346 Glendale Road
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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
49-10 Easthampton NTH. 1112
Town: Northampton
Place: (neighborhood or village)
Address: 346 Glendale Road
Historic Name: Jonas Clark House
Uses: Present: Single-family farmstead
Original: Single-family farmstead
Date of Construction: ca. 1800
Source: census records
Style/Form: Federal
Architect/Builder:
Exterior Material:
Foundation: low stone
Wall/Trim: clapboards
Roof: corrugated metal
Outbuildings/Secondary Structures:
Two barns, shed
Major Alterations (with dates):
Ells added post 1900
Condition: fair
Moved: no | x | yes | | Date
Acreage: 1 acre
Setting: House faces west at a curve in the road.
Extensive fields lie to the east.
INVENTORY FORM B CONTINUATION SHEET [NORTHAMPTON ] [346 GLENDALE RD]
MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION Area(s) Form No.
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_x__ Recommended for listing in the National Register of Historic Places.
If checked, you must attach a completed National Register Criteria Statement form.
Use as much space as necessary to complete the following entries, allowing text to flow onto additional continuation sheets.
ARCHITECTURAL DESCRIPTION:
Describe architectural features. Evaluate the characteristics of this building in terms of other buildings within the community.
This is a fine house that appears to date from the late 18th century for its very low stone foundations, second story windows set
close to the eaves, and gable end eaves, which are more Federal in style than the clipped eaves of the Georgian style. Also the
presence of two chimneys indicates that the structure was likely built after 1776. Windows are relatively small, and they have
6/6 sash. The center door surround is likely a Greek Revival alteration with a wide trabeated surround and narrow half-length
sidelights. It is a generously proportioned house being five bays wide and the equivalent of four bays deep and the side-gable
roof has a broad pitch. The house has a series of one-story ells on its east elevation. There are two barns in the south farm
yard.
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 1976: “Two large nineteenth century barns and numerous outbuildings on this property are still in agricultural
use. Other older structures on Glendale and Westhampton Road were associated with agricultural uses; a number of new
homes and a subdivision are indicative of the recent growth of the area.” Census records place Jonas Clark in Northampton
between 1800-1840.
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.
INVENTORY FORM B CONTINUATION SHEET [NORTHAMPTON ] [346 GLENDALE RD]
MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION Area(s) Form No.
220 MORRISSEY BOULEVARD, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02125
Continuation sheet 2
NTH.1112
National Register of Historic Places Criteria Statement Form
Check all that apply:
Individually eligible Eligible only in an historic district
Contributing to a potential historic district Potential historic district
Criteria: A B C D
Criteria Considerations: A B C D E F G
Statement of Significance by _____Bonnie Parsons___________________
The criteria that are checked in the above sections must be justified here.
The Clark farmstead is eligible for listing on the National Register as an individual listing as one of the very few
Federal era farms remaining in Northampton that is still operating with attendant barns on significant acreage of
fields.
Architecturally the farmhouse is in fair condition but it is a substantial house that illustrates thoughtful changes over
time. It is a good example of the connected farm buildings of New England with attached ell and barn and separate
barns as well. The property has integrity of workmanship, feeling, setting, design and materials.