19-29 Lyman 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: Jayne Bernhard-Armington
Organization: Pioneer Valley Planning Commission
Date (month / year): June, 2010
Assessor’s Number USGS Quad Area(s) Form Number
38B-50 Easthampton NTH.2193
Town: Northampton
Place: (neighborhood or village)
Address: 19-29 Lyman Road
Historic Name: E.N. Foote Block
Uses: Present: Residential (Condominium units)
Original: Residential (Tenement units)
Date of Construction: 1893
Source: Daily Hampshire Gazette, January 31st, 1893
Style/Form: Queen Anne
Architect/Builder: Unknown
Exterior Material:
Foundation: Brick
Wall/Trim: Brick
Roof: Asphalt
Outbuildings/Secondary Structures:
None
Major Alterations (with dates):
Front (wood) porches added
Condition: good
Moved: no | x | yes | | Date
Acreage: 0.4 acres
Setting: Nestled in a residential neighborhood of single
family and two family homes. Units sit close to the road
among a well-landscaped lot.
INVENTORY FORM B CONTINUATION SHEET [NORTHAMPTON ] [19-29 LYMAN ROAD]
MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION Area(s) Form No.
220 MORRISSEY BOULEVARD, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02125
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NTH.2193
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ARCHITECTURAL DESCRIPTION:
Describe architectural features. Evaluate the characteristics of this building in terms of other buildings within the community.
The E.N. Foote Block is one of at least six such blocks in Northampton that follow similar Queen Anne designs, though their
materials vary from brick to frame. The brick building is two-and-a-half stories in height under basic side gabled roof form from
which projects six gabled front gabled pavilions with decorative spandrel walls in the gable field. Between the eastern and
western projecting pavilions, the apartment block is divided by two pairs of projecting pavilions separated by three one-story
front gabled entry porches. The additional shed roof projections on the entry porches were added after 1980. The porches have
no other distinguishing features, however entry doors still show original transom and partial length sidelights. Above each of the
three entry porches is a shed roofed dormer. There were originally four brick chimneys equally spaced on the roof, including one
at each gable end. The two gable end chimneys remain, but one of the center chimneys along the ridgeline has been removed.
Other decorative effects in brick include brick window arches and stringcourses defining the stories.
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 1975, “An early brick tenement, the Foote Block, was erected in 1893 on High Street, now Lyman Road. The
early nineties was a period of growth in Northampton and the increase in population was reflected largely in the building of a
number of tenements and multi-family houses, and in the construction of a few lavish residences. The construction of modest
single family dwellings was either less common or of little news value at this time. Tenements like the Foote Block rented for
$12-15 and were in great demand, particularly when located close to the downtown area and the network of street railway lines.”
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.
Daily Hampshire Gazette, January 31, 1893