221 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
Organization: Pioneer Valley Planning Commission
Date (month / year): April 2011
Assessor’s Number USGS Quad Area(s) Form Number
38B-74 Easthampton NTH.1003
Town: Northampton
Place: (neighborhood or village)
Address: 221 South Street
Historic Name: Merrick Clapp House
Uses: Present: Single-family residence
Original: Single-family residence
Date of Construction: c. 1850
Source: Registry of Deeds and Map
Style/Form: Greek Revival
Architect/Builder:
Exterior Material:
Foundation: Brick
Wall/Trim: Clapboard
Roof: Asphalt
Outbuildings/Secondary Structures:
Major Alterations (with dates):
Condition: Good
Moved: no | | yes | | Date
Acreage: 0.497 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] [221 SOUTH STREET]
MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION Area(s) Form No.
220 MORRISSEY BOULEVARD, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02125
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NTH.1003
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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 simple two-story Greek Revival style home with front gable roof. It is three bays wide and three bays deep with side hall
front entry. The clapboard sided house has corner pilasters and a deep frieze runs under the eaves on the sides of the house.
The recessed front entry has trabeated surround with full entablature that encloses leaded sidelights. The front stoop is a
modern addition to the home. Windows on the home are six over six sash. There is a two story rear ell extending from the
western end of the home. Attached to the rear ell is a one story addition. Projecting from the southern side of the rear ell is a
screened porch. There are two chimneys in total, one of which is on the northern slope of the rear ell.
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: “In 1846, Merrick H. Clapp purchased this parcel of land, with the blacksmith shop thereon, for $200. Mr.
Clapp, who was a partner with Henry and William Clapp in a retail wood and coal business on Pleasant Street, made this his
homestead. The property remained in the Clapp family well into the 20th century.”
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. 114-P. 513 and 516