, which was not as prevalent as Queen Anne and Colonial
Revival variations of the Four Square in this neighborhood. Characteristic of the Prairie style, this house has a low-pitched
hipped roof with wide overhanging eaves and façade detailing that emphasizes vertical and horizontal lines. Less characteristic
of the Prairie style is the use of use of exposed rafters, which was more prevalent on Craftsman style homes. This house has an
asymmetrical front façade with two paired six over one sash windows on the upper story and a triple window with six over one
sash on the first story. A one story screened porch that wraps around to the eastern elevation covers the other half of the front
façade. The screened porch has a flat roof, square columns in pairs or triples, a balustrade of square balusters, and a lattice
apron. Windows on the home are in pairs or in bands of three and are six over one sash. A brick chimney sits at the center of the
home. This home includes a two bay one-story garage that is attached to the home’s rear eastern elevation.
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: “Samuel and Jessie Cook bought lots 23 and 25 of Columbus Ave subdivision in 1905, and by 1915 were
living in this house. In 1905, Mr. Cook was listed as superintendant of the Northampton Electric Light Company, while in 1915 he
is listed as a contracting electrician.”
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.