170 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): April 2011
Assessor’s Number USGS Quad Area(s) Form Number
38B-139 Easthampton NTH.1046
Town: Northampton
Place: (neighborhood or village)
Address: 170 South Street
Historic Name: Frank L. Clapp House
Uses: Present: Three-family residence
Original: Single family residence
Date of Construction: 1904
Source: Springfield Daily Republican
Style/Form: Colonial Revival
Architect/Builder:
Exterior Material:
Foundation: Brick
Wall/Trim: Vinyl
Roof: Slate
Outbuildings/Secondary Structures:
One bay garage
Major Alterations (with dates):
Vinyl siding
Condition: Good
Moved: no | x | yes | | Date
Acreage: 0.144 acre
Setting: 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] [170 SOUTH STREET]
MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION Area(s) Form No.
220 MORRISSEY BOULEVARD, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02125
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NTH.1046
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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 Colonial Revival style home with jettied side gable roof covered by slate. The house has been
covered in vinyl siding so some of the home’s original architectural features have been lost. The three bay front façade is
dominated by a three story center entrance pavilion that is capped by a hipped roof. On the second story of the pavilion is a
palladium style window, however it has been covered over by vinyl making it difficult to discern its original features. On the third
story of the pavilion is a band of four windows with decorative upper sash. The house has a flat roof front porch that extends
across the full width of the front façade. The porch has Tuscan columns and balustrade with square balusters. The original porch
frieze with dentil row has been removed or covered over and now the porch has a solid frieze. The triple window with ornately
leaded transom on the left side of the porch has also been replaced. On the right side of the porch is a bay window. The home’s
windows appear to be old, just stripped of their original paint. Windows on the home are mostly six over one sash. The house
has at least two brick chimneys that are located near the ridge on the eastern slope of the roof at opposite ends. The property
includes a one bay garage.
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 1979/1980: “This house was built during 1904 for Frank L. Clapp at a cost of $4500. Mr. Clapp was co-owner of
a Main Street meat market. The house is possibly designed by Roswell Putnam, a well-known local architect of the turn-of-the-
century who specializes in Colonial Revival design.”
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. 582-P. 219