129 Prospect 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): April, 2011
Assessor’s Number USGS Quad Area(s) Form Number
24D-184-001 Easthampton NTH.
Town: Northampton
Place: (neighborhood or village)
Address: 129 Prospect Street
Historic Name: E. Cornwell House
Uses: Present: Two-family residence
Original: Single-family residence
Date of Construction : ca. 1850
Source: map of 1860
Style/Form: Greek Revival
Architect/Builder:
Exterior Material:
Foundation: brick
Wall/Trim: clapboards
Roof: asphalt shingles
Outbuildings/Secondary Structures:
Garage attached on north
Major Alterations (with dates):
. exterior chimney added, replacement sash installed, porch
added and pavilion added., ca. 1900-1990
Condition: good
Moved: no | x| yes | | Date
Acreage: 0.18 acres
Setting: Like a number of its neighbors this house
faces south on its lot
INVENTORY FORM B CONTINUATION SHEET [NORTHAMPTON ] [129 Prospect Street]
MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION Area(s) Form No.
220 MORRISSEY BOULEVARD, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02125
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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 one-and-a-half story Greek Revival style house that has a side-gable roof. It is Cape Cod in form with an added
pavilion on its south façade and two wings on the east slope that are at a lower elevation than the main block. From the Greek
Revival remain the wide cornerboards and wide frieze at the eaves. The house is three bays wide and two deep and the
pavilion is off center on the main block occupying the easternmost bay of the south facade. In the angle between the house and
the pavilion is a small porch that shelter entry to the house.
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.
Prospect Street was in place from the settlement of Northampton though it was farmland until the middle of the 19th century. In
1860 the house is present and though its owner’s name on the maps of 1860 and 1873 is illegible, in 1884 it is E. C. Cornwell.
From 1910 through 1919 the house was occupied by Thomas Marden who was a gardener. He was replaced in 1930 by Mary
Gale a widow and Harriet Warner who did not work. The latter two women remained in the house through 1940.
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.
Northampton Street Directories 1919-1940
U.S. Federal Censuses 1900-1930
Walker, George H. and Company. Atlas of Northampton City, Massachusetts, Boston, 1884.
Walling, Henry F. Map of Hampshire County, Massachusetts, New York, 1860.