22 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-95 Easthampton NTH.2138
Town: Northampton
Place: (neighborhood or village)
Address: 22 Conz Street
Historic Name: Seth Hunt House
Uses: Present: Two-family residence
Original: Single Family Home
Date of Construction: 1845-1866
Source: Registry of Deeds
Style/Form: Gothic Revival/Italianate
Architect/Builder:
Exterior Material:
Foundation: Brick
Wall/Trim: Aluminum
Roof: Metal
Outbuildings/Secondary Structures:
One bay garage
Major Alterations (with dates):
Replacement siding, windows
Condition: Good
Moved: no | | yes | | Date
Acreage: 0.36 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] [22 CONZ STREET]
MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION Area(s) Form No.
220 MORRISSEY BOULEVARD, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02125
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NTH.2138
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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 home under a flat roof. The house has been subject to aluminum siding, but it still retains the basic form of its
mid 19th century beginnings as well as features from both the Italianate and Gothic styles. Consistent with the Italianate style,
the house has wide overhanging eaves supported by paired brackets that connect directly to the façade, likely because the
frieze has been covered over. It is three bays wide with side hall entry. The entry portico is pedimented and rests on paired
Tuscan columns with plain capitals and bases. The narrow four over four windows are ornamented by trefoil tracery—a feature
of the Gothic style. Vinyl one over one storm windows partially cover this extant feature. A one-story side bay with flat roof on the
north elevation also features Gothic style bargeboard work. The original center chimney was removed after 1975. There is a two-
story rear ell followed by a one-story screened porch on the northeast elevation of the home. The property also includes a one
bay detached garage.
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 1975: “Seth Hunt obtained a half acre on Maple Street (now known as Conz Street) in 1845. Soon afterwards,
he had this house constructed. Seth Hunt was one of the prominent men in Northampton in the mid 19th century, serving as
president of the Connecticut River Railroad Company. During this period, he lived on Bridge Street. His second house on Bridge
Street was built for him in 1859 from designs of local architect William F. Pratt. The house at 22 Conz Street reminds one of
Pratt’s handiwork in its detailing, but is not thought to be one of his early designs.”
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. 918-P. 254, 766-43, 303-131, 232-328, 107-321 & 93-101