45 (35 according to assessors) Round
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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
31B-064-001 Easthampton NTH.
Town: Northampton
Place: (neighborhood or village)
Address: 45 (35 according to assessors) Round Hill
Road Historic Name: Bell Hall-The Family Center
Uses: Present: Administrative Offices
Original: Administrative Offices
Date of Construction: ca. 1980
Source:
Style/Form: Contemporary
Architect/Builder:
Exterior Material:
Foundation: concrete
Wall/Trim: brick
Roof: asphalt shingles
Outbuildings/Secondary Structures:
Major Alterations (with dates):
Condition: good
Moved: no | x | yes | | Date
Acreage: 2.68 acres
Setting: This building sits on the south side of
Round Hill. Land slopes away to the east and south.
INVENTORY FORM B CONTINUATION SHEET [NORTHAMPTON ] [35/45 Round Hill Road]
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 brick and concrete building that is two stories in height under a flat roof. It is in three sections. The south wing is 11
bays long, the center section is 10 bays long and the north wing is ten bays long and is only one story in height. There are four
entries to the building on the west façade. The major entry is preceded by a pedimented porch on posts with faux half -timbering
in its gable field. The building has metal sliding, 1/1 windows. It is without particular architectural distinction.
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.
Bell Hall, also known as The Family Center is the Clarke School’s primary building now that it is selling off many of its other
campus buildings. It is named after Alexander Graham Bell who served on the School’s early Board of Directors.
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.