48 Old South 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 2011
Assessor’s Number USGS Quad Area(s) Form Number
31D-235 Easthampton NTH.2011
Town: Northampton
Place: (neighborhood or village)
Address: 48 Old South Street
Historic Name: Noah Parsons House
Uses: Present: Convenience Store
Original: DEMOLISHED
Date of Construction: c. 1750
Source: The Northampton Book
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Condition:
Moved: no | | yes | | Date
Acreage: 0.449 acres
Setting:
INVENTORY FORM B CONTINUATION SHEET [NORTHAMPTON] [48 OLD SOUTH STREET]
MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION Area(s) Form No.
220 MORRISSEY BOULEVARD, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02125
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NTH.2011
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ARCHITECTURAL DESCRIPTION:
Describe architectural features. Evaluate the characteristics of this building in terms of other buildings within the community.
DEMOLISHED; PROPERTY CURRENTLY A CONVENIENCE STORE
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 1970: “This house was built in 1755 (numerals on chimney) by Noah Parsons, great grandson of Joseph
Parsons (Cornet Joseph Parsons) who built the oldest house still standing in Northampton. It is shaded by a large elm planted
by Noah Parsons.”
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.