222 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-217 Easthampton NTH.1067
Town: Northampton
Place: (neighborhood or village)
Address: 222 South Street
Historic Name: Henry M. Martin House
Uses: Present: Single-family residence
Original: Single-family residence
Date of Construction: 1922
Source: Building Permit
Style/Form: Tudor Revival
Architect/Builder:
Exterior Material:
Foundation: Brick
Wall/Trim: Stucco
Roof: Asphalt
Outbuildings/Secondary Structures:
Major Alterations (with dates):
Condition: Good
Moved: no | x | yes | | Date
Acreage: 0.157 acre
Setting: House sits on a corner lot in a residential
neighborhood of former single family homes, many of which
have been converted to buildings with two or more
residential units.
INVENTORY FORM B CONTINUATION SHEET [NORTHAMPTON] [222 SOUTH STREET]
MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION Area(s) Form No.
220 MORRISSEY BOULEVARD, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02125
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NTH.1067
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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 story Tudor Revival style home with complex massing in the form of a modified “L” shaped plan and stucco
cladding. The main block of the house has a front gable roof with wood shingles in the gable field. The front façade features a
bay window with metal roof above which is a triple window. The southern slope of the roof extends downward to the first story to
cover a recessed entry porch that is supported by a brick column. On the northern side of the house, the roof slopes downward
to the first story only on the back half of the house to cover a side wing. The side wing has ribbon six over six windows. The
northern slope of the roof also contains a pedimented dormer with triple window. Windows on the house are mostly six over six
sash. The house has through-cornice brick chimneys on the northern and southern elevations of the home.
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 in 1922 for Dr. Henry Martin, a veterinary surgeon, at a cost of $7500.”
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.