106 North 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, 2011
Assessor’s Number USGS Quad Area(s) Form Number
17C-17 Easthampton NTH.82
Town: Northampton
Place: (neighborhood or village) Florence
Address: 106 North Maple Street
Historic Name: Sylvester White House
Uses: Present: Two-family residence
Original: Single-family residence
Date of Construction: 1882-1884
Source: Registry of Deeds and Atlas
Style/Form: no style
Architect/Builder:
Exterior Material:
Foundation: brick
Wall/Trim: vinyl
Roof: slate
Outbuildings/Secondary Structures:
Major Alterations (with dates):
House sided, windows replaced, porch enclosed partially
and all porch posts replaced, ca. 1950-2005.
Condition: good
Moved: no | x | yes | | Date
Acreage: 0.512 acres
Setting: This house faces east on a quiet
residential street.
INVENTORY FORM B CONTINUATION SHEET [NORTHAMPTON] [106 NORTH MAPLE STREET]
MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION Area(s) Form No.
220 MORRISSEY BOULEVARD, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02125
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NTH.82
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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 gable-and-wing house that originally was Queen Anne in style but has lost much of its stylistic
character due to alterations. The gable section of the house is three bays wide and has a side-hall entry behind a full-width,
hipped roof porch on replacement posts. There is an angled bay window on the south elevation. The wing is three bays long
and has a partially enclosed porch across its east façade. The porch posts of the wing have also been replaced. The vinyl-
sided house has a slate roof with a chimney in each section.
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 1882, Sylvester White bought a small lot of land on North Maple Street for $275. This house first
appears on the 1884 atlas and Mr. White is described as a box maker in the local directory.”
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. 368-P. 422