4 Madison 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: Jayne Bernhard-Armington
Organization: Pioneer Valley Planning Commission
Date (month / year): June, 2010
Assessor’s Number USGS Quad Area(s) Form Number
38B-156 Easthampton NTH.1056
Town: Northampton
Place: (neighborhood or village)
Address: 4 Madison Avenue
Historic Name:
Uses: Present: Single family residence
Original: Single family residence
Date of Construction: c. 1930
Source: Registry of Deeds, 851.342
Style/Form: Bungalow
Architect/Builder:
Exterior Material:
Foundation: Unknown
Wall/Trim: Vinyl
Roof: Asphalt
Outbuildings/Secondary Structures:
One bay garage
Major Alterations (with dates):
Vinyl siding (1975-2010)
Replacement windows (1975-2010)
Enclosed porch (1975-2010)
Condition: Good
Moved: no | x | yes | | Date
Acreage: 0.18 acres
Setting: House sits on a corner lot in a quiet residential
neighborhood on a dead end street of single family homes
or former single family homes that have been converted
into multi-family housing.
INVENTORY FORM B CONTINUATION SHEET [NORTHAMPTON] [4 MADISON AVENUE]
MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION Area(s) Form No.
220 MORRISSEY BOULEVARD, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02125
Continuation sheet 1
NTH.1056
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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-one-half story bungalow with a side gabled roof. Characteristic of the bungalow house form, the roof is low-
pitched and extends over the eaves on the sides of the house. There is a front gabled dormer with paired four over one
windows. On the western elevation of the home, there is a through cornice brick chimney. On both the western and eastern
elevations of the home is an oriel. The house also has a full width front porch that is contained under the main roof of the home.
The porch is supported by four brick pillars. When this house was added to Northampton’s Inventory in 1975, the front porch was
screened; however it is now fully enclosed with vinyl siding. Other changes that have occurred since 1975 include the vinyl
siding, which replaced wood shingle cladding and replacement windows. The property includes a small one bay garage with
pyramidal roof and pressed concrete block cladding.
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: “The tract of land on which this bungalow was conveyed to Ethel Sheldon in 1928 along with a second
triangular section. As no buildings are mentioned in this or an earlier deed, the bungalow probably dates from c. 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.
Registry of Deeds, Hampshire County, 851.342, 788.499