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321LocustStreetMACRIS Inventory No:NTH.187 Historic Name:Thompson, George E. House Common Name:Children's House Day Nursery Address:321 Locust St City/Town:Northampton Village/Neighborhood:Florence Local No:23A-090-001 Year Constructed:1902 Architect(s): Architectural Style(s):Colonial Revival Use(s):Other Educational; Single Family Dwelling House Significance:Architecture Area(s): Designation(s): Building Materials(s): Roof: Slate Wall: Wood; Wood Clapboard Foundation: Brick The Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC) has converted this paper record to digital format as part of ongoing projects to scan records of the Inventory of Historic Assets of the Commonwealth and National Register of Historic Places nominations for Massachusetts. Efforts are ongoing and not all inventory or National Register records related to this resource may be available in digital format at this time. 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FORM B  BUILDING MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION MASSACHUSETTS ARCHIVES BUILDING 220 MORRISSEY BOULEVARD BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02125 Photograph Topographic or Assessor's Map Recorded by: Bonnie Parsons Organization: Pioneer Valley Planning Commission Date (month / year): March, 2010 Assessor’s Number USGS Quad Area(s) Form Number 23A-90 Easthampton NTH.187 Town: Northampton Place: (neighborhood or village) Florence Address: 321 Locust Street Historic Name: Howard Hosford-G. Thompson House Uses: Present: Single-family residence Original: Single-family residence Date of Construction: 1902 Source: Springfield Daily Republican Style/Form: Colonial Revival Architect/Builder: Charles H. Markle, Builder Exterior Material: Foundation: brick Wall/Trim: clapboards Roof: slate Outbuildings/Secondary Structures: Major Alterations (with dates): Condition: good Moved: no | x | yes | | Date Acreage: 0.275 acres Setting: This house occupies a corner lot overlooking a small park near Florence center. RECEIVED AUG 19 2011 MASS. HIST. COMM. INVENTORY FORM B CONTINUATION SHEET [NORTHAMPTON ] [321 LOCUST STREET] MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION Area(s) Form No. 220 MORRISSEY BOULEVARD, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02125 Continuation sheet 1 NTH.187 ___ Recommended for listing in the National Register of Historic Places. If checked, you must attach a completed National Register Criteria Statement form. Use as much space as necessary to complete the following entries, allowing text to flow onto additional continuation sheets. ARCHITECTURAL DESCRIPTION: Describe architectural features. Evaluate the characteristics of this building in terms of other buildings within the community. The Hosford-Thompson House is a good example of the Colonial Revival style, although it is somewhat idiosyncratic in its asymmetry. It is a two-and-a-half story house under a slate-covered, truncated hipped roof, on which is centered a shed roof dormer. The roof eaves are broad. The house is three bays wide and the equivalent of three bays deep. It has a through- cornice exterior wall chimney on its east elevation where there is also a one-story screened porch on columns. The south façade has a center entry reached by a column-supported portico that is slightly off-center. The flat-roofed portico has a shallow arched roof on it and paired columns with respondent, engaged columns at the wall plane. The entry is trabeated and has leaded glass sidelights. At the second story level above the portico is an off-center, angled oriel window. It is flanked by two windows with 6/1 sash. At the first story the flanking windows are a single window with 6/1 sash and a large, fixed, multi- light window. The house is framed with narrow pilasters. This is the Colonial Revival style as it was influenced by other contemporary trends including the Prairie Style. 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 is listed in Northampton’s business report for 1902 as having been built for real-estate agents Edward Barrett and James O’Brien for $3000. Later that same year, they sold the house to George Thompson, a motor man for the Northampton Street Railway Co. The area north of Main and Locust Streets, and east of Chestnut Street in Florence was developed in the early 20th century. For years, the land had been owned by D.G. Littlefield, one of Florence’s prominent industrialists, but there was very little pressure for development until after 1900. By that time, most of the village south of Main Street had been developed.” Further research indicates that this house was built for Howard Hosford, who was General Manager of Norwood Engineering, which was on North Maple Street. BIBLIOGRAPHY and/or REFERENCES Beers, F. W. County Atlas of Hampshire Massachusetts, New York, 1873. Drake, David. Northampton Historical Commission, interior signatures found in building for Hosford and Markle. 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. Registry of Deeds: Bk. 759-P.413, 667-401, 625-401, 625-217, 623-289, 622-447, 614-197, 565-102 FORM B BUILDING MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION Office of the Secretary, State House, Boston 4. Map. Draw sketch of building location in relation to nearest cross streets and other buildings. Indicate north. In Area no. Form no. 2%A^§0 Northampton ess 32I Locust St. G. Thompson House ent use day nusery ent owner Sylvia Kriebel ription: 1902 >urce Spfld. Daily Republican Architect Exterior wall fabric Outbuildings (describe) Other features clapboard Altered Moved Date Date 5. Lot size: One acre or less x Over one acre Approximate frontage Approximate distance of building from street 6. Recorded by E. Lonerqan Organization NHC Date June 1980 (over) 37M_7_77 7. Original owner (if known) Original use George E. Thompson residence" Subsequent uses (if any) and dates 8. Themes (check as many as applicable) Aboriginal Agricultural Architectural The Arts Commerce Communication Community development x Conservation Education Exploration/ settlement Industry Military Political Recreation Religion Science/ invention Social/ humanitarian Transportation 9. Historical significance (include explanation of themes checked above) This house is listed in Northampton's business report for 1902 as having been built for real-estate agents Edward Barrett and James O'Brien for $3000. Later that same year they sold the house to George Thompson, a motor man for the Northampton Street Railway Co. The area north of Main and Locust Sts., and east of Chestnut St. in Florence was developed in the early 20th century. For years the land had been owned by D.G.Littlefield, one of Florence's prominent industrialists, but there was very little pressure for development until after 1900. By that time most of the village south of Main St. had been developed.. The house is two stories in height with a hipped slate roof, three bay facade is dominated by a large, central portico with double Tuscan columns. The eastern side has a full length poreh with Tuscan columns and balustrade. The 10. Bibliography and/or references (such as local histories, deeds, assessor's records, early maps, etc.) 1895 and 1915 Atlases. Registry of Deeds: Bk. 759-P. 413, 667-401, 625-217, 623-289, 622-447, 614-197, 565-102. Northampton Directory: 1905, 1907, 1920. Springfield Daily Republican Deo. 29, 1902.