310 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-4 Easthampton NTH.1082
Town: Northampton
Place: (neighborhood or village)
Address: 310 South Street
Historic Name: Day House
Uses: Present: Single-family residence
Original: Single-family residence
Date of Construction: c. 1840
Source: visual evidence
Style/Form: Greek Revival
Architect/Builder:
Exterior Material:
Foundation: Brick
Wall/Trim: Clapboard
Roof: Asphalt
Outbuildings/Secondary Structures:
One bay garage
Major Alterations (with dates):
Condition: Good
Moved: no | x | yes | | Date
Acreage: 0.321 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] [310 SOUTH STREET]
MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION Area(s) Form No.
220 MORRISSEY BOULEVARD, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02125
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NTH.1082
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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 Greek Revival style house with side gable roof. This house is five bays wide and three bays deep.
The house exhibits classic Greek Revival style features with its corner pilasters, deep frieze and pedimented side gables. The
front entrance is also characteristic of the Greek Revival style with its trabeated surround that includes pilasters, high
entablature, and sidelights. Windows on the house have six over six sashes with architrave surrounds. Along the ridge of the
roof, at its center, is a tall and narrow chimney. The property also includes a one-bay garage.
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: “The Day Family owned the land on which this large Greek Revival style house was built in the mid-
nineteenth century. The Days owned a brickyard and much of the surrounding property. In 1899, the Day Brothers declared
bankruptcy and the tract of land was subdivided, creating a large number of lots on which several bungalows and other dwellings
were built.”
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.