244 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-270 Easthampton NTH.1074
Town: Northampton
Place: (neighborhood or village)
Address: 244 South Street
Historic Name: Clapp House
Uses: Present: Two-family residence
Original: Single-family residence
Date of Construction: c. 1860
Source: visual evidence
Style/Form: Italianate
Architect/Builder:
Exterior Material:
Foundation: Brick
Wall/Trim: Brick
Roof: Slate
Outbuildings/Secondary Structures:
Major Alterations (with dates):
Front porch (early 20th century)
Windows replaced (post 1980)
Condition: Good
Moved: no | x | yes | | Date
Acreage: 0.23 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] [244 SOUTH STREET]
MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION Area(s) Form No.
220 MORRISSEY BOULEVARD, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02125
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NTH.1074
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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 brick Italianate style house with a front gable roof. On the northern elevation, there is a two-story
side wing with gable roof and on the eastern elevation there is a two story rear ell, which gives the home a modified cross plan.
Both gables have two over arched windows within the gable field. Characteristic of the Italianate style, the house has
overhanging eaves that make partial returns. On the front of the house and extending to the northern elevation is a hipped roof
porch with projecting cornice, solid frieze, balustrade with square balusters, and a lattice apron. The porch roof is supported by
square fluted columns that are in pairs or triples, and they rest on brick pedestals. Form B of 1980 notes that the front porch was
added to the home in the early 20th century. The front entrance has sidelights and a transom, but they are somewhat hidden
behind metal storm door. Above the front door is a granite lintel. Windows on the home are replacement one over one sash, but
they have their original granite lintels and sills. On the southern elevation of the home is a shallow two story bay with clapboard
paneling. The bay has recessed corners on the first story and a square second story supported by brackets. This feature was
executed on other Italianate style homes in this area of Northampton. There are also three brick chimneys on the house.
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 dates from the mid 19th century. The 1854 map shows a house owned by Mrs. Clapp near
this site, in 1860 there are two houses owned by the Clapp family and by 1873, there are three houses owned by the Clapp
family on this parcel.”
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.