421 Loudville 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
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Recorded by: Bonnie Parsons
Organization: Pioneer Valley Planning Commission
Date (month / year): March, 2010
Assessor’s Number USGS Quad Area(s) Form Number
48-1 Easthampton NTH.1109
Town: Northampton
Place: (neighborhood or village) Loudville
Address: 421 Loudville Road
Historic Name: Caleb Loud House
Uses: Present: Single-family house
Original: Single-family house
Date of Construction: c. 1845
Source: Registry of Deeds
Style/Form: Greek Revival
Architect/Builder:
Exterior Material:
Foundation: not visible
Wall/Trim: vinyl
Roof: asphalt
Outbuildings/Secondary Structures:
Major Alterations (with dates):
Siding added and windows replaced, ca. 2000; wing altered,
n.d.
Condition: good
Moved: no | x | yes | | Date
Acreage: 0.211 acres
Setting: This house is set on a rise and faces
east.
INVENTORY FORM B CONTINUATION SHEET [NORTHAMPTON ] [LOUDVILLE ROAD]
MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION Area(s) Form No.
220 MORRISSEY BOULEVARD, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02125
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ARCHITECTURAL DESCRIPTION:
Describe architectural features. Evaluate the characteristics of this building in terms of other buildings within the community.
The Caleb Loud House represents the most common Greek Revival house form in Northampton, and, in fact, is duplicated in the
next house on the north. It is a gable-and-wing house, one-and-a-half stories in height under a front-gable roof. The east
façade of the main block is three bays wide with a side hall entry, and the south wing is one-story. The house has seen many
alterations that compromise its integrity. The kitchen wing, which has a chimney, would originally have had a porch crossing its
east façade and would have contained a secondary entry, but has been enclosed, the entry sealed, and new windows put in
place. The building has been entirely covered in vinyl siding with the exception of its principal door surround that is unusually
fanciful. It is a trabeated surround whose entablature is slightly pedimented and filled with a scroll-cut design in low relief. There
are corner blocks at each side supported on wide pilasters. Windows in the house are replacement vinyl with 1/1 sash. The
main block of the house has a single chimney centered on its roof ridge.
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: “Caleb Loud seems to have been the individual that Loudville was named after. In 1845, he converted a
turning shop, located on the east bank of the Manhan River across the street from this house, into a paper mill. For almost half
a century, he manufactured paper on this site. At one point, there were two mills, one for manila paper and one for tissue paper.
Both burned down around the turn of the century.
This house was probably built when Mr. Loud acquired the turning shop in 1845. Part of the property is located in
Easthampton, part in Westhampton, but the house is located in Northampton.”
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. 241-P. 103, 190-156, 118-431, 75-501
INVENTORY FORM B CONTINUATION SHEET [NORTHAMPTON ] [LOUDVILLE ROAD]
MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION Area(s) Form No.
220 MORRISSEY BOULEVARD, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02125
Continuation sheet 2
NTH.1109