298 & 300 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
38D-3 Easthampton NTH.1081
Town: Northampton
Place: (neighborhood or village)
Address: 298 & 300 South Street
Historic Name:
Uses: Present: Two-family residence
Original: Single-family residence
Date of Construction: 18th century
Source: visual evidence
Style/Form: First Period / Georgian
Architect/Builder:
Exterior Material:
Foundation: Brick
Wall/Trim: Vinyl
Roof: Asphalt
Outbuildings/Secondary Structures:
Major Alterations (with dates):
Porch added (19th century)
Asphalt siding added (1960s)
Vinyl siding added (post 1980)
Condition: Good
Moved: no | x | yes | | Date
Acreage: 0.151 acre
Setting: House sits on a corner lot 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] [298 & 300 SOUTH STREET]
MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION Area(s) Form No.
220 MORRISSEY BOULEVARD, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02125
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NTH.1081
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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 home with side gable roof that it is five bays wide and one bay deep. This house, like its neighbor, exhibits
features of First Period construction although it was mostly likely constructed during the Georgian Period. First Period
residences typically had a garrison overhang between the first and second stories, gable-end roofs with little to no eaves, and
large central chimneys that were often in clustered shapes. This house only exhibits a side gable roof with no eaves. The hom e
does have a chimney at its center but it is too small to still be considered a large central chimney. Characteristic of homes
constructed in the 18th century, this house has very small windows that sit close to the roof eaves and a low foundation.
Windows on the home have two over two sash, which would have been mid to late 19th century alterations. Overall, this house
has been extensively altered. The hipped roof porch was added during the 19th century according to Form B of 1976 and it has
turned posts with craved brackets. The front façade now features two front entries, one of which has a multi-light door. Windows
fenestration on the side elevations has also been extensively altered. A very large rear ell also obscures the house’s original
form.
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 1976: “One of a pair of colonial residences located on South Street, this structure displays the characteristics of
early building in Northampton. A second colonial dwelling is located on the lot to the east. At the corner of Harlow and South
Streets another colonial homestead is located.”
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.