189 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-78 Easthampton NTH.1006
Town: Northampton
Place: (neighborhood or village)
Address: 189 South Street
Historic Name: Edward and Sophia Clapp House
Uses: Present: Five-family residence
Original: Single family residence
Date of Construction: c. 1850
Source: Registry of Deeds
Style/Form: Greek Revival / Italianate
Architect/Builder:
Exterior Material:
Foundation: Unknown
Wall/Trim: Clapboard
Roof: Asphalt
Outbuildings/Secondary Structures:
Major Alterations (with dates):
Condition: Good
Moved: no | x | yes | | Date
Acreage: 0.415 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] [189 SOUTH STREET]
MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION Area(s) Form No.
220 MORRISSEY BOULEVARD, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02125
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NTH.1006
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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 front gable roof with eaves that make full returns. This house no longer exhibits strong
characteristics of either the Greek Revival or Italianate styles which would have been prevalent during the time when this home
was constructed. The house is four bays and eight bays deep. Form B of 1980 noted “Originally this house was only four bays
deep. The rear four bays seem to have been added between 1895 and 1915, according to the local atlases.” The house also has
a low-lying foundation. The house has a side hall entry covered by a pedimented portico that is supported by square columns.
The portico appears to hide a trabeated surround. The tympanums of the front gable and portico gable have flush boarding.
Some of the windows on the home have retained their original two over two sashes while the remaining windows have
replacement sashes. The southern side of the house used to have two entrances with hipped roof porches, but these have been
removed and replaced with second story decks. The house has two chimneys —one on the main block of the home and the other
on the ell. The property includes a two-story Italianate style barn with center wall gable and multiple bays.
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: “Edward and Sophia Clapp acquired this parcel of land in 1852, and the 1854 map shows this house.
Originally this house was only four bays deep. The rear four bays seem to have been added between 1895 and 1915, according
to the local atlases.”
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.