42 Holyoke 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-249 Easthampton NTH.2163
Town: Northampton
Place: (neighborhood or village)
Address: 42 Holyoke Street
Historic Name: Isaac H. Graves House
Uses: Present: Two family residence
Original: Single family residence
Date of Construction: 1858-1860
Source: Map & Registry of Deeds
Style/Form: Italianate
Architect/Builder:
Exterior Material:
Foundation: Brick
Wall/Trim: Asbestos shingles
Roof: Asphalt
Outbuildings/Secondary Structures:
Detached garage
Major Alterations (with dates):
- Two-story side porch addition on western elevation,
circa 1880s
- Asphalt shingles, circa 1970s
Condition: Good
Moved: no | x | yes | | Date
Acreage: 0.40 acres
Setting: House sits back from the street in a residential
neighborhood of former single family homes that have been
converted into multiple residential units.
INVENTORY FORM B CONTINUATION SHEET [NORTHAMPTON] [42 HOLYOKE STREET]
MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION Area(s) Form No.
220 MORRISSEY BOULEVARD, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02125
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NTH.2163
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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 Italianate style home that is side gabled with cross gable on the street façade. It is set back from
the street and is oriented west, with its principal entrance facing Hawley Street. This is an unusual orientation for this style of
home, which suggests that the home’s original front entrance may have been covered over. Although the home is now clad in
asbestos shingle and saw the addition of a large double height porch with Queen Anne style posts, brackets, and balustrade,
important details of the Italianate style remain. The most prominent Italianate feature is the wide, overhanging eaves
ornamented by over-scaled modillion blocks resting on a wide band of trim. On the southern elevation of the home is a one-
story, three-sided bay window with dentil row. Most of the original two over two sash windows are present but are hidden behind
vinyl storm windows. There is a substantial two-story ell on the northern elevation of the home. The home has two chimneys.
The first is on the center ridgeline of the main block of the house and the second is on the center ridgeline of the rear ell.
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: “Willard Lyon obtained two acres east of the Connecticut Rail Road Company’s tracks in 185?. He
promptly began selling lots on both sides of the “newstreet.” This area was a quickly developing as a small industrial center as a
result of the completion of the railroad from Springfield to Northampton in 1845.”
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. 288-P. 110, 216-171, 305-252, 178-452, 156-28, & 148-261