15 Conz Street
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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
32C-119 Easthampton NTH.2145
Town: Northampton
Place: (neighborhood or village)
Address: 15 Conz Street
Historic Name: Charles T. Parsons House
Uses: Present: Commercial & office use
Original: Single Family home
Date of Construction: 1860-73
Source: Map & Atlas
Style/Form: Italianate
Architect/Builder:
Exterior Material:
Foundation: Brick
Wall/Trim: Brick
Roof: Unknown
Outbuildings/Secondary Structures:
-Series of connected buildings in rear.
Major Alterations (with dates):
- Vinyl windows
Condition: Good
Moved: no | x | yes | | Date
Acreage: 0.27 acres
Setting: House sits close to the busy Conz Street—a
major local and regional thoroughfare. Lot has a few trees
and shrubs. House among former single family homes that
have been converted into multi unit housing or for
commercial use.
INVENTORY FORM B CONTINUATION SHEET [NORTHAMPTON] [15 CONZ STREET]
MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION Area(s) Form No.
220 MORRISSEY BOULEVARD, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02125
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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 brick Italianate style home with flat roof. The house was quite modified during the 20th century as it
transitioned from a single family home to a place of business, but it still retains the basic form of its mid 19th century beginnings.
It has a two bay front façade with typical side hall entry. It features a projecting cornice and a wide, plain frieze. Many of the
original two over two sash windows are present but they are covered over by vinyl storm windows. The windows have cut
brownstone sills and lintels. The original door is no longer present. There is a two-story rear ell of lower height than the principal
block of the home.
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.
The Parsons family was the first to permanently settle on the west side of the Mill River along South Street. Lt. John Parsons
settled on the south side of the street just west of the bridge in 1696, the year of his marriage. The original homestead included
most of the upland known as Fort Hill. Conz Street originally was the path to the meadows west of the Mill River, known as the
Manhan Meadows. This street began to be developed early in the 19th century, with one of the first house-builders being Justice
Parsons. His homestead was on the western side of the street and included the present parcel. This house was most likely built
for his grandson Charles T. Parsons
Property owned by the E. & J. Cigar Company in 1980. Property currently owned by Powertenintwo LLC.
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. 237-P. 55, 68-294.
Antiquities, Historicals and Graduates of Northampton, S. Clark, 1882, pp .129-131.