117 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-26 Easthampton NTH.2185
Town: Northampton
Place: (neighborhood or village)
Address: 117 South Street
Historic Name: Clark-Day House
Uses: Present: Four unit residence
Original: Single family residence
Date of Construction: Early 19th Century
Source: Registry of Deeds & visual evidence
Style/Form: Federal
Architect/Builder:
Exterior Material:
Foundation: Unknown
Wall/Trim: Clapboard
Roof: Slate
Outbuildings/Secondary Structures:
Major Alterations (with dates):
Front porch, circa 1990
Windows, late 20th century
Condition: Good
Moved: no | x | yes | | Date
Acreage: 0.185 acres
Setting: The house is raised above the street line by a
small hill. 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] [117 SOUTH STREET]
MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION Area(s) Form No.
220 MORRISSEY BOULEVARD, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02125
Continuation sheet 1
NTH.2185
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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-half story Federal style house with a slate side gabled roof. The house is five bays wide and four bays deep. It
has a recessed center entrance with leaded glass sidelights and transom and smooth pilasters. The house presently has a
gabled entry porch with fish scale shingles in the gable, square columns with decorative brackets and high pedestals, and
balustrade with turned balusters. This porch was added to the home after the house was first inventoried in 1980. At that tim e,
the house had a hipped roof porch that extended cross the full length of the front façade and wrapped around to the northern
elevation. In addition, the former porch had a pedimented front entry and square columns with braces. Windows on the home
are replacements with mostly one over one sash. The slate roof features two interior brick chimneys. This house was converted
into four condominium units in the early 2000s.
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 large five-bay, Colonial-type house probably dates from the early 19th century. Bohan Clark
acquired the property in 1818, and made this his homestead. In 1863 his son sold the house and land to the three Day brothers,
Nathaniel, William and Leonard. The brothers were brick manufacturers and operated a steam saw mill at the lower end of South
St. Leonard Day took up residence here and lived here until his death in 1899.”
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. 212-P. 130, 76-317, 44-249.