111 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, 2010
Assessor’s Number USGS Quad Area(s) Form Number
38B-023 Easthampton NTH.2184
Town: Northampton
Place: (neighborhood or village)
Address: 111 South Street
Historic Name: George F. Harlow House
Uses: Present: Single-family residence
Original: Single-family residence
Date of Construction: c. 1916
Source: Atlas, Directory, Daily Republican.
Style/Form: Shingle
Architect/Builder:
Exterior Material:
Foundation: brick
Wall/Trim: wood shingle
Roof: asphalt
Outbuildings/Secondary Structures:
Major Alterations (with dates):
Condition: good
Moved: no | x | yes | | Date
Acreage: 0.27 acres
Setting: The house is raised about ten feet above the
street line by a small hill and is almost completely screened
by evergreens. House sits in a residential neighborhood of
former single family homes that have been converted to
buildings with two or more residential units.
INVENTORY FORM B CONTINUATION SHEET [NORTHAMPTON] [111 SOUTH STREET]
MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION Area(s) Form No.
220 MORRISSEY BOULEVARD, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02125
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NTH.2184
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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-and-a-half story Shingle style home with deeply sloped side gable roof. Shingle style features include the wood
shingle cladding, large shed roof dormer with eyebrow center, irregular steeply pitched roof line, six over one windows, large
recessed porch with massive tapered wooden piers and one story bay window on the southern and northern elevations. The
house is raised about ten feet above the street line by a small hill and is almost completely screened by evergreens.
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: “This house was built during 1916 for George Harlow at a cost of $6,000. Harlow had a store on Center
Street in Northampton, which sold furniture, carpets and stoves.”
Current owners are Frederick and Esta Busi, who have owned the house since before 1980.
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.
1915 Atlas.
Northampton Directory: 1915-1922.
Springfield Daily Republican Jan. 1, 1917.