40-46 Maple 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
23A-41 Easthampton NTH.174
Town: Northampton
Place: (neighborhood or village) Florence
Address: 40-46 Maple Street
Historic Name: Cutler, Plympton & Co.
Uses: Present: commercial, residential
Original: commercial
Date of Construction: 1865, 1873-1884
Source: History of Florence and Atlases
Style/Form: no style
Architect/Builder:
Exterior Material:
Foundation: brick
Wall/Trim: vinyl
Roof: asphalt shingles
Outbuildings/Secondary Structures:
Major Alterations (with dates):
Building extended on north post-1895.
Condition: good
Moved: no | x | yes | | Date
Acreage: 0.215 acres
Setting: This is an east-facing building that occupies a
corner lot in central Florence.
INVENTORY FORM B CONTINUATION SHEET [NORTHAMPTON ] [40-46 MAPLE STREET]
MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION Area(s) Form No.
220 MORRISSEY BOULEVARD, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02125
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NTH.174
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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 an east-facing building that is in two sections. What appears to be the original section of building is the south portion, a
two-story building with a flat roof and a parapet wall on its east elevation – a typical elevation for a 19th century commercial
building. It has a first floor storefront with two glass store windows flanking a recessed entry, the whole sheltered by a porch on
posts. This section of the building is two bays wide and four bays deep. The porch extends beyond the original south section of
the building to cross the north section, which is two-and-a-half stories in height under a side-gable roof on which are two, front-
gabled dormers. This north section of the building on the first story is eight bays wide and it has a second story porch that has
been enclosed and rests on the roof of the full-width porch. It has three entries –two to the upper stories and one to a first story
storefront. The main entry to the upper stories is a double-leaf door beneath a transom light. This is an additive building that fits
well into the mixed commercial/residential neighborhood in which it is located.
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: “In 1865, William Godfrey and L. K. Baker erected a small building on the corner of West Centre and
Maple Streets, and moved their store from the old cotton factory boarding house to this new building. Henry F. Cutler bought a
half-interest in the business in 1866 and later formed Cutler, Plympton, & Co. They carried groceries and dried goods.”
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. 314-P. 439, 234-417, 212-237, 181-247, 164-94