221 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
16B-48 Easthampton NTH.50
Town: Northampton
Place: (neighborhood or village) Florence
Address: 221 North Main Street
Historic Name: Charles Clark House
Uses: Present: Single-family residence
Original: Single-family residence
Date of Construction: 1922-1930
Source: Directories
Style/Form: Craftsman/Colonial Revival Bungalow
Architect/Builder:
Exterior Material:
Foundation: concrete
Wall/Trim: clapboards, shingles
Roof: asphalt
Outbuildings/Secondary Structures:
Major Alterations (with dates):
Condition: good
Moved: no | x | yes | | Date
Acreage: 0.233 acres
Setting: This is a south-facing house set on a long narrow
lot that slopes down towards the north. The view to the
south is open and unobstructed across a large estate.
INVENTORY FORM B CONTINUATION SHEET [NORTHAMPTON] [221 NORTH MAIN STREET]
MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION Area(s) Form No.
220 MORRISSEY BOULEVARD, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02125
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NTH.50
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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 the only bungalow on the stretch of North Main Street that is purely residential. It is one-and-a-half stories in height and
has an unusual gambrel roof that is Colonial Revival in origin, but added to an overall Craftsman house. It is the bungalow form
known as a “front-dormer” bungalow and has a broad, front-gabled dormer centered on its roof. The dormer has exposed rafters
and does the main roof of the house on its south façade, a Craftsman style feature. The gambrel roof extends on the south to
create a deep porch that is screened in and supported on battered posts above fieldstone piers. A brick chimney on the east
elevation passes through the eaves of the roof. Following a convention favored in the Colonial Revival style, the first story of the
house is clapboard-sided and the second story is shingle-sided. A secondary entry is located on the east elevation. It is an
enclosed portico. Windows in the house are replacement 1/1 vinyl sash. It is interesting to note that this house follows the plan
and elevation of a number of houses on the grounds of the Veterans Hospital, so may have been the result of a stock plan used
there.
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 house appears to have been built during the 1920’s for Charles Clark, the chief engineer at the U.S.
Veterans Hospital in Leeds.”
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.