26 Olive 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-239 Easthampton NTH.1068
Town: Northampton
Place: (neighborhood or village)
Address: 26 Olive Street
Historic Name:
Uses: Present: Single family
Original: Single family
Date of Construction: 1868-1873
Source: Registry of Deeds & Atlas
Style/Form: Italianate
Architect/Builder:
Exterior Material:
Foundation: Brick
Wall/Trim: Clapboard
Roof: Slate
Outbuildings/Secondary Structures:
Four bay barn
Major Alterations (with dates):
Condition: Good
Moved: no | x | yes | | Date
Acreage: 0.27 acres
Setting: House sits close to the street in an established
neighborhood of late 19th century early 20th century homes.
Mature trees surround home and neighboring houses.
INVENTORY FORM B CONTINUATION SHEET [NORTHAMPTON] [26 OLIVE AVENUE]
MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION Area(s) Form No.
220 MORRISSEY BOULEVARD, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02125
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NTH.1068
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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 story modest Italianate style house with a slate front gable roof. The home is three bays wide and three bays deep
and has clapboard siding. The home has a side hall entry that is sheltered by a front porch that extends across the full width of
the front façade. The porch has Tuscan columns and a balustrade. The glass and panel front door is encased by a full
entablature. The windows with their architrave surrounds and projecting lintels are similar to windows found on Italianate style
homes in Northampton. Some of the home’s original two over two sash windows are extent. On the western elevation of the
home, there are two rondels at the second story level. Also on this elevation, there is a one story wing that is two bays wide and
three bays deep. The home’s center brick chimney is located along the ridge of the roof. This property includes a large four bay
barn with truncated hipped roof. The bays have double leaf doors on hinges.
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: “Olive Street was laid out in 1868 across the Edwards family homestead on South Street. By 1873, nine
houses had been constructed with this house being one of the two located on the northern side. In 1873, Cyrus Noble, a
tinsmith, is listed here.”
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. 252-P. 89 and 331