330 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): January, 2011
Assessor’s Number USGS Quad Area(s) Form Number
31A-002 Easthampton NTH.447
Town: Northampton
Place: (neighborhood or village)
Address: 330 Elm Street
Historic Name: A. B. Butler House
Uses: Present: Two-family residence
Original: Single-family residence
Date of Construction: ca. 1920
Source: Registry of Deeds, map of 1915
Style/Form: Colonial Revival
Architect/Builder:
Exterior Material:
Foundation: concrete
Wall/Trim: brick
Roof: slate
Outbuildings/Secondary Structures:
Major Alterations (with dates):
Condition: good
Moved: no | x | yes | | Date
Acreage: 0.551 acres
Setting: This house occupies a corner lot and faces north
on to Elm Street. Its lot is bordered by mature shrubbery.
INVENTORY FORM B CONTINUATION SHEET [NORTHAMPTON ] [330 Elm Street]
MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION Area(s) Form No.
220 MORRISSEY BOULEVARD, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02125
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NTH.447
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ARCHITECTURAL DESCRIPTION:
Describe architectural features. Evaluate the characteristics of this building in terms of other buildings within the community.
The Butler House is a two-and-a-half story brick house in the Colonial Revival style that was current during the 1920s. It is five
bays wide and two bays deep and - more like southern Colonial than New England Colonial houses - it has two end wall
chimneys. It has a two-and-a-half story ell on the south, and a two-and-a-half story wing on the west, together with a one-story,
screened porch on the east elevation of the south ell for a complex plan. The north façade of the house has a center entrance
with a semi-circular portico that is supported on Doric columns with respondent pilasters flanking the entry. The portico is
topped by a wrought iron balustrade. The entry has ¾ length sidelights. First story windows have limestone keystone in their
straight lintels and 6/6 sash. The 6/6 sash is used at the second story as well. The south ell has a row of arched windows at the
first story, which is relatively unconventional for this very traditional house. The east porch is supported on Doric columns and
has a wrought iron balustrade on its rooftop matching that of the portico.
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 the 1976 Form B, “ This brick residence was built for A. B. Butler on land at the corner of Elm and Vernon Streets. But ler
purchased the property from Elizabeth Pomeroy in 1919, at which time no structures were mentioned.”
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.