180-182 Main Street
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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
31D-162 Easthampton NTH.789
Town: Northampton
Place: (neighborhood or village)
Address: 180-182 Main Street
Historic Name: Hillyer’s Store
Uses: Present: commercial
Original: commercial
Date of Construction: 1850-1857
Source: Registry of Deeds, 128.302
Style/Form: Italianate
Architect/Builder:
Exterior Material:
Foundation: brick
Wall/Trim: brick, brownstone, metal
Roof: not visible
Outbuildings/Secondary Structures:
Major Alterations (with dates):
Windows replaced, ca. 2000.
Condition: good
Moved: no | x | yes | | Date
Acreage: 0.043 acres
Setting: This is a corner building that faces north
on Northampton’s principal commercial street.
INVENTORY FORM B CONTINUATION SHEET [NORTHAMPTON ] [180-182 MAIN STREET]
MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION Area(s) Form No.
220 MORRISSEY BOULEVARD, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02125
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NTH.789
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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 red brick building, three-and-a-half stories in height with an exposed basement on the east and south elevations. Like
its neighbor the Columbian Building at 158-162 Main Street, this building has an attic level that in this building consists of small,
pairs of brownstone-arched windows sharing a single sill. The building is four bays wide and five bays deep and windows on all
the lower stories, with the exception of the storefront, have straight-head brownstone lintels and brownstone sills. This is typical
of commercial buildings constructed mid-19th century. The building has a console-supported cornice and the first story 21st
century storefront occupies all but the westernmost bay in which is a recessed entry to the upper 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: “The block at the corner of Main and (Old) South Street is one of the earliest brick blocks on Main Street.
Winthrop Hillyer was a local merchant and holder of considerable property. In addition to several stores on Main Street, Hillyer
owned a picturesque cottage (now 351 Bridge Street) overlooking the meadows. In the early years of Smith College, Hillyer
contributed a substantial sum to the school. His $25,000 contribution for an art gallery resulted in the construction of the Hillyer
Art Gallery; Hillyer later in his will left property to the college.” Winthrop Hillyer in the 1850 census was a druggist in
Northampton, so the early date assigned to this building is possible. In one of the early deeds references, this building was
called Hillyer’s warehouse and store. For a while the store was referred to as the Jackson Block according to deed 1922.108.
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: 128.302; 175.252;195.54; 216.346