96 Island 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
46-55 Easthampton NTH.1107
Town: Northampton
Place: (neighborhood or village) Oxbow
Address: 96 Island Road
Historic Name: Old Mt. Tom Schoolhouse
Uses: Present: Single-family residence
Original: Schoolhouse
Date of Construction: 1905-1915
Source: Directory and Atlas
Style/Form: Colonial Revival
Architect/Builder:
Exterior Material:
Foundation: brick
Wall/Trim: brick
Roof: asphalt shingles
Outbuildings/Secondary Structures:
Major Alterations (with dates):
Replaced entry, windows replaced, ca. 1990-2005.
Condition: good
Moved: no | x | yes | | Date
Acreage: 0.344 acres
Setting: This building faces north towards the
Connecticut River.
INVENTORY FORM B CONTINUATION SHEET [NORTHAMPTON ] [96 ISLAND ROAD]
MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION Area(s) Form No.
220 MORRISSEY BOULEVARD, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02125
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NTH.1107
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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 brick building on a high basement. It has a hipped roof with wide overhangs, one center chimney
and a single, centered, triangular dormer on each elevation. The building is nine bays wide and the equivalent of five bays deep
and windows are segmentally arched. The original sash with muntin patterns of 4/4 and 6/6 has been replaced with 1/1 sash.
The building’s style is Colonial Revival deriving from its hipped roof and symmetrical fenestration.
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 brick building was originally built as the Mt. Tom Schoolhouse early in the 20th century. The Ox Bow
area was increasing in population through the expansion of the Mt. Tom Sulphite Co. into a larger industrial complex. The
school replaced a smaller building in the Smith’s Ferry section of Northampton (now Holyoke) and was in use until at least
1930.”
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.