300 A Elm 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: Bonnie Parsons
Organization: Pioneer Valley Planning Commission
Date (month / year): March, 2010
Assessor’s Number USGS Quad Area(s) Form Number
31A-328 Easthampton NTH.589
Town: Northampton
Place: (neighborhood or village)
Address: 300 A Elm Street
Historic Name: Frederick Macomber Carriage Barn
Uses: Present: Two-family residence
Original: Carriage Barn
Date of Construction: ca. 1890-1895
Source: 1895 atlas
Style/Form: altered Colonial Revival
Architect/Builder:
Exterior Material:
Foundation: brick
Wall/Trim: clapboards, shingles
Roof: asphalt shingles
Outbuildings/Secondary Structures:
Major Alterations (with dates):
1940 converted to housing
Condition: good
Moved: no | x | yes | | Date
Acreage: 0.134 acres
Setting: This property is set back from the street in the
typical location of a carriage barn.
INVENTORY FORM B CONTINUATION SHEET [NORTHAMPTON ] [300A ELM STREET]
MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION Area(s) Form No.
220 MORRISSEY BOULEVARD, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02125
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NTH.589
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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 one of a substantial number of carriage barns remaining with their homes on Elm Street and dating from the late 19th to
early 20th century. It is one of the few converted to a two-family house. The two-story building has a hipped roof with a front,
two-and-a-half story, cross-gable and a one-story wing on the west. Adjacent to the cross-gable is a three-sided bay window
with 6/6 and 8/8 sash. The two-bay, front-gable section has a pair of entries on its north elevation and pairs of 6/6 sash windows
in the second bay. A Colonial Revival style oval oculus window is in its gable field. The first story of the building is clapboard
and the second story is shingled, which probably represents the original siding.
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 1977: “The property at 300 Elm Street was purchased by Harvey Antil in 1939. Antil converted the large barn
on the property into a two family dwelling. In 1973, he sold the house at 300 and the front half of the lot, retaining access to Elm
Street. In approximately 1950, he put a small addition on the building.”
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.
Register of Deeds: Bk. 933 p. 198 1939