18 Hubbard 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
25A-71 Easthampton NTH.368
Town: Northampton
Place: (neighborhood or village)
Address: 18 Hubbard Avenue
Historic Name:
Uses: Present: Single-family residence
Original: Single-family residence
Date of Construction: 1900-1915
Source: Registry of Deeds & Atlas
Style/Form: Colonial Revival
Architect/Builder:
Exterior Material:
Foundation: brick
Wall/Trim: vinyl
Roof: slate
Outbuildings/Secondary Structures:
Garage
Major Alterations (with dates):
Siding added, windows replaced, ca. 2000.
Condition: good
Moved: no | x | yes | | Date
Acreage: 0.121 acres
Setting: This house is on a quiet side street near
the Connecticut River and the Coolidge bridge.
INVENTORY FORM B CONTINUATION SHEET [NORTHAMPTON ] [18 HUBBARD AVENUE]
MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION Area(s) Form No.
220 MORRISSEY BOULEVARD, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02125
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NTH.368
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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 Colonial Revival style house that follows many of the stylistic conventions of the early 20th century but whose designer
provided an unusual feature as well. It is a two-and-a-half story house under a pyramidal hipped roof, a form that was most
common in Northampton during the last decade of the 19th century. Common as well are the cross-gables on the north façade
and east elevation, which added volume to the interior of the house, and the entry porch on turned posts with brackets at its
eaves. The unusual feature is the second story porch carved out of the north cross-gable rather than the much more common
stacked, second story porch. While the building is vinyl-sided, which obscures its age and stylistic details, its Colonial Revival
origins are present in the molded surrounds of the segmentally arched porch openings on the second story with a keystone at
their centers, and the Palladian window composition in the north cross-gable at attic level. Windows in the house are
replacements, which further causes loss of character.
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 large, 2 ½ story house was built early in the 20th century on a lot in J.W. Hubbard’s subdivision.
This subdivision was located north of Bridge Street and included the present day Hubbard Avenue and Marshall, Swan, and
Crosby Streets. The plan was first filed in 1891, but was amended in 1900. By 1915, 7 houses had been constructed, with 5 of
them being on Hubbard Avenue. Today, the subdivision is complete. John W. Hubbard lived on Bridge Street and his
homestead included all of the land subsequently divided.”
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. 439-P.390 & 391, 535-110 & 111