30 Munroe 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: Jayne Bernhard-Armington
Organization: Pioneer Valley Planning Commission
Date (month / year): June, 2010
Assessor’s Number USGS Quad Area(s) Form Number
38B-096 Easthampton NTH.1021
Town: Northampton
Place: (neighborhood or village)
Address: 30 Munroe Street
Historic Name: Sarah Currier House
Uses: Present: Single family
Original: Single family
Date of Construction: 1877-1884
Source: Registry of Deeds & Atlas
Style/Form: Italianate
Architect/Builder:
Exterior Material:
Foundation: Brick
Wall/Trim: Clapboard
Roof: Slate
Outbuildings/Secondary Structures:
One bay garage
Major Alterations (with dates):
Condition: Good
Moved: no | x | yes | | Date
Acreage: 0.29 acres
Setting: House sits close to the street on a corner lot. It is
within an established residential neighborhood of mostly
former single family homes.
INVENTORY FORM B CONTINUATION SHEET [NORTHAMPTON] [30 MUNROE STREET]
MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION Area(s) Form No.
220 MORRISSEY BOULEVARD, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02125
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NTH.1021
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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 Italianate style home with an “L” shaped plan that results in two cross gables. In the crook of the
“L” is a three-story entry tower which is topped by a hip roof with four gabled dormers and bracketed eaves. At the location of
this tower is the front entry porch with square posts with solid brackets that rest on high pedestals. The home has narrow
Italianate style one over one sash replacement windows that are in singles, pairs, or triples. These windows have flat stock
surrounds and projecting cornices. Another Italianate style feature is the two-story paneled bay on the western elevation of the
home. On the eastern elevation of the home, attached to the “L”, is a shallow two story bay with recessed corners on the first
story. At first glance, this appears out of character with the Italianate style, but this feature was executed on other Italianate style
homes in this area of Northampton. There have been several rear additions to the home including a screened porch off the
western elevation. There is one brick chimney on the home’s slate roof.
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: “This residence with tower and gables was built between 1877 and 1884 for Sarah Currier, who acquired
the land in two parcels from Sarah Janes in 1877 and 1882.”
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, 1806.174, 334.141, 372.325