506 Florence Road
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FORM B − BUILDING
MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION
MASSACHUSETTS ARCHIVES BUILDING
220 MORRISSEY BOULEVARD
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02125
Photograph
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
30C-49 Easthampton NTH.445
Town: Northampton
Place: (neighborhood or village)
Address: 506 Florence Road
Historic Name:
Uses: Present: Single-family residence
Original: Single-family residence
Date of Construction: late 19th century
Source: visual evidence
Style/Form: no style
Architect/Builder:
Exterior Material:
Foundation: brick
Wall/Trim: vinyl
Roof: asphalt
Outbuildings/Secondary Structures:
Major Alterations (with dates):
Sided, windows altered ca. 1990
Condition: good/fair
Moved: no | x | yes | | Date
Acreage: 3.72 acres
Setting: This is a west-facing house on a busy
roadway. It is set back from the road.
INVENTORY FORM B CONTINUATION SHEET [NORTHAMPTON ] [506 FLORENCE ROAD]
MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION Area(s) Form No.
220 MORRISSEY BOULEVARD, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02125
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NTH.445
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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 with a side-gable roof to which is attached a front-gable. In the angle of the two sections of
house is a tower. A porch traverses the front-gabled section. It rests on columns and has a brick stoop. The vinyl siding and
window replacements obscure any details of architectural significance.
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: “Florence Road, originally known as South Street, first appears on the 1854 Hampshire Co. Map as a
connecting route between Florence and Easthampton. The road begins at a junction with West Street (now Ryan Road) at the
middle crossing of the Mill River in Florence, and heads south to a junction with Easthampton Road (now Wilson Road) near the
Easthampton line. Only a few farms were scattered along this road until the 20th century and more particularly after the Second
World War, when suburban development lined this street with houses.”
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.