28 Fifth 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: Bonnie Parsons
Organization: Pioneer Valley Planning Commission
Date (month / year): March, 2010
Assessor’s Number USGS Quad Area(s) Form Number
24C-107 Easthampton NTH.302
Town: Northampton
Place: (neighborhood or village)
Address: 28 Fifth Avenue
Historic Name:
Uses: Present: Single-family residence
Original: Single-family residence
Date of Construction: 1922-1930
Source: Directories
Style/Form: no style
Architect/Builder:
Exterior Material:
Foundation: stone/concrete
Wall/Trim: vinyl
Roof: asphalt shingles
Outbuildings/Secondary Structures:
Major Alterations (with dates):
East addition, ca. 1950.
Condition: good
Moved: no | x | yes | | Date
Acreage: 0.063 acres
Setting: Building is surrounded by high hedges, blocking
its view from the street.
INVENTORY FORM B CONTINUATION SHEET [NORTHAMPTON ] [28 FIFTH AVENUE]
MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION Area(s) Form No.
220 MORRISSEY BOULEVARD, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02125
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NTH.302
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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 one-and-a-half story house that is gable-and-wing in form. The gable section is two bays wide and the wing is two bays
wide and one deep with a polygonal bay on its west elevation under a polygonal roof. In the angle between the two sections is a
shed roof porch. A small addition on the east rests on concrete block foundations. Now vinyl-sided, the small house has little
architectural detailing to help identify its age and original appearance.
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: “Fifth Avenue was laid out between Franklin and Massasoit Streets in 1899. The southern corner of Fifth
Avenue and Massasoit Street had a triangular lot and wasn’t developed until the mid 1920’s. At that time, this small cottage was
fitted to the lot. The first known owner and occupant was Patrick Grogan, a fireman for Butler and Ullman’s greenhouses, which
were located on the other side of Massasoit Street.”
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. 547- P. 190