104 North 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, 2011
Assessor’s Number USGS Quad Area(s) Form Number
17C-265 Easthampton NTH.130
Town: Northampton
Place: (neighborhood or village) Florence
Address: 104 North Main Street
Historic Name: Charles P. Worth House
Uses: Present: Two-family residence
Original: Single-family house
Date of Construction: 1870-1873
Source: Registry of Deeds and Atlas
Style/Form: Queen Anne
Architect/Builder:
Exterior Material:
Foundation: brick
Wall/Trim: clapboards
Roof: slate
Outbuildings/Secondary Structures:
Major Alterations (with dates):
Ell added, n.d.
Condition: good
Moved: no | x | yes | | Date
Acreage: 0.346 acres
Setting: This is a north-facing house that occupies a broad
corner lot and has a side yard that is tree-shaded.
INVENTORY FORM B CONTINUATION SHEET [NORTHAMPTON] [104 NORTH MAIN STREET]
MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION Area(s) Form No.
220 MORRISSEY BOULEVARD, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02125
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NTH.130
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ARCHITECTURAL DESCRIPTION:
Describe architectural features. Evaluate the characteristics of this building in terms of other buildings within the community.
The Worth House in concept is not much different than its neighbor to the east being one-and-a-half stories in height under a
front-gable roof, but it has had a number of compatible additions that have increased its size and visual interest. On its north
façade, which is three bays wide, the house has an angled bay window adjacent to a side hall entry. The house has a side-
gable on its roof with a two-story angled bay window attached to it. The lower of the two bays is larger and the second floor bay
window has a tall, polygonal half-roof. On the same elevation is a leaded glass stair window in the form of an oriel window at the
second story level. There is a blind window on this elevation as well on the first story. To the main block of the house were
added a two-story, followed by a one-story ell under gabled roofs.
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 1870, Charles Worth, a carpenter, bought one-third of an acre fronting on North Main Street. He
probably built this house himself and it’s shown on the 1873 atlas. After his death in the early 1880’s, his widow sold the
property to Harry Otis, who was the superintendent of the Northampton Emory Wheel Co. and a prominent local politician. He
later rose to become secretary and treasurer of the Company, as well as being president of the Norwood Engineering Co.”
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. 411-P. 259, 272-8