415 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): March, 2010
Assessor’s Number USGS Quad Area(s) Form Number
24A-103 Easthampton NTH.265
Town: Northampton
Place: (neighborhood or village)
Address: 415 Prospect Street
Historic Name: George F. Jager House
Uses: Present: Two-family residence
Original: Single-family house
Date of Construction: ca. 1895
Source: Atlas and Directory
Style/Form: Queen Anne
Architect/Builder:
Exterior Material:
Foundation: brick
Wall/Trim: clapboards, shingles
Roof: asphalt and slate
Outbuildings/Secondary Structures:
Garage
Major Alterations (with dates):
Windows replaced ca. 2000
Condition: good
Moved: no | x | yes | | Date
Acreage: 0.571 acres
Setting: This house is set near the intersection of
several main streets.
INVENTORY FORM B CONTINUATION SHEET [NORTHAMPTON] [415 PROSPECT STREET]
MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION Area(s) Form No.
220 MORRISSEY BOULEVARD, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02125
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NTH.265
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ARCHITECTURAL DESCRIPTION:
Describe architectural features. Evaluate the characteristics of this building in terms of other buildings within the community.
The John Jager house is a two-and-a-half story, Queen Anne style house with a front-gable roof. It has a lively exterior surface
due to the combination of shingles in the gable ends and clapboards on the main body of the building. A wrap around porch
extends across the south and turns on to the east elevation. It has turned posts, turned baluster railings and a spindled frieze –
all of which contribute to the surface interest of the building. At first story level, the house is only two bays wide on the south
façade: a simple, side door entry adjacent to a large 1/1 sash window. Like its neighbor at 397 Prospect Street, the house h as a
row of dentil molding that ornaments its full eaves returns and its eaves rake in the gable end.
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: “The Jager family is first known to have lived on this site in 1860. John Jager was employed by the
Baystate Hardware Company and his house is shown on the map of that year. After his decease, his widow and three sons
lived here. By 1895, the widow had died and two of the older sons had built new houses on the homestead, apparently
demolishing the older house in the process. This house was occupied by George Jager.”
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.