117 Maplewood Terrace
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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, 2011
Assessor’s Number USGS Quad Area(s) Form Number
23D-163 Easthampton NTH.262
Town: Northampton
Place: (neighborhood or village) Bay State
Address: 117 Maplewood Terrace
Historic Name: Frank and Margaret Kober House
Uses: Present: Single-family residence
Original:
Date of Construction: 1884-1895
Source: Atlases
Style/Form: Colonial Revival
Architect/Builder:
Exterior Material:
Foundation: brick
Wall/Trim: clapboards
Roof: asphalt
Outbuildings/Secondary Structures:
Major Alterations (with dates):
Condition: good
Moved: no | x | yes | | Date
Acreage: 0.551 acres
Setting: This is a west-facing house whose land
sloped down to the east.
INVENTORY FORM B CONTINUATION SHEET [NORTHAMPTON ] [117 MAPLEWOOD TERRACE]
MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION Area(s) Form No.
220 MORRISSEY BOULEVARD, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02125
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NTH.262
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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 two-and-a-half story house under a front-gable roof with a two-and-a-half story cross gable wing on its south elevation.
It has an ell on the east with a glassed-in side porch. The main block of the house is three bays wide with a side hall entry and it
has a full-width porch on posts across its west facade. This is probably the most common house form in Northampton, but here
it is given large proportions with large 2/2 sash windows, which identify the construction date of the house as late 19th century
when admitting ample air and light to the interior was sought. The house has been well-maintained and stands as a
preservation model on the street.
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: “Maplewood Terrace was laid out along the eastern slope of Baker’s Hill as a residential street in the late
1860’s. As elevation provides a commanding vista southerly to the Mount Tom and Holyoke Ranges which flank the
Connecticut River.” The 1895 atlas places Mrs. Cabor in this house but that name does not appear in the census. Rather, the
name Kaber does appear on this street in the 1900 census. Frank and Margaret Kaber were German immigrants who were
retired by 1900 and had living with them their daughter Susie who was an inspector in a cutlery factory, daughters Emma,
Rosa and Mary, all three of whom had been born in Massachusetts. Emma was a cleaner in a cutler factory, Rosa was a winder
in a silk factory and Mary was a winder in a braid factory. Aside from the German Kabers, this neighborhood was made up
predominantly of Irish immigrants.
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.