23A-068 NTH.181--81_Maple_St[1]Tuesday, November 01, 2011 at 2:19: PM
Inventory No:NTH.181
Historic Name:
Common Name:
Address:81 Maple St
City/Town:Northampton
Village/Neighborhood:Florence
Local No:23A-67
Year Constructed:R 1889
Architect(s):
Architectural Style(s):Queen Anne
Use(s):Multiple Family Dwelling House; Single Family Dwelling
House
Significance:Architecture
Area(s):
Designation(s):
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FORM B - BUILDING
MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION
Office of the Secretary, State House, Boston
t. iviap. Draw sketch of building location
in relation to nearest cross streets and
other buildings. Indicate north.
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In Area no. Form no.
2SA-67
Northampton
ess 81-J^Maple St.
ent use residence
ent owner John Buteau
ription:
1884-95
kirce Atlases
Architect
Exterior wall fabric clapboard
Outbuildings (describe)
Other features
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. Lonergan
Organization
Date
NEC
June 1980
(over)
37M-7-77
7. Original owner (if known)_
Original use
Subsequent uses (if any) and dates_
8. Themes (check as many as applicable)
Aboriginal
Agricultural
Architectural
The Arts
Commerce
Communication
Community development
Conservation
Education
Exploration/
settlement
Industry
Military
Political
Recreation
Religion Science/
invention
Social/
humanitarian Transportation
9. Historical significance (include explanation of themes checked above)
Florence Hote't
This large house first appears on the 1895 atlas as part of the
property. By the early 1920's it had become a double residence.
The house features two types of decoratively-cut shingle in the
front gable, and vertical boarding and horizontal wide boarding are used to delineate
the mass of the house. The central entrance is flanked by two over-sized windows and
the whole is covered by a porch with turned posts, fancy brackets and a simple balustrade.
A smaller porch with posts and brackets is on the second floor above the entrance.
10. Bibliography and/or references (such as local histories, deeds, assessor's records,
early maps, etc.)
1884,1895 and 1915 Atlases.
History of Florence, ed. by Charles A. Sheffield, 1895
Northampton Directory: 1922.