19 Hancock 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: Jayne Bernhard-Armington
Organization: Pioneer Valley Planning Commission
Date (month / year): June, 2010
Assessor’s Number USGS Quad Area(s) Form Number
32C-231 Easthampton NTH.2156
Town: Northampton
Place: (neighborhood or village)
Address: 19 Hancock Street
Historic Name: Harrison O. Apthorp House
Uses: Present: Three family residence
Original: Single family residence
Date of Construction: 1854-1860
Source: Maps
Style/Form: Italianate
Architect/Builder:
Exterior Material:
Foundation: Brick
Wall/Trim: Clapboard
Roof: Asphalt
Outbuildings/Secondary Structures:
Major Alterations (with dates):
Condition: Good
Moved: no | | yes | x | Date 1880s
Acreage: 0.17 acres
Setting: House faces north onto a quiet residential street.
House located in a residential neighborhood of mid to late
19th century homes. Minimal shrubs line the foundation of
the home. A large tree is located in front of the home.
INVENTORY FORM B CONTINUATION SHEET [NORTHAMPTON] [19 HANCOCK STREET]
MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION Area(s) Form No.
220 MORRISSEY BOULEVARD, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02125
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NTH.2156
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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 two-and-a-half story home with front gable roof that faces north onto Hancock Street. The home was built to the
Italianate style and originally had large double brackets under the eaves according to the Inventory Form of 1980. Most of the
Italianate style features have been lost although the current owner of the home has restored the home to its original clapboard
siding and possibly reinstated an Italianate style porch. The two-bay front façade with large picture window with leaded transom
was not uncommon for Northampton Italianate style homes. On the eastern and western elevation of the home are matching
Italianate style two-story bays. The original windows have been replaced and are now a mix of one over one sash and six over
six sash.
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: “This house appears to have been moved from the southeastern corner of Hawley and Hancock Streets.
In 1886, a subdivision plan was filed for the H.O. Apthorp estate which extended across the entire southern side of Hancock
Street from Hawley Street to Williams Street. The Apthorp house is shown on the 1884 Atlas, well set back and facing Hawley
Street, however it is not there on the 1895 Atlas. The house at 19 Hancock Street, which is first shown on its site on the 1895
Atlas, seems to stylistically date from a much earlier period than the 1886 subdivision. H.O. Apthorp Hawley Street house is first
shown on the 1860 Map.”
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. 404-P.131