295 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-57 Easthampton NTH.2195
Town: Northampton
Place: (neighborhood or village)
Address: 295 South Street
Historic Name: Emil Herrmann House
Uses: Present: Single-family residence
Original: Single-family residence
Date of Construction: 1922
Source: Building Permit
Style/Form: Arts and Crafts
Architect/Builder:
Exterior Material:
Foundation: Brick
Wall/Trim: Stucco
Roof: Slate
Outbuildings/Secondary Structures:
Two bay garage
Major Alterations (with dates):
Condition: Good
Moved: no | x | yes | | Date
Acreage: 0.512 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] [295 SOUTH STREET]
MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION Area(s) Form No.
220 MORRISSEY BOULEVARD, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02125
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NTH.2195
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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 Arts and Crafts style house with side gable red slate roof and stucco cladding. The front façade has an
asymmetrical window fenestration with a band of five six over twelve sash windows on the first story and an upper story with two
three part windows separated by a six over six sash window. The second story is unusual in the sense that goes through the
cornice. The gabled front entry is almost Tudor Revival in style. On the southern elevation of the home is a two story wing with
similar window fenestration. On the northern side of the house is a much shallower wing. The original windows are present but
somewhat hidden behind metal storm windows. The house has one brick chimney on the rear slope of the roof. The property
also includes a two bay garage with front gable roof.
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 stucco-covered house was built for Emil Herrmann in 1922 at a cost of $7000. Mr. Herrmann was a
knitter for McCallum Hosiery Company and seems to have made use of the Company’s policy of providing plans for worker’s
cottages. A small brochure from 1920 illustrates five plans of the Boston architects Fox and Gale which were made for
McCallum Co. employees’ cottages on Woodlawn Avenue. The five plans were entitled Type D, E, G, H, and J leading to the
conclusion that more than five plans were originally prepared for the McCallum Co. This house bears a close resemblance to
Type E of the five known plans.”
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.