Pomeroy Terrace Proposed Historic District - May 2011

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The 9affi6:ri""Pr&tt Hi.rtoric District encompasses about ~
acres, approximately ~ ~tructures, and is primarily
resident~al in character. Building density 1s moderate
throughout the district and structures are complemented by
greenery, particularly to the south of Bridge Street~ The
aistrict is visually coherent along Bridge, Ha~,;rley, and .Market
Streets and along Pomeroy Terrace, although the architecture
of the former area is primarily late colonial and Greek
Revival while Phillips Place-Pomeroy Terrace is Victorian in
ambiance. The district'seent:ains tv~ major slemGmts, each
representative of the h£bits and tastes of a significant
segment of nineteenth century Northampton's populationt,- the
fashionable neighborhood which developed to the south of Bridge
Street in the mid-nineteenth century· ._.emd=the- earli:er=a-nd more
mc:.:u:lest~hbo.drood-~~~-~th-~e-f--g_~i-Elge Street, populated VI
by Northampton' s mechanics and artisans al'l·el----ee-ntai-l'li-fl:g- the m

impressive and well-preserved Hamps-hire Coun.qz:....Hou~se of m
Cor-rection. Intrusions -in----t-h-e----form of a superma-rk-et-{J-960)
and post office (1975) do occur but are-concertera-t-e-d---a-t the
intersection of Hawley, Ma-rket, -and--Brci-dg-e-St-l:e-e-ts-.-----'".th-e-. z
eastern boundary of .the district is the natural--bounda-1."-y··pro- VI
vi.:S-e-G-by:--t.n.($..-Co.~.e.cti.cl.l-t -Ri-v-e-r---f-l-ee-d--13-l.--a.-i..a; the

bounaa~y-,~--the.-..ra1lroad .~ed,--allo:ws a buffer o.ne. huild1ng deep
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Bri dge-f3-t;-r-eet~-eemet-ery--si:-gni~fi·can-t·Hstructures -are· wi~clely
spaced; ,a..t the south,: a-rchitectural- quali-ty diminishes n
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Architecture in the proposed historic district ranges
from functional 18th century structures to rich and decorative 0
Victorian designs and includes two fine examples of the early z
twentieth century bungalow style. The more ambitious
structures reflect, in their design, siting, and execution,
the dictates of Victorian residences in Northampton: wood
rather .than brick or masonry construction predominates, styles
are generally later in their introduction and more restrained
in their execution in Northampton, and gothic revival designs,
while abounding in gables and gingerbread, are decidedly
regular and symmetrical. (This last fact is undoubtedly
attributable to a persistant puritan suspicion of the emotions
stirred by the romantic movement as well as to the hand of a
local archi teet whose early training in the Greek Revival
was never shaken.)
The district derives its name from two nineteenth
century architects, residents of Northampton, whose work in
Northampton and surrounding towns significantly contributed
to the architectural herita~e of the Connecticut Valley.
Isaac Damon (1781-1862) worked oredominantlv in the Federal
style and designed residences, 'Churches and· bridges in the
area. His work is represented in the district by the Isaac
Damon House (1812) at· 46 Bridge Street. William Fenno Pratt
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(1814-1900) entered the orofession in Northamoton in 183@ with

his design for the picturesque Gothic Seminary and later
produced designs for commercial blocks, residences, and railroad
stations. Pratt inherited the trade from his father Thomas
Pratt (1784-1868), trained young E. C. Gardner (later of Spring-
field), and bequeathed the business toW. F. Pratt, Jr., his
less talented son, about 1880. Although W. F. Pratt has not
achieved the recognition which Isaac Damon has, Pratt 1 s designs
represent the bulk of the early Victorian architecture in
Northampton.
Moving along Bridge Street, an early thoroughfare, one
encounters an early ensemble including the 17th century Cornet
Joseph Parsons House and the Isaac Damon House ( 1812). Even
in the absence of its balustrade at the roofline, the twin
chimneys, hipped roof and flat and symmetrical facade of the
Damon House signal its federal style associations. Unlike the
full three story federal residences of prosperous seacoast areas
of Massachusetts, the Damon House is a modest two stori-es.
To the northeast of the Damon House, the colonial Parsons
and late colonial Shepherd Houses complete the trio of resi-
dences of the Northampton Historical Society. The Shepherd
House documents the numerous currents of taste which followed
its construction along Georgian lines in 1792 •. The gable ends
have been framed and a later side entrance also exhibits the
influence of the Greek Revival; an airy gothic portico (c.1855)
offers a marked contrast to the solid and cubic mass to the rear
Bays, porches, and bold Italianate trim added to the remaining
early residences (1790-1820) along Bridge Street reveal the
nineteenth century resident's concern with maintaining a stylish
appearance at modest outlay.
Opposite the Parsons House is the stately Lathrop-Butler
residence (1848) in which flat roof, emphatic pilasters and
enlarged and gracious windo1.v :areas combine in a design influence~
by the Greek Revival and executed by W. F. Pratt. Son of Isaac
Damon's contemporary, architect Thomas Pratt, W. F. Pratt is
responsible for many of the designs in the proposed historic
district as well as dozens of commercial and industrial structur s
in the greater Northampton area.
Similar in design and~enriched by later additions, the
Osmyn Baker House (1856) at 78 Pomeroy Terrace is a tv.-o story
brick and stucco structure whose ornate porch and cupola camo-
flage the spare and symmetrical character of the brick mass. At
the time of its construction, Pratt had gained a reputation as
the residential architect in the area.
Facing the brick residence are two vvooden structures which
port~ay two popular Victorian styles drawn from European
arch1.tecture. The deep mansard with dormers of the Second
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NATIONAL REGISTER 0 F HISTORIC PLACES

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Empire style caps the L. G. Field House (1870) and the prominent
tower and bold detailing of the H. F. Williams House (1859) echo
other Italianate designs like Henry Austin's noted Morse-Libby
House in Portland, Maine. Here the villa walls are clapboard ,
rather than stone: lacking stone to authenticate the design,
wooden siding was laid smoothly to simulate masonry.
Farther along Pomeroy Terrace is located the William
Gaylord Villa (1853), a Swiss cottage set deep among the trees
and calculated to exploit the picturesque view of the meadows
below. Here the bracket, ubiquitous on Pomeroy Terrace and
Phillips Place, makes its most ornamental appearance. Board
and batten siding, a steeply pitched roof and pronounced over-
hanging eaves enhance the contrasts of light and shadow on the
facade.
Facin~ the Gaylord Villa across Pomeroy Terrace is a
splendid sh1.ngle style residence (1890) whose skinlike surface
contrasts ,. .'lith the profusion of ornament visible elsewhere on
Pomeroy l'errace. Central elements in the design are a co<i.n'ler
tower.at the south east and a palladium in the generous north-
west gable.
Turning off Pomeroy Terrace onto Hancock Place or Butler
Place, one discovers in the Queen Anne and Classical Revival
residences a return to the massing of late colonial structures
on Bridge Street. Opened in the 1890 1 s, these connecting streets
are of a later period, uniform architectural quality, and form
discrete areas as the result of the downward slope of the land
as one leaves Pomeroy Terrace.
A third street which today serves as a connector between
Pomeroy Terrace and Hawley Street, Phillips Place was the first
of the group of streets to be created east of Hawley and south
of Bridge Street. Here is located another cluster of mid-nine-
teenth century dwellings built shortly after the opening of the
street in 1847. Two dwellings (c. 1850) of retarditaire styling,
with quoining, hipped roofs, and vaguely Federal antecedents are
located at the base of the street. A tiny but fully articulated
Swiss cottage (1850) designed by Pratt faces a second cottage
design (1865) and a bracketed style (1853). One then encounters
several modest structures of contemporary construction and
appropriate scale before reachin2 the late Federal ( 1848) C. M.
Kinney House, perhaps the oldest~structure in Phillips Place,
and the 1893 J. Reid House, designed by Putnam & Bayley of
Northampton. The porches, turrets, and shingled effects in this
Queen Anne structure adapt its considerable mass to the scale of
the earlier structures. -The exuberant asymmetry of the Reid
House contrasts nicely vnth the crisp geometry of the single
Greek Revival structure in Phillips Place. Although lacking a
free-standing portico, the structure features corner pilasters,
closed p edirnent, and a precisely denti llated cornice.
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At the junction of Phillips Place and Pomeroy Terrace
theM. M. French House (1850) is a similar mass virtually
submerged by later Victorian porches, bays, and moldings. To
the south is a cottage structure (1853) drawn from the designs
of Andrew Jackson Downing; to the north a sturdy shingled barn
(1873), once a tearoom, now serves as a residence.
The remaining section of Pomeroy Terrace was opened later
in the nineteenth century to connect the neighborhood with
Bridge Street and here the more vertical masses and decorative
shingling of the Queen Anne style predominate. The residence
( 1885) built for Edgar Crooks, superintendent of Bel dings Silk
Hills, combines various elements of the style-prominent and
ornamental chimney, tower, shingling, and sunburst motifs in
one of the more elaborate designs of C. H. Jones, a local
architect whose first profession as a painter o:f frescoes
in the valley influenced his light and decorative treatment of
·the Queen Anne i:diom. The glass beading and cast metal panels
incorporated into these designs represent the increased avail-
ability of these materials created by Victorian technology.
Beyond the Crooks House looms the 1895 Draper Mansion,
corner of Bridge Street and Pomeroy Terrace, whose turrets,
gables, and porte-cochere allude to the French ehateau.
Designed by Curtis G. Page, the massive residence is ideally
sited at an angle in Bridge Street and unfolds to the viewer.
Small scale siding and continuous garland and swag ornament
unify the whole. ·
Sharing the view of the meadows are an 1870 Italian villa
and the 1859 Seth Hunt House. Juxtaposed are flat roofs and
steep gables, sunny bays and brooding eaves, regular fenestra-
tion and the drama of the gothic, symbolizing the incredible .. ._
range of influences and formulae for the Victorian residence. (.~NO)
Adjoi ning---t-he--Ge th:i e Re·v3:val Hunt Heuse i: s a compact,
s il'lg1-e---s-te-Fy-~-bu.nga10w--(-1-9-±~}--whe·s-e--t-v-~en ti e t-A.-eer-r-Etll:Y-e-ri gin
is . si-gnal-1-e--0""-b:y---i t-s- ca-su..a-1-- ambi anoe--ar::t-d-t-0-e- -r>-ro-e-se-r:H~e- ·- o f a
similarly style-d- garage -as--the-.ffi.-gR'i~f-i€&fl-t--eut-l;rtl-i-tding. The
hipp.ed .roof. sweep.s...down ..t.o.enclose ... a g.e.ner.o.u-s-po-r-ch---and a
single hoo cled dormer appe.a-r-s--i-n--ea-ch---s-1o'fl-et---ba-Bk-s--o-f- windows
adffii-t light to-- the we-11-shaded--i-nterio r. A -second bungalow
was built from the same plans on Pomeroy Terrace about 1920.
By-.P.a-r-se-r1-s---~-t-r-e-e-t one rea c he s Ch e ;t;:..r'ra-n-Gl-Utl-iG:n-------St-r-ee t s •
Ranging frcmk.a_ gambr~l roofed colonial n~neteenth
century tenement~-~he stru ~r-e are uniform in their
modest stylino ~~-- The early 1800's are widely
re r ea in stru~ Who~ massing and simple entranceway
details allud 'Ehe Federal ana--Gr~ Revival styles. The
occasi ater nineteenth centurv str~~ures represent later
di sions of originally generous house lots.---·....--..~~----
In the midst of this neighborhood and facing ·a -Greek
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RevLval with full portico is the Hampshire CountY, /House of
Carre tion (1853). Located on a parcel extendi from Union
to Che ry Streets, this institutional building s, while
unobtru ·ve, the focal point in the area. De gned by Boston
architect G. J. F. Bryant, the jail consists f a service core
with two r ctangular wings and was an exper· ental design for
a penal ins · tution by Bryant's firm which . lanned a total
tYXJ dozen sue complexes. Crisp cold ston lintels delineate
openings in ttl tvarm brick surfaces; tall windows admit light
to three tiers f cells and a narrow eat'ng and recreational
area~ A cupola ises above the neighbo ng stru9tures and
serves, as a marke in the northerly por. ion of yhe proposed
histori.c district. ~
W'e..st of the H use of Correction 011 Che ry Street, is
located tpe 1851 res dence of VI. F. ratt. . gothic cottage
once ador~d with per endicular boa d and b/tten siding, the
Pratt cotta~e is comoa t and less 'tastefu,l:" (the adjective
consistently\ used by" th Hampshir _ Gazett}i to describe Pratt's
designs) thart the reside ces ted on Pomeroy Terrace a£ter
Pratt's design /
From the descev{ds l:'larket Street where
commercial and sidential s s are housed in a variety of
structures rangin from earl wooden/dwellings to late nine-
teenth century bri·k blocks a~d ten¢rnents. The visual rhythm
created by the faca\i.es of los~ly _spaced gable-end Greek
Revivals is picked up by he gal:(l~'s and bays of apartment
structures on Graves ve ue, ope$ed late in the nineteenth
century. Near the cor r of Mayk~t & Bridge Streets is nestled
another early survival cally.· )<no~ as the ''Half House," whose
narrow window opening a thin lin els are of early colonial
constructiono / \
Crossing the ather ,weloped i'\ltersection of Bridge,
Hawley, and Market Streets , 1 ne encourtters a similar mixture
of residential an commerctar here industrial-uses appropriat
to an area adjoi ing the jail ,ad track~\and depot in a VictoN
rian town. On arket an Hawlex Streets,\one is always aware
of the proxim' y of the railroad\ the elev~tecl railroad bed
isolating th~neighbo ood from t\e adjacen~ central business
district an,d creatin a sense of intimacy a:1d physically
defining -t;l'le histor· c district. On\the weste ly side of Hawley
Street b:clck facto y structures face \"a series f clapboard
residen1es which re the homesteads ;ta't:er divid _d to create
Phillips and But er Place and Hancock and W:Llliaf$s Street.
Delicate decor,a'tive work appears in the \~ntrance~ys of several
of tbfese dweL,{ings. The fluted pilasters\and inse{: sidelights
?f."~he ?utlfl:. Homestead (1848) ri;ral those, of ~he p\res~igious
El~Jah Hunt M~lls House (1812) bu~lt a generatlon earl~er and
~,:rl high .Fideral style on Elm Street. Sever\al Federal residence
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Description of architecture ( 6)-
wi th taut facacies . atH:l--si::""tecron--sma..t._J. kno 11 s on Hawley Street

have a distinctly nautical flavor,.. particul~rt'y that at 94
Hawley Street, w~e:);:'e a cupola aboye hippe,9/roof keeps the
watch.over'"·Hawt·ey~~"tf-eet.. .·J • /""
At Eastern AvehU:~ an"' earl/y tenem~t structure ( 1890)

extending half the len'g_th of <the s:r;,re'et provides the visual
terminus for the distric't... The,_.,c6.rner turret and gracefully
turned railings of the QJ.l'~em }\:tlne style are characteristic
of attempts to includ:,/{n tft:€., first tenement structures
references to the pr · aiuDg b'l,lrrents of taste.
Below Eastern vepde lies -~ brick_ residence (c. 1840)
whose rational pr· c~,r-tions and fi\lle clas.sical cornice demand
its inclusion.~.· n_"'_4:· he.. Damon-Pratt ~strict_. The late dating
of this structure is indicative of he en~urance in
.North.~t""ne· re-st-rained classi ism o'j the Federal and
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2. Town NORTHAlv!PTON
Street address 46 Bridge Street
Name Isaac Damons House
Use: original & present _h_o......,m_e_-_n_.o_w_tl_u_s_e_um

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Present owner Northampton Historical Society
Open to public_Y_e_s_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Date 1812 Style Federal
Source of date The Northampton Book
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3.CONDITION Excellent Fair Deteriorated Moved Altered Added--------------
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4. DESCRIPTION
'()UNDATION/BASEMENT: High Regular~ Material -"""b..._r....

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\VALL COVER: W o o d - - - - - - - - - - - - - Brick Stone Other - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
ROOF: Ridge Gambrel Flat Hip M a n s a r d - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Tower Cupola Dorme~ndows Balustrade Grillwork---'-----------------
CHIJYINEYS: 1 2 3 4 Center End Interior Irregular Cluster Elaborate
STORIES: 1 ~ 3 4 ATTACHMENTS: Wings §.!l. Shed kitchen a.nd carriage shed
PORCHES: 1 2 3 4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - P O R T I C O _ __,y'-'e::..:s=-------..wB""a....
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FACADE: Gable end: Front/side Ornament _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Entrance: Side aont: Cente,r,/Side Details: --"c~o...~.l.l.iumw.n.u.;;:,.s_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Windows: Spacing: Regular/Irregular I d e n t i c a l / V a r i e d - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Corners: Plain Pilasters Quoins Cornerboa:tds - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

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5. Indicate location of building in relation to 6. Footage of structure from street _ _ _....,..,__ __
nearest cross streets and other buildings Property has 70 feet frontage on street
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RELATION OF SURROUNDING TO STRUCTURE f:
} Outbuildings _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
2. Landscape Features: Agriculture Qpen Wooded Garden: Formal/Informal

Predominant features rare s~.its, flo7Ters
Landsqape archlrect~~~la~ry~~P~·-C~r~a~fut~s~--------------------------------------------
3. Neighboring Structures
Style: Coloni!! Federal Greek Revival Gothic Revival Italian Villa Lombard Rom.
Venetian Gothic Mansard Richardsonian Modern
Use: Residential Commercial Religious Conditions: Excellent Good Fair Dereriorated
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GIVE A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF HISTORIC IMPORTANCE OF SITE (Refer and elaborate on
theme circled on front of form)
Isaac Damon 3 an architect of national renovrn, constructed this imposing
structtu·e for hi:::; oVIn home in 1812. Damon erected, beside the house, 13 churches,
25 bridges and 11 other buildings in addition to several notable factories. The
house Vias naturally built in the best fashion of the day, since Damon studied
un3er Towne and Benjamin, and thus earned for himself and his house national
recognition ..
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BIBLIOGRAPHY AND/OR REFERENCE

Putnam, Karl The Northampto!l. Bgok, Part mii Cp. 17- p.lu6
Springfield Un~on Aug .. 29, 1959 Picture and a rticle
Merrill, David Oliver Isaac Damon and the Architecture of the Federal Period
in N"ew England (Yaie Ph.D .. dissertation, 1965')
··Ann· :A:rbor;·-trn~sity· Mi-cro-films, 1965"····
(Comprehensive bibliography in this work)
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Ori~nruOwner: __I~s~aa~c~·-D~am~o~n--~~------------~~---
Deed Information: Book Number-.:.9_8..:..3_ _ Page _ ___.;.3_7_8, _ _J_Tam--=-p_sh_i_r_e_____ Registry of Deeds
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dress 57 Bridge Street
throp-Butler House
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; owner August Woicekoski
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:.e 18L.O 1 s Style Greek. Revival
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Architectfrom a book of plans on Southerri

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Architectural reason for inventorying:
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3. CONDITION Excellent Good Fair Deteriorated Moved Altered Added _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ "
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4•. DESCRIPTION
\lUNDATION/BASEMENT: High Regular Low Material _ _-=..::..::.:c=...._ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
\VALL COVER: Wood Brick Stone Other - - - - - - - - - - - - -
ROO?: Ridge Gambrel Flat Hip M a n s a r d - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Tower Cupola J5'0r'iller windows Balustrade Grillwork - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
CHI:i:VIXEYS: 1 2 3 4 Center End ~Q!.. Irregular Cluster Elaborate
STORIES: 1 2 3 4 ATTACHMENTS: Wings Ell S h e d - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

p 0 R CHE S: 1 2 3 4 PORTICO ,4=--c:-:o::--l.:._um....,1_n_:_s_ _ _ _J.B.ua:u.l. . _.c.uo.l. l. Jny
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FACADE: Gable end: Front/side Ornament~c=-or=-:n=ic::..:e::.:-s~o:...:.v~e=-r_Vi:.:.l':l..=·n::..d::..o:...:.r.:..::•s::__________________
Entrance: Side Front: Center/Side Details: ---=.f::_ou.::r=---c::.. :o::..:::l=-:m=nn::..:::s__________________
Windows: Spacing: Regular /Irregular Identical/Yx..a~J..ruiu;;ei.l.ld'- _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
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J. Landscape Features: Agriculture ...Q.p.en Woo:ded Garden: Formalilni'ornia.l
Predominant features Large and beautiful trees\/ · ·· ·•
Landscape architect _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _-,..--..,.,._--~-----,...,----------
3,. Neighboring Structures

Style: Colonial Federal Greek Revival Gothic Revival Italian Villa Lombard Rom.
Venetian GOthic Mansard Richardsonian Modern
Use: Residential Commercial Religious Conditions: Excellent Good Fair Deteriorated

This is the firs·b home of three to be built from the same plans. It vras until
recently om~ed by Col .. and Mrs .. Dwight Hughes., She is the great-great- grand-
daughter of the original occupant. J. Stebbins Lathrop, born and educated in
riest Springfield, was a businessman and resident of Savannah, Georgia until the
stat of the Civil War 11 coming North summerst1. His wife Elizabeth brought a book
of plans on Southern architectt~e to Northampton which was used for this home.
After confiscation by the Federal governn1ent, the Lathrops 1 home was purchased
for them at public auction by a friend, Osm)~ Baker. The family returned to
their hone after the vrar from Car.ada where they had fled, since Lathrop. preferred
not to fight against a brother in the Confederate Army. ·
Osmyn Baker was a lcnvyer, the first President of Smith Charities and a Trustee
of Clarks School. He was the 1e ading spirit in the founding of the Hampshire
County Lao. Library and also the Northampton Public Library. He built the house
at 78 Pomeroy Terrace from the same architectural planso
The P.resent orr.ners bou~ht the house in 1966.

Tlw Northampton Book (1954)
Dai;t.v Hampshire Gazette January 2h, 1970
RESTRICTIONS ____________________________________________________________~/~)
Original Owner: J, Stebbins Lnthrop

Deed Information: Book Number_ _ _ _ Page _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Registry of Deeds
treet address 58 Bridge Street.
·arne Cornet Joseph Parsons Eouse ·
Tse: original & pre sent -=::.~""-----'~.!------

!eadquarters of the Northrunpton Historical
?resent owner Soci_ety-1Iusettr:l
~orthampton Histo~:j_cal Society
ppen to public_.-'---Y=e=s'---'-------'----'----~---
}ate- 16.5'8 Style 17th c. Colonial

~ wing 1800
.1urce of date local tradition
.......,..,.,......,...W¥-_.,•;;.~i~ '<.-Yic~hlt.l~~ Architect unknovm

Architectural ieasori for irl.verito:ryiri~: -------------- ~---------------
oldest. house in the town- age- s vyle
__ --~. ·~· OR part of Area #
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3. COi\DITION Excellent Good Fair Det~riorated Moved Altered Added __-'-'----'-'--:-----
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4. DESCRIPTION
ROO !3!~!!.. Gambrel Flat Hip Mansard - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Tower Cupola Dormer windows Balustrade G r i l l w o r k - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
CHil\1:\ EYS: 1 2 3 4 1~~ End Interior Irregular Cluster Elaborate
STORie.:S: 1 2 3 4 ATTACHMENTS: Wings Ell Shed (Library)
PORCHES: 1 2 3 4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - PORTICO yes:;... plain columns Balcony

19th c. addition
FACADE: Gable end: Front/side Ornament __________________________
Entrance: Side Front: Cenj:~.!)Side D e t a i l s : - - - - - - - - - - : - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Windows: Spacing: J1~lar/Irregular, IdenticalfVaried - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Corners: ~Pilasters Quoins Cornerboards - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

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5. Indicate location of building in relation to 6. Footage of structure from street _.=:L,._ _ _ __
~ ~~
. l
I,. Recorder Miriam E. Peters. Oliver 'ii. Larkin
1. E. Wikander
Forl'Jorthampton Historica.l Societ~r
Photo# _ _ _ __ Date ----=19'--''l'-"0'-----

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lo Outbuildings _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _~------------..;_~_;.-4;.~
( -.? ... Landscape Features: Agriculture Open Wooded ~c.ten: Forma.Jllnfori:ria:l

\. Predominant feate..1res o~kl' eJm, nmp1r.> i·.re"!s-,,~,0 .·
Landscape architect · -.-' :; -,: .·:· : l ·:' ',, .. ~~ -~- -=~_-.-
3
" Nek~::;',"1 ~~~~:'a'itu~=~eral Greek Revival Gothic Ril~Y.#\ilbiJian·· 'Iilla ~i~~a1d !\Om. •·
Venetian GothicMa.nsard Richardsonian lY.lo(,iern
9.2..99.... Fair
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---
Use: Residential Commercial Religious
- - .. - a;t - - - - - - -:- - - - - - - - - - -
Conditions: E:"cellent
- - ~--- -- ~ - - - - -- - - - - - - -----
Deteriorated
- - - --- - - -

"To Yiert !-'ortham':!ton archi·C.ecJtiure is t,o vievr the Northam::/c,on His'c.oricnl Society' o
?'.:-.!·sons House. The house ref'lec·~s the architecture of t.:n•ce centuries of American
c:c:c::lopmcnt... The social, economic and political chan~~::; of three ce:nturies of
~c:~ion.;;.l .c- rmTtb are manifested in ·~1e house 1 s his1~0r'J- from the early ni. tchcra.ft
~~~·i2.l of i.:ary Parsons in 167ti to ·the s.:-.za of the Bliss ft!ilily during tile
~:ictorian .n:;::e of dc•:elop!:lent.. Thus, the Cornet. Joseph Parsons Eouse is truly
";, ho•; se for the tmm 11 •
This is the oldes..v house in Northarapton. It contains portrait:J, furniture and
~·:e<;pon:::, gtmsmi1,hi.r·r; and blacksmithing tools cf Ger.eral Set.h Pomeroy, first.
General r.amed by George Washinbton.
Tl-:e fir~t chi1:i in the settlement >7D.S born in this house. It ;1as in the
P2reons faJ'!'..:ily for 1.:. generatior.s.. In 1807 mmed by the Wriaht family. In JOO
yeurt1 it was owned by onl;r 2 families.. Mi.iS Anna Bliss willed it to the
E:i.:3torical Society in 19hlo
Origim:.l kitchen (17th century) and stair\vay.
BIBLIOGRAPHY fu."'D/OR REFERENCE

Tru:i1bt111, James ~i'Y .?!_Not!~a.rt~ptEE 2 v~ 1898
~o!'tharnpton Tercentenary Committee The t~orthe.mpton B~ok k9SL.

Bliss, Anna Co The Oldest Hou~e in Northampton: The Home of Cornet Joseph Parsons
NoHoSa FUbl'ica.,c.ion-
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?utnc.m, Karl '!:,.'1e Nori;ham:e_top~!: Part III Chapter 17- p. lh2
Dail,y F.arnzhire Gazette October 19~ 1953

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RESTRICTIONS-------------------------------------------------------------
Ori[;l.nal Owner: Cornet Joseph Parsons
Deed Information: Book Number Page Registnr of Deeds
::~ -':.!.e .rt.cquir:;!cl under the will of Anna Cather~,..·n-e--..B""i,..,i,...s~, Hampsnire County Case 2 J971, )
?i::..<J 13, Febrttary 13, 19h1.
Form B. 10M·6·1l-049688
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FORM B - BUILDING In Area no. Form no.
MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION

Office of the Secretary, State House, Boston
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Not"thampton
6_6__
ss___ B_rL_._dg=e__S_t_r_e_e_t__________
Shepard House
mt use residence/museum
ent owner Northampton Historical

Society
ription:
ource Historical Society

a late colonial
4. Map. Draw ::>KtrL~u ..,.._ ~--~:.......... lli.tecfsuil t hy, A sahel Pomeroy
in relation,.to nearest cross str~ets and
other buildings. Indicate north. .· Exterior wall :fahri.c .· clap boards
outbuildings (describe ).....;;'·...!:s~h:.::e::.:d=------
Other features 5 bays 1Ni. de; two

interior cbimneys; window cornices;
19th century po:r:ch
Altered porch added Date 19 th cen.
Moved no Date
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5. Lot size:
One acre or less x Over one acre

0
Approximate frontage 75 feet
Approximate distance of building from street
5 feet
USGS Quadrant ____

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Organization Northampton Historical
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7. Original owner (if known) Asahel Pomeroy
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8. Themes (check as many as applicable)

Aboriginal Conservation Recreation
Agricultural Education Religion
Arc lii tectural X Exploration/ Science/
The Arts settlement invention
Commerce Industry Social/
Communication Military humanitarian
Community development X Political Transportation
'
9. Historical significance (include explanation of themes checked above)
The large, late colonial style house at 66 Bridge Street
is KnoNn as the Shepard House and is no\-1 part of the
Northampton Historical Society complex of buildings. The
d-vmlling, bui~t: ti'! 1792, fell prey to the various owners'
attempts to remodel the residence in accordance vlith
the current style· of architecture. Sometime in the e;'l.rly
nineteenth century the west facade received a porch supported
by columns; later in the century a gothic porch t•Jas introduced
iu the south (front) facadeo "
rhe builder, Asahel Pomeroy, ~was a son of General Seth )
Pomeroy, a famous so 1 di er of, the Golonial t·Jars and one of
the heroes of Bunker Hill. The house -v;as given to the
Historical Society in the t-r.i..ll of Thomas M. Shepard (1856~1923) ..
-···------ - --- - - - .. ··-· --·- ·--·---·
10. Bibliography and/or references {such as local histories, deeds, assessor's records,
early maps, etc.) Representative Families of Northamoton; "S~th Pome'l.·oy 1' ,
lecture by J;homas Honrue o.~hepard; file on Shepard House,
Northampton Hi sto rica 1 :;,o ci ety o
MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION b 32A- 177

Northampton
~ss 74 Bridge Street

First Parish Parsonage
1nt use Residence
. nt owner Frank Tomaszewski
·iption:
1866
Daily Hampshire Gazette
rrce October 30, 1866
Modified villa style

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<±, lVlUl-'· unl.w :Sitm:u 01 uuuuuJ.g wc~Lwn Arcrutect Wrn. F.o Pratt
ill relation tci nearestcross st:re·ets·and ----------------------
other buildings. Indicate north. Exterior wall fabric ·clapboard
Outbuildings_ (describe)._-'n.llo.un.L!ec........______
Other features· central gable; . heavy
dentilated/bracketed- cornice; bold
window comi ces; round window above

entranceway
Altered porch added Date _ _ _ __
Moved__njUlo<o_______ Date_ _ _ __
fos+ o iC..P. :an 5. Lot size:
0 lu,
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115 feet
Approximate frontage --~~~~~----
~~ Approximate distance of building from street

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· Subsequent uses (if any) and dates Residence
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8. :-·hemes (check as many as applicable)

.~_g:;:-icultural Education Religion
Architectural X Expl<h~tion/ Science/
Communication Militarv humanitar-ian
Community development Political Transpo:rtati on
9. HistOrical significance (include explanatwn of themes checked above)

The First Church erected this pa-rsonage on Bridge Sr:reet
in 1865-6 7, on the site of the previous parish house.. It
was reported to cost over $6,000. \~lliam F. Pratt drew the
.
pLans ~or
t'ne s~mp
~ . 1"~~~e
.... d ~. 1 ~a sty 1 e s~ructure;
1 . .ne arew
. . .,
s~m~~ar
plans for ~ "tasty parsonage" for the Catholic Society in the
same year. The Catholic Socie~y parsonage, now a funeral home,
sr:ill stands on King Street; it was apparently more modest and
ccsted about $4, COO.. Pratt fol-lowed a similar plan in the
::::-emodelling of a house for lien::::y Lathrop in 1859 and a house f.or )
Geor~e Sar£-eant: in 1869.. These ;t:\vo str1..1ctures are lo::::atec at
82 B~dge Street and Bridge Street.
The dwellings are COffi?Osed of a single cubic mass '~th
low ridge roof and a central gable w~th gentle slope. Beneath
·· s gao·r..e, .a s:Lng-e
trn.. · , ra.un d......h eaaea
• • . .w.L:noow.
· • · .. tne.
a,gpears 1,1). · ..
~~n'"er
of the facade.. Although this central window is uncieccrat:ed,
other w-=.~..ndow ooenings have Drominent moldinr=:s anc cornices.
A heavy cornice with dentils/brackets is carried across the
eaves &!d through the central gable.
10. Bibliog:·aphy and/or references {such as local histories, deeds, assessor's records,
early maps, etc.) Daily na:rroshire Gazette, October 30, 1866.
Beer 1 s 1873 Atlas. · ·
"-'lVI

Northampton
lSS 81 Bridge Street
H. Lathrop House
mt use Residence
:mt owner Stanley F. Gawle

ription:
1790-1809; remodeled 1859

Registry of Deeds
'urce Daily Hampshire Gazette
. 3.8.1859
I talianate over federal
4. Map. uraw sKetcnu1. uuu.u1.u5 ~~u.Hv .. _____ .rltect_ __,W!S..I.II-..-OFIL-A....__.Pk....!!.r.!i!!a~t~t:..;_·_ _ _ _ __
in relatiori.to nearest cross streets and
other builcling~:. Indicate north. Exterior wall fabric Clap boards
" 1 1"\ "e~-hl r~ d Outbuildings (describe)_----=-no=n:.::e=------

Otherfeatures 2 stories; flat roof;
Palladian window with later bold
cornice; similar cornice at eaves

and on other windows
Altered over Date
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Moved no Date
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5. Lot size:
One· acre or less x Over one acre

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Approximate frontage _ _...,!7_,5!-_;f!:.:e~e~t~-----
30 feet
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Original use resi de,xl~e
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Subsequent uses {if any) and dates re~fden.~e

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8. Themes (check as _many as ~pplicable)

4
Aboriginal. Conservation Recreation

Agricultural Education Religion .
Architectural X Exploration/ Science/
The Arts. · settlement invention
Communication Military .humanitarian
Community development Political Transportation
'
9. Historical significance {include explanation of themes Checked above)
-
. .William F. Pratt rede,13igned this early nineteehth century
residence in 1859 for He11,cy Lathrop. At about the same time
he remodeled a late eighteenth century dwelling across the
street and.de$igned two parsonages, for the Catholic and
COngregational societies; the net result in each of these
four works·was the same: a cubic structure with central
gable and heavy cornices on windows .and at the rooflirie. Each
structure is vaguely Italianate in feeling; all are still
standing, three on Bridge Street and one on King Street. )
The Lathrop house tvas probably originally federal in style. 1
The flat roof, balanced facade, and remains of a Palladian
window are revealed on examination. The Federal Style house
was built by Asahel Wright between the time of his purchase of
·the 1~ acre plot from his father in 1790 for $300 and the time of
re.s sanr·ea James Bull~ rn 1809 for $I3ou. The house t s not earlier
than 1790! although a dwelling bouse was mentioned in the 1790 deed
· Dania Stebbins and his family held the parce~ of land and
the house until 1859 at which time Daniel Stebbins died and his
daughter Clarissa S. Lathrop aqquired the property. She and her
husband resided in the bouse through the turn of the century; the
deeds were carefully worded to insure that the wife would not
be deprived of her property on the death or estrangement of her
husband. ·
·early maps, etc.) Registry of Deeds, Hampshire County, 1572.153, 1372.268,
1371.125, 1125.342, 968.9, 967.494, 639.129, 191.333, 191.334;
73.517, 72.5751 27.402, 31.231, 28.252l 2.577.
Dai y Hampshire Gazette, 3/~/1859, 12/26/1865.
MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION 32~-\79

Northampton
ss 82 Bridge Street
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Geo rg_e, Sergeant · House
nt use Residence
nt owner John Berestka

·iption:
early 19th c; :remodeled 1869

rrce · 3/30Z1869··fO'··'J. , .i
late coleftial restyled in mid
nineteenth. centucy
'±, lYlap •. LJrU W ::H'..t: Ll::U_· U~·c.IJU1.LU.ll115. L~a.liLVt> ~

in r:elation to nearesteross streets and
other buildings.. Indicate north. Exterior wall fabric-'-L'!wo=-"'o'""d,.__-'-------
,.
/
,.··
/or~. ,nv~1fflA rf4 Outbuildings (desc:r-ibe)....:--·=n:.:::;o.:.:n:.:::e::.-.________
Other'features renovation: round heade
Window added in c~ll.tei' of facade; 2

stocy porch- creates central gable
Altered remodeled 1869Date 1869

i!UD&-£
Moved no Date
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~- ~
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"" One acre or less _x__ Over one acre
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f"
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/1 Approximate frontage -----=~~~------

7 5 feet
20 feet
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8. Themes ~check as many as applicable)
Aboriginal Conservation R.ecrea:Eion

Architecwral Expioration/ Science/
7he Arts settlement invention
Com r:nunication Militarv humanitarian
Community development Political T:·ansportation
9. Historical significance (include explanatiOn of ther:r:l:~S checked above)

The dwelling at 82 Bridge Str€;!et demonstrates the att:$mpt
o£ the local archi teet to enrich, in Victorian s!:yle, a modest
colonial style dwellingo Wrn. F. Pratt remodeled the Sargeant
in 1869, adding a 2 story porch w~th columns supporting rounded
archeso The UDoer storv of the porch terminates in a central
gable so that the total·v~sual e!£ect of the facade is not
unlike that of the residence at 74 Bridge Street) for wbich
.··.
Pratt drew the plans •
( The Ser~e~~t """""
fa~ilv acauired the propertv on Bridge s~reet
.., - th~ ho!nestead ... . "'
in 1863. It: was ureviouslv of t~!oses Clark of
,... ....... ...
J.'iOrt...narnp~..on, ana. h..a d passea -., .~-.nroug
.., ·n ~..ne h.. a..J.as
.-t ..
o::... 4· o-..ner
.....
indi vi d>.J.als between 1825 and 1863. (A Horace Lyman O\v-ned the
prooerty J.n . 18 :.?5
. . ) at w h:i-cn
. . ...~..J.me
. h~..e so 1 .,..J. . J.:...
• .... t o .n.sane_
• . 1 .n..o,e.L._,
·'' ~ 1 'ou:..
...
the· deed does not readily trace £ut:her .hack.. J In .te~s o£
the general style of the =esiden~~, it is likeley that the
structure was built in the late 18th or early 19th century.
10. Bibliography and/or references (such as local histories, deeds, assessor's records,
early maps, etc.)
Daily Hampshire Gazetce, Harch 30, 1869 ..
\

·Northampton
109 Bridge Street:
Residence-Tailor Shop
Martin Paddock
c.1875
4.
Exterior wall fabric Clapboard
:outbuilcif!lgs (d~scribe) 1 rie~. ga ra 8t9
hipped roof; tower

with four roun'd windOws; bays west
and south; ·single elaborate chimney
Altered additions to Date
rear -----
Moved no Date
~~------------ ---------
5. Lot size:

DO NOT WRITE IN THIS SPACJJ · 6. Recorded by Em:tl1 Clausing, .c. Dubie

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Original use

Architectural Exploration/ Science/
The Arts -X- settlement invention
Commerce Industry social/··
.
Although a residence of similar style v1a.s designed by \.Jm. F.
Pratt and built for Wm. La-w-rence on Pomeroy Terrace in 1856,
the Italianate residence at 109 Bridge Street was not erected
until after 1873. (The house does not appear on the 1873 Atlas)o
Seth Hunt, original owner of the gothic residence to the north,
sold the villa style house and 1/4 acre of land to Mary Ann
Cochran in' 1878 (Registry of Deeds, 339.372). '
The massing of the Bridge Street Italianate residence is
( idel3.tical to that of the Pomeroy Terrace residence. The
J
treatment of the facade in ,the 1875 house is much cleaner and /
more organized than in the 1856, house. Elimination of the

braqkets at the cornice line of roof and bays and use of
small,er, flatter cornices over the windows result in a more
taut and·unified facade. The use of t~ single round window
in. the tower story is more effec.tive than .. the paired round-
headed t~ndows in the 1856 house; the extension of the roofline
and cornice through the tower section mo.re effectively joins
the· tower to the body of the house.
early maps, etc.) Reo-istry of Deeds Ramoshire County:
967o279, 967.2~0, 494.255, 339.405~ 339.372, 336.366, 321.441,
.180~334, 180. 293 ..
1873 Beer's Atlas; 1884 Walker's Atlas.
'·· .I
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., 'T'm•1J1 Northampton
ress 115 Bridge Street

Seth Hunt House
~sent use Residence

--------------------------
1859
Daily Hampshire
Source March 8, 1859
Victorian Gothic
Other features 2~ stories; elaborate

chimneys;. patterned roof tiles and
corn~r entrance
Altered--~~--~--~-
no Date~--------
Moved no Date
-----
5. Lot size:
One acre or less _ _ Over one acre __x.___
Approximate frontage_---"'-1=5..:.0.......-f_,.e""'e'""'t"---------
50 feet
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7. Original mvner (if
Subsequent uses (if any) and

Agricultural Education li,(;3ligiQI1
Community deve]opment X Political· Transportation
9. Historical significance (inc1ude expJanatwn ofthemes checked above)
This well-developed Victorian Gothic residence \.Jas built

in 1859 for Seth Hunt, president of the Connecticut River Railroad.
Local architect William Fo Pratt designed the house, and introduced
into the design a corner doorway which he later used in a house
off of South Street. (This second house, a bracketed style, survive:
The Seth Hunt house is massiv~, asymetrical, and irregular. in itt;
massing.. Gables, three fine chimneys, and the tiled cupola )
produce a strong vertical· emp-hasis.. A number of roundheaded
windows have been covered withrrectangular screens and stormwindows,
but the character of the house is not greatly diminished by this
alteration ..
......... ...§~t;h !!P:.!!t.P.1lX.cb.asg.d.J;he . three .. acre tract og . land.. 11with buildi~gs
·thereon'' from J .. Stebbins Lathrop in 1858, for $2, 900 .. (Registry
of Deeds, 180 9 334o) In 1859 his new house was built, and in 1865,
was attributed to ~~" F., Pratt in the Daily Hampshire Gazettee
The house, with its distinctive corner entranceway, is indicated
on. the 1873 Atlas.. In 1875, Hunt took out a mortgage on the
three acre tract, and later repurchased a t acre section prior
to his. sale of the section and house u~on it to Mary Ann Cochran
in 1878 .. (Registry of Deeds, 339.372.)
early maps, etc.)
Registry of Deeds Hampshire County, 180.334, 180.293,
.321.441, 336.366, 339.372, 4,2.349~ 488.153, 491.325, 600.53,
777.513, 777ol05.,
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7. Original owner (if known) _________H_e_n_r_y_P_._s_t_a_p_l_J._·_n_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Subsequent uses (if any) anddates ________________~------------------------------


Agricultlll":al Education Religion
The Arts settlement · invention
C ommunica.tion Military humanitarian
9. Historical significance (include explanatwn of themes checked above)
In 1886 Henry Staplin, a Mian St. milliner, purchased parts of

lot 1 and 2 on the eastern side of Pomeroy Terrace. These lots resulted
from the subdivision of the Samuel Wright estate in 1884. Mr. gtaplin
ne~er seems to have lived in this house and probably had it,constructed
for rental property. It is one of the most decorative double houses in
Northampton, and is the only such . house on Pomeroy Terrace.
The house features a two-story, three-sided bay at either end

of the facade. The northern one is capped by a large gable with recessed
porch, while the southern one is capped by a polygonal roof. A two-story
porch separates the two b~ys <:md graces the entrance. It's CC)mpOsed
df turned oosts with cut..;,out brackets and a cut-out .balustrade~
- .
10. Bibliography :1nd/or references (such as local histories, deeds, assessor's records,
early maps, etc. ) ..
1884 and 1895 Atlases.
Registry of Deeds: Bk. 401-P. 72.
Northampton Directory: 1885-86, 1895-96.
\ )
32A-238
-· 1 ,...~ . . .'1 Northampton
·------~~~~----~~------
;ent residence
;ent owner Cerruti.

----~--~--~~--------
:::ription:
:ource Reg. of Deeds and Atlas
clapboard
Outbuildings (de scr-ibe)-"'-_.;..;..'---__;;_~~--
Other features
--------------------
Altered
---------------- Date------------
Moved
----------------- Date----------
5. Lot size:
One acre or less Over one acre

--
Approximate frontage
------------------
6. Recorded by~_E_._L_o..._n_e_r;g:.....a_n_ _-.,.-"-----
Organization____.:::.NH=C=----------
Date il 1980
(over)
~7~7-77
)
7. Ori~ulow~r(ilkoo~)~~~~~~~~-H-e_n_r_y~P-·~s_t_a_p_l_i_n~~~~~~~~~~~~
Subsequent uses (if any} anddates----------------~--~------------------------------


The Arts settlement rnverition
9. Historical significance (include explanat10n of themes checked above)
In 1886 Henry Staplin, a Mian St. milliner, purchased parts of

lot 1 and 2 on the eastern side of Pomeroy Terrace. These lots resulted
from the subdivision of the Samuel Wright estate in 1884. Mr. Staplin
ne~er seems to have lived in this house and probably had it,constructed
for rental property. It is one of the most decorative double houses in
Northampton, and is the only such.. house on Pomeroy Terrace.
)
The house features a tw~-story, three-sided bay at either end
of the facade. The northern one is capped by a large gable with recessed
?Orch, while the southern one is capped by a polygonal r~of. A two-story
porch separat,:s the . two ~ays and graces the el'ltrailce . . It's. sor_np<Jsed
of turned posts with c\lt--out brackets and a cut-out ~balustr.ade.
10. Bibliography 3.nd/or references (such as local histories, deeds, assessor's records,
early maps. etc.) "
Registry of Deeds: Bk. 401-P. 72.
Northampton Directory: 1885-86, 1895-96.
\ )
FORM B BUILDING In Area no. Form no.

32A-.23b
ttorthampton
ss 16 Fomeroy Terrace
nt use Residence
mt owner Walter Barrows
:-iption:
1915-1929
Registry of Deeds,
>Urce 860.116, 710.360
Bungalow
itect · un'knch.m
Exterior wall fabric..;....;;..... ~o~d!...;;..;.'_:__~---

'WO.:a..
Outbuildings (describe )---tg~a~r~a=.,g;,ceSL--:....._ _ __
Other features--~~~~~~L-~~~~!-
with low
roof; dormer; porch beneath sweep of
Altered--~~----------
no Date~~-------
1-.11 Moved._ _..::n.:::o::....______ Date--'------
\J
<t:.
@ 5. Lot size:
t!
~ CJ. Less than one acre x Over one acre
Ill ---
1- CJ
);-
.;) ~
:; Approximate distance of building from street
lli
E
0 25 feet
II-
6. Recorded by__C~.~Ill=b=i-=e:___ _ _ _ _ __
Organization Northampton Hi sto rl cal

MHC Photo no. Commission
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octobeftE~''- • ..'r:=.""'
Date
. """ . ·- ::.1
(over)
A~K 5 1976
MASS. HlST. COMM.

ot~ J:n.H~S LaSnlle-· 3.'1
-G,,nr•
----· .: .....
1d.--scoll
--- ....
~- -~~---- ... ~ -- -----·~- ---~-
Ori r;i na 1 use
8. Themes (elK'ck as many as applicable)
Aboriginal Conservation Hecreation

Agricultural ----
Education Heligion
Architectural --
_____K __ Exploration/ Science/
Commerce ---
-··
Industry Social/
Communication Military Humanitarian
Community development ---- Political Transportation
9. Historical Significance (include explanation of themes cheeked above)
This early twentieth century bungalow is similar in style
to one at 127 Bridge Street. The bung,qlow \vas a late arrival on
Po:neroy .Terrace qnd is surrounded by later nineteenth century Queen
Anne style· residences. These earlier, basically vertical structures
accentuate the horizontal massing of the bungalov1.,
A low hipped roof unifies chimney, porch, and the body of
the structure., Pillars support the porch roof; the roof is
broken by lo\v dormers in the north, south, and west facades. The
chim...'1ey in the northerly facade is a prominent element in the
design and is executed in fieldstone. The bungalow style often 1 ·
incorporated a number of materials including shingles and stoneworK J
into a structure small in si.ze a11d infotinal in feeling.
This bungalo\v was constructed betNeen 1915 and 1930. A
Thomas Ryan purchased portions of the t,.;o adjoining lots in 1915
and sold the new lot to George Briscollo Briscoll' s executor
_§_QJ<:LJgr $~,5()() t:h~ p.::~.rcel q£ land~Wi.th or 1\-ri.thout bungalow.-,..
in 1929. The price may reflect an undeveloped lot or it may merely
reflect the sale of a portion of an estate. If not erected prior
to the 1929 sale, the bungalow was undoubtedly constructed soon after.
The same set of house plans may well have served for this residence
and for that at 127 Bridge Street. Marcus \Jhiffen notes in
American Architecture Si~ce 1780 that plans might be obtained for
as little as five dollars.
10. Bibliognlphy and/or references (such as local histories, deeds, assessor's records,
early maps, etc.)
tA..arcus Whi ffen, American Architecture, A Guide
to the Styles, P• 217-221.
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MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION 32 A·2 3"1

of the Secretarv. State House. Boston
nffiP.P.
Northampton
}SS 28 Pomeroy Terrace

Edgar Crooks House
mt use Residence
~ht owner Andrew Tymaczko
:-iption:
1885-86
DailY. Hampshire Gazette
urce 2/1671886
Queen Anne
- - -: =~: -~-
4. Map. Draw sketchof building location .tln.arltect C. H. ·Jones

in relation to nearest cross streets and · d scallop shingl•
other buildings. Indicate north. Exterior wallfabric. woo - clapboards
Outbuildings (describe)_·-·=g:,-a"""r_a.;.o,g.._e_ _ _ __
. .
btherfea:tures tower; tile roof; wall
surface thin clcip boatels and shingles

0 carved frieze at cornice; sunburst
~/ motifs
D Altered additions, reaDate
-----
[K]/ Moved no
---------~--
Date
-------
5. Lot size:
J b\t\L~ ~~wtltfwttd One acre or less X Over one acre
rr1 1\ Approximate frontage 100 feet

15 feet
0 NOT WRITE IN THIS SPACE 6. Recorded by_ _c_._ll.l_b_i_e__________
USGS Quadrant-t-1""-i~....-..::-=---
Commission
Date May 15, 197 5
4 1975
(over)
MAss. HIST
. COMM
.r···~ -
l
5M-2-75-R061465
q\'7..-
Subsequent uses (if any) and dates Residence

------~~~~------~------~~--------~--
8. Themes (check as many as applicab.le)
Arc ill tectural Exploration/ Science/
The Arts settlement .. invention

This Queen Anne house was designed by Co H. Jones,
local artist and architect, for E .. F .. Crooks. The local
paper described the house as 11modern, elegant ...... Gothic and
Queen Alu1e 11 • No paint was to be used in the interiors which
were to contain'much fine wood. The treatment of the wall
surface on the exterior lends a lightness tothe considerable
mass of the structure. Thin clapboards and shingles
break up the wall surface as do the various shapes and sizes
( of windows. Ornament is rich and highly curvilinear: Scrolled _}\
brackets support the second story in the south facade; similar
brackets app-ear in the front.,(west) facade. A wide carved
frieze and two stamped metal plaques at the entranceway
employ rich curvilinear designs. The tO\ver' although -~·:-ell
integrated into the mass of the house, is prim and angular--
a. feature soohto· be omitted from first class residences ..
Crooks, the original owner of the residence, was
the. superineendent of Belding Brothers & Company~ Silk
Manufacturers.
Co H. Jones designed a number of houses in the Northampton
. area.
10. Bibliography and/or references (such as-. local histories, deeds, assessor's records,
early maps, etc.)
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)
MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION 32A-233

Nort}1~mpton
·ess 36 Pomeroy Terrace

--------------------~---------
e~----~~~----------~--------
;ent use residence
--'-------
;ent owner Albert arid Lulu

--------------~~'--------
!ription: Moli.toris
188,5~86
R~g. of Deeds
~
----~--~----------------------
"±. lViet!i~· .Li.Cd.":Y i.:fn...::..:'"'t...i.i.i. V4:~~....;-..;.,A:'"-.;.:'.;;.b"_-: ... _~----~---- _ -.' ~ hi teet

in relation to nearest cross, streets and ~----------~---------------
qthe r buildings ·• . Indi~:ate no:rcth.
: oufbuildi~gs,(descfip,er_·_·_.:..__;...,.;._~-"-----
' oth.er features

------~-----"-------
Altered Date
----------~---- ----------
Moved
----------------- Date ----------
5. Lot size:
Approximate frontage
-------------------
N
6. Recorded by E. Lonergan
Organization NHC
Date . Apr,·i1 1980
(over)
7M-7-77
qtl
·".:.,
7. Original owner (if known) _ _ _ _ _David

____ W. _Cra£t:s and
_:-:-_ _ __ _ _ _c.
Edwin __Clapp
_;....;;.._ _ _ _ _ J:t
Subsequent uses (if any) and dates_ _ ___,__..=.;:.:=-====-~(,...lo..:.8=....9~3"""'l_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __

Architectura:l Exploration/ · Science/
In 1885 David Crafts and Edwin Clapp bought lot 5 of the

Samuel Wright estate subdivision. Within a year this house had been
erected and was serving as a rectory for St. John's Episcopal Church.
~~a. Crafts and Clapp wanted ~o retain ownership until thei~ net costs
of· $5715.25 (which included $1300 for the land) had been repaid. This
took until 1889, when the church took ownership. In 1893 the property
( was sold to Dr. William Spencer, a local dentistso who maintained his )
residence here.
Decorative shingles are used for contrast on the house, as

are wide boards, and t;>anels separating the first and second floor double
win-dows on the ·facade.· .The front gable s decorated with a collar braCe,
king post and pendant.
. . - - - - - - · - - - ··-········-·----
early maps. etc. )

Registry of Deeds: Bk. 463-P. 147, 424-279, 401-9, 394-43#
Northampton Directory: 1895-96.
)
:MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION r- 32A·Z3l
t-;>
'----,;;,._---'------' v./
Northampton
~
ss 44 Pomeroy Terrace
M. M. French residence
nt use Residence
nt owner Melinda Talkington

iption:
ao dy of house c. 1848; extensive

ns, June 1870
tree Registry of Deeds,
:ect additions by Wm. F. Pratt

in relation to nearest cross streets and
other buildings. Indicate north. - Exterior wall fabric wood boards
c5utbl.l.ilding§ (describe)...:..__. n~o_n.-........;.e_ _ _ __
Other features ~~~~~~~~-------
bay Windows and entrance; porches;

bold window cornices.
/(] various additions
Altered · Date
1870
-----
PH I L. L./ p:s n/1-c.e Moved no Date
------~~------ --------
0 T
j'
Q 5. Lot size:
cl One acre or less X Over one acre
~ --
lre:J 0
a,...
~vn..e:YL PLAt..-£
IF? C £:{V£:Q Approximate distance of building from street
JUN _______2_0__fe_e_t__________________
r------------------
!DO NOT WRITE IN "THIS SJM.rf~s
4 19~ 6. Recorded by_ _c_._IAl....,...,...b. i'-e
. . _ _ _. . ,. .,. ._____
USGS Quadrant ~.( HIS ' '
_T. COMM. Organization Northampton Historical
!MHC Photo no. _ _ _ _ _ __ Comrni s sion
Date May 15, 197 5
(over)
5M-2-75-R061465
·-":?... ,_ . ~"_;'...-') .I
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7. Original owner (if known) M. M. French )

( --------------~------~------------------------~
Original use Residence
------~~~~------------------------------------~
Subsequent uses (if any) and dates _ _..,~.;R~e:;...:s::uii.:Jd..ue~nu.;c!o:.!ii.e_ _..,..__ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __

Architectural _x.___ Exploration/ Science/

M. M. French was one of the first individuals to purchase a
lot of land in Phillips Place in 1847. He paid fi 500 to Abigail
Clarke for.nlots # 9 and 10 as marked on a plan dravm by wm. F.
Pratt, Archi teet and recorded 119.201."
'It is uncertain whether Pratt designed the original core of
the present structure. Pratt designed extensive additions to
the house in 1870: ''M. M. French proposes to enlarge his
already elegant residence, Phillips Place (Pomeroy Terrace),
I by an addition of several feet to the front and two bay windo\>Js,. )
\;
after designs drawn by w. F. Pratt.'' It is the bold scale
of these additions, primarily ~o the front, west facade, which
make the house of architectural interest. The added porch,
entr~nceway, and bay are heavily corniced and the door and
bay are fully pedimented. Second story windows and the round
headed wirfdow irf the attic story have heavy cornices stlpported
by ·chunky bracket So
early maps, etc.) ·
Registry of Deeds, Hampshire County, I80lo303, 990.179,

850.452, 747.484, 119.218.
Daily Hampshire Gazette, June 7, 1870o
FORM B - BUILDING In Area no.

of the Secretary, State House, Boston
nffi~P.
..
!~-
_--~
Northampton
.. •_; 3s 48 Pomeroy Terrace
- A
'·
House, Pomeroy Terrace
nt use Residence
Transitional/Bracketed
nt owner Allen & Diane Weinstein
-iption:
c. 1847
Registry of Deeds
urce~------~----~--~--------
4. Map. Dra.w sketch oi OUllUlUt; L~C.Hvu .itect unknown

in relation to near'esFcross streets ahd
other buildings. Indicate north. Exterior wall fabric wood
.· .··. -
----~-------------
Outbuildings (describe) _____n_o_n_e________
Other features Hipped roof with
bracketed overhang; prominent cupola

\31 later bay and porch
'5 G±J/ Altered additions Date _ _ _ __
e li/ Moved no
--------------- Date
---------
0 ~ [IDV'
5. Lot size:
One acre or less _x__ Over one acre

~
r Approximate frontage _ _...L7%5:.._.r,f..soe;s;eu.t.______
~
[-:/ V Approximate distance of building from street

JUN ~ E:D 1s feet
r-ID-~o-_N_O_T_W_RI_T_E-IN_T_H_IS-SP-4-(C-'E..... 4 /975 6. Recorded by_~c~.____jo!Du~b~i,£e;..__ _ _ _ __
USGS Quadrant ll1As H!
, . sr. COMM Organization Northampton Hi stor:J cal
iM.HC Photo no. ________ -Commission
Date_ _ _ _~Ma~y___..,l...,.5~,___...l..z9.L7...~.5_ _ __
(over)
5M-2-75-R061465
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7. Original owner (if known) Edward Clarke?
--------~~==~~------------------------------~
B. Themes (check as many as applicable)
Aboriginal Conservatiori Recreation

Arcltitectural Exploration/ ----· Science/

This residence on Pomeroy Terrace was first occupied
by Reverend Rufus Ellis who did not, however, own the dwelling
or the land on which it was built. Edv-1ard Clarke sold the
land and house, "the premises ••• being the ~omestead for
many years past occupied by Reverend Rufus t.llis,. to t-'f.ary
Ann Cocnran in 1853. The Clarke family opened Phillips
Place in 1847 shortly following the death of Christopher
Clarke, and lot 11 (48 Pomeroy Terrace) was vacant. at that
( time. (Registry of Deeds !19.201.)
AlthOugh 'tqe decorative features of the house allude
to the bracketed styles of the mid century, the massin~ of
the house relates it to the Federal style. It is poss~ble
t~at the clerg~an 1 s prim homestead was later updated by
more stylish or sophisticated ownerso
early maps, etc.)
Registry of De.eds, Hamsphire County: 3 78 .. 427, 292.81, 27 5o49,
152.321. . ,
Beer's 1873 Atlas, Walkers 1884 Atlas of Northampton~
I
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!'·ORM B - BUILDING In Area no. Form no.
lVlASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION

G
1. Town Northampton
~ss .)8 Pomeroy Terrace
William Gaylord l.iouse

~nt use College Church, Inc.
:mt owner The Colleie: Church, Inc.

ription:
1849-1850
Registry of Deeds,
urce Paily Hampshire Gazette
Sw:i ss Cottage
itect Wat. Fetino Pra·tt
o.~r})uildings (de~cribe) lafge

structure
.··..· ......·.... . rear
Otherfeatures board & batten siding;
brackets and vergebbard trim; 2 smal

balcohies; ornate chimneys.
Date
--~~--------- ~--------
Date
~~~---------- ---------
/[ill.
One acre or less Over one acre x

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I. co
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(ovet')
5M-2-75-R061465
7. Origi na! owner (if known) -
.,... -
... !:lo~a s r.... en )
--------~--------------------------------~----~
Residence
Suosequ~m uses (if any) and dates ;te?igence; Nor.~~'Ui!'tor. School fo'!' ,q~rl s,
--~~~~--~~~~~~----------~~~~~

A g:ricultural Education Religion
The Arts .. settlement -invention
Community development Political Transpo:nati on
9. Historical significance (include explanatwn of themes checked above)

This S\ci..ss Cottage on Pomeroy Ter~ace was designed by. t:trn.
F. P=at:'l:,
local architect, and built between 13.49 and 1353, pro'bably in 1850.
Thor.:as Green, the original ow-ner, bought the principal parcels of la.."1d
from J. H.. 3utler and H. Clarke in 1849; his hornescead was built by
1853, at tvhich time he acquired additional sections o£ land from various
indiv"'iciuals. A second Sw-iss Cottage was built &..::.ring this period on
Pnillio s Place., "'. .
.william Gaylord purchased the residence in 1860 fo:: $8,000, anc _.)-·-
made improvements on it. Gaylord was an industrialist, legislato=,' .
and t;:ust:ee of the St:at:e iicspital.
The t-wo story cottage is the most fully conceived Swiss Cottage
in North&-npton. Each detail-airy bracket.!;_, carved balconies·,
closely soaced board a..""ld batcen siding-contributes to the pictu:::-esque
c;:qmpqs;t, tion, _c;n.d el:l cou :r:~ge s an.4 enh<:kry..sg§ . tbe g lqy J~ght; t:[1e
facades. As has been mentioned, Gaylord made ir.;pro·ve:Tients on ~he
cot:tage soon after its purchase; it is therefore difficult to
=m~ne wn~cn f ea~ures
' I •
0
-'- • • 1 ana wn~c h were aaoa
were o~~na 1
I • ~· d,
~ater.
?ratt is nowhere credited w~th the imorovements although he is
credited with 11 Hr. Gaylord' su in the Daily !:i.a::np shire Gazette, Dece::Jbe::-
26, 1865.
early maps, etc.)
Atlas of Northampton, 1873, 1884.
Resoistry· of Deeds, H~~shire Councv, •
197.309 ':l(Gavlord from
J ~
Green), 12 .208, 129 .. 104, 129 .. 105, 15L255, 152.526, 15.-.414 ..

Daily Hampshire Gazette, November 30, 1860, December 26, 1865.
\
1. Out~uildings ____________________________________~---------------------------------
--
\
• La!1dsc~pe Features: Agriculture Open Wooded Garden: Formal/!nfo:rmnl
-~
Predominant features 1 .~.,..f;P t'Y'f!e:'i - y; r--.w -··-
............ --
Landscape archltect------------------------~------------------------------------
3. Neighboring Structures
·- Scyle: Colonial Federal Greek Revival Gothic Revival Italian Villa Lombard Rom.
Venetian-Gothic Mansard Richardson!an Modern
---
Use: fu!side!_ltial Commercial Religious Conditions: Excellent Good Fair Deteriorated
------------~~--------------------------------------~--
l'[i!.liDm ;.r. Gaylord Homestead - Ga:vlord was an iron manufacturer. He was born in 1821,
·::as a legislator, tl1ustee of the S·i;a·~e Hospi·~al.
The l1ouse r:as later the home of Frank GaYlord and Jo!m Spencer Basset·~.
The; architectural style derives from seve1 al Victorian do::::c~tic sources. The gardens
1
·::ere laid out to benefit from the view of the Mount Holyoke range of m:;:wntains.

rorbes Library Art Department, P'.noto.Collection 81.Jh N Rn G2)6 (photo- 1927)
an~ in a photo of Pomeroy Terrace
l:ortha.TD.Pton Book- p~ 151
see He.nnshire Ge.zette Dedcmber 22, 1885, "Widening Pomeroy Terrace"
RESTRICTIONS ______________________________________________________
~··_"~-:_- -:--_~::.' ·- :·
\ lri:;inal Owner: William M. Gaylord
.:Jeed Information: Book Number_ _ _ _ Page _ __
Form n. 10M·6·71..049688
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··FORM B - BUILDING In Area no. Form no. /
(?
!vlASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION
_./
~--------_. __________ './
Northampton
-- ss 59 Pomeroy Terrace
------------~---------------
Lewis Warner rlouse

nt use Mass. Hen tal Health
nt owner Cornm. Hass.

iption:
1885~1895
Registry of Deeds, 1895 Atl
rrce~~--~~~~~~~~~---
4.
bttrer fe'rHur~s shl.ngtec.f exterior with

·o r, . .
'qays· ;and 3 story cOi-ner tower;

sunburst motif' in pediment of gable
0
Moved no Date
5'"9 ~ ---------------- ---------
evTLEIL Pt..JtC~ 5. Lot size:
1\ /[ill
0 7
0
~
--
------------------
/em '
0
~
Approximate distance of building. from street
f 10 feet
C. Jl.Lbie, C• Keith Wilbur
4197S . Organization Not'tha~toh Historical
Commission.
..._---------~-- HJsr_ ·.
. ...,_• .COiiJ.M;. · Date May31, 1975
(over)
f .
5M-2-75-R061465
7. Original owm:r (if known) Lmvi s \-Jarn~r )
--~--- ---------- ---- ~- - -----~ ... - -- ~ . ~- ~- ---·-------
Original use Residence
------------------------~~~~-----------------------------
Subsequent uses (if any) and dates r,;orthampton.Schoo 1 for Girls 1961-74;
Comm. Hasse 1974-

·---
Architectural _x__ Exploration/ Science/
The Arts
--- settlement · -rnve hti on
Communication Military humapitarian
9. Historical significance (include explanation <:>fthem~s checked above)
This Ri chardsonian Shingle style residence is in original

condition. The exterior wall surface is covered with large
dark shingles; the shingle skin secures the cilrving forms of
the south and east bays and the massive north tower to the
body of the structure. Wooden stringcourses are also used to
maintain fluid movement of the eye across the surfaces .of the
facade.. CarVings appear OI'l. the north facade; leaded design )\
'vindows appear above large windows in the north, east, and soui
facades. ·
The house was probably built between 1884 and 1895.. Lewis
Warner purchased the lot of land in 1874, at which time a smaller
house was on the property. Given the retarditaire nature of
Northampton architecture, the hous.e could ha.x:dLyhave been
built before 1890. It is unquestionably indicated on the 1895
·Easthampton-Northampton Atlas@
early maps, etc.)
Registry of Deeds, Hampshire County 1368.383, 381; 1366, 223;
1002e86; 828.287; 592.367; 532.45i &3; 514ol01; 5llo445; 312.91e
Easthampton-Northampton Atlas, 1B95o
)
I
MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION 32A-2lb

,rthampton
71 Pomeroy $errace.
~-Jrn. Lawrence House

use Mental Health Association
owner Frederick Ostrowski
ion:
Gazette
tali an Villa
.UJ. a:_w o::>.l\.t:U;I_l U1 UUllUHig lUCaLH,)U ...
in relation to, nearest cross· streets and - ,. ,·,
other buildings,; Indicate, north. Exterior wall fabric clapbo ~r.ds
Outbuildings (describe)
-~----------
Other features Tower with paired round
~·:..'- ;. ··: .
headed windows; bracketed overhang

on roofs; bfacketed door hood
numerous additions in rear
:::>.. Altered Date
00
-------
_____l_(_f.3_]~ i Moved no
---------------
5. Lot size:
Date
----------
One acre or less X Over one acre

-----------------
20 feet
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C£JVEf)Reeorded by_ _
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·-.7. Ori~nalowner(liknow~~~~:~_~_l_l_i~a~m~_L_a_~_~_e_n_c_e~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~)
·, - -I'
Residence··
Subsequent uses (if any) and dates Hamoshire Cbunty:>"Hental Health~I974 ·•

Architectural X Exploration/ Science/
The Arts . _§~t;!I~me~t · .. Jnyention
Comf!lunity development X Political Tr ansporta ti on
9. Historical significance {include explanation of themes checke(i abo-..;e)

This Italianate residence was built for William Lawrence
in li:S56.and is similar in design to others executed byWm. F.
Pratt 1ch.fring this p eric d. The to't•Ier with its paired round headed
windot-fS may be a later addition: t~e -pr-: j ec't~-n~ ~t<:)-;:-y is
clapboarded uncike the body of the house and tower in which the
wall surface is smooth in imitation of masonry construction.
Identical windows in the body of the house carry small cornices;
the bay and roofs have deep bracketed overhangs •. Bracketed
hoods cover the arched doorway .and round w-indow in the second sto.ry
o £ the tower. Additions have been made to the south facade and /
the rear of the structure.
early maps, etc.)
Daily Hampshire Gazette, April 8 !856 1 April 7 1861:S.
Hampshire Registry of Deeds: 16S.'JI:S, L50o389, 4oz, 316.492,
691.503, 784.584, 1762.74o
Iv1ASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION

No rt hampton
1s 78 Pomeroy Terrace
Osmyn Baker House
Mass. Dept. Mental Health
lt use
---------~------~---------
Mass. Dept. Mental rleal;

1t owner
-----------------------------
ption:
1855
Daily Hamoshire G'zette
rce 10J27l8::>:>.·, 12/11 1855 '
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Modified Villa
4. 1\~ap: ·. urawsketch:oVWilOing 1o~'uwn
ill ,relatio~ to nearest ?ross streets and
other buildings. Indicate. north.. .
and cent~al cupola; portico with

0 elaborate columns; numerous
additions
Altered additions Date...c.-----
Moved._ __;_....;n::.::o=------ Date""'"._ _ __
5. Lot size:
One acre or less Over one acre x

0 Approximate frontage 209 feet.
0 ------~~~~~--
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USGS Quadrant
J Approximate distance of building from street
40 feet
!MHC Photo no. jR

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Os.-nyn Baker
8. Themes (che.ckasm~n.y
Aboriginal
Agricultural
Architectural
The Arts ·
Comrnerce
Communication
Community development X
9. Historical significance (include
. ·TlJ~ ·l)~i]_y Hampshire

on the Baker House:
11 Qsmyn B.aker. i's erec
1855) .
•rThat {residence) of Osmyn Baker, on the opposite side of the
street is built of brick, to be stuccoed, and commands, frpm the
·cupola at:: the tbp~'·a Vie\.J equalled by that from Round Hill •••• The
house itself will be built with all the improvements of modern
archiJtecture and:ml'l'"'be.'b-ne of the most substantial and tasteful
resi.dences in town. 11 (December 11, 1855.)
•· Jfte 0s~wn Baker re'Si·dence is listed as a work of ~'i.lliarq F. Pratt
in a G,azette article, 12/26/ 1865, about the local architect.. P-ratt
is.als9 credit:ed.-Withx.the ·J. Stebbins Lathrop house •.
. f'J;le. QQl.l.§~~J.~. ffi9FE:! ...~PR:t'9Pri~tely ... te.:rmgcj G\ . yl,J.J.~... ~·,1:yJe thE!n .. a
Greek· Revival (south·~rn)>house. ··:·,· ttGreek Revival" designates
architecture imi ta;ti ve of the historical architecture of Greece.
Neither the massing of the structure, the ornate cupola, nor the
treatment of the portico and central windol-1, £o·llow the forms of
the pure Greek Revival. The ornate· compo,si te columns and second
story window cornice are possibly later addntions, as the Gazette
note in June, 186~, that Osmyn Baker is improving his house on
Phillips Place.(Pomeroy Terrace) •.
Half a dozen fine houses and cottages were built on Phillips Place
Pqmeroy Terrace 1840-1870. Several fine examples of I talianate, Swi. ss
·-~-~·--~~~-€o-tt:a~ge,··~ vil-1-a-,~··ahd-braeketed··styles·--remai·n·~--The-~.g·ecticOn·,--wit:h~-it:s --
superb view of the flood plain and mountain range, was the fashion?ble
10. Bibliography and/or references (such as local histories, deeds, assessor's records, res~dent
area at
early maps, etc.). thi 5 tim
Daily Hampshire Gazette, October 2, lts55, December 11, 1855,
December 26, H:S65. · ·
·RELATION OF SURROUNDING TO STRUCTURE
Outbuildings _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _- - ' - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
~ .. Landscape Features: Agriculture _QJ2~ Wooded Garden: Formal/Informal

Predominant features shrub:=:- l<~.r~e trees- tiffi'l' of mountnins
Landscape architect No:rthan,pton School for Girls
3.. Neighboring Structures

Style: Colonial .E..ederal. Greek Revival Gothic Revival Italian Villa Lombard Rom.
Venetian Gothic Mansard Richardsonlan Modern
I
Use: Residential Commercial Religious Conditions: Excellent ~ Fair Deteriorated

_,
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GIVE A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF IDSTORIC IMPORTANCE OF SITE (Refer and elaborate on
This is the third house to be built fro!'ll the same architectural plans which
were brought from the South by J. Stebbins Lathrop. "It was built by Attorney
Osm;nn Baker 1~10 duplicated the original cupola on the Lathrop home and the
railing atop the front porch, which still survive- but added a vringed arch to the
middle upper vdndmv.. Each of the three sta\illch friends who built these almost
identical houses, J. Stebbins Lathrop, Samuel rfilliston ( in EasthamptonO, and
Osrr.yn Baker, changed some architectural details of the exterior, evidentlY
preferring the personal and distinctive touch to the precesely :iJnitative 11 •
Omnyn Baker was an atto:rney and the leading spirit in the founding of the'
Hampshire County Larr Library and the Public Library. He was the first president
of' the Smith Charities and a Trustee of' tne CL"tt'lce School. Also a junior
counsellor to Daniel Webster in the case of. Oliver Smith's will .. He was also
a member of the United States Congress. /
.~ft')r her father's death, iUss Elizal;)eth Baker occupied the house before selling
it to llr. French who in turn sold it to the Watson f~~ly. In 1924 it was
purchased by '!iss Sarah rrnital\:er and Miss Dorothy Bement for the administl!ation
build:i.n!! of the r-rortha:nntonEScCho.ol for Girls which they founded ..
BIBLIOGRA'PHY AND1OR RE'FER :N• ~
H;!:npshire Gazette January 21!, i970
The ~!ortha.'npton Book (1954) Pp 99, 290, 291
RESTRICTIONS-----------------------------------------------------------
:Ori~n~Owner: ___O~sm~·~m~-B~~~ce~r~----------------------
Deed Information: Book Number_ _ _ _ Page___ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Registry of Deeds
Form B. 10M·6·71~49688
JVJ

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,Office of the Secretary, State House, Boston
,.J 32A-221 v
Northampton
;s 83 Pomeroy Terrace
L. G~ Field House
1t use Residence
at owner Katherine Taylor

iption:
1868-1870
Registry of Deeds,
Lrce Gazette, 11/19/67
Bracketed house w/mansard

;ect . unknown
clapboards
. ·• ...(describe)
.Outbuildings •, __ _____
no he
;;..._
other features ·mansard roof With
pedimented dOrmers; bracketed over-

hang on roof; numerous additions
Altered mansard added? Date
-----
Cl Moved no
----~~-------
Date
--------
D 5. Lot size:

--
Approximate frontage _ _~1_0__:_0_.:::.f-=e-=e:..:.t_ __
10 feet
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7. Original ownc·r· (if h110Wn) Leonard G. Field
Subsequent uses (if any) and dates Residence

---------------------------------------------

Arc hi tcctural Exploration/ Sci~_Qge/
9. Historical significance (include explanahon of themes checked above)

'fhis residence with mansard roo£ was built by L .. G .. Field
in the late 1860's .. He purchased the lot in 1867 from Caroline
Lawrence, widow of William Lawrence whose 1859 Italianate house
sti 11 stands to the north .. The Daily Hampshire Gazette reported:
11
Lo G. Field has purchased a building lot, Phillips Place, from Mrs ..
William Lawrence, and will build a 10,000 house on it .. u The substantia:
dwelling and land were sold in 1~70 for $8,500 ..
Tne mansard roof \ol.i th dormer windows may have been added to th( )
body of the house.. Tne two story clapboarded base has deep
bracketed overhang and large regular windows with modest cornices ..
Windows in the mansard story are round headed and topped by bold
pediments. ·
Phillips Place and its extension, Pomeroy Terrace, were
developed as .. a residential area in the later nineteent;h century.,
A number of fine cottages, bracketed, and Italianate styles remaina
early maps, etc.) Registry of Deeds, Hampshire County, 1169 .. 46, 1169.43 11
1106.393, Y94o342, ~73.138, 59b.246, 511.495, 33/.449, JQO.J61,
254o"' 17 o •
Daily Hampshire Gazette, November 19, 1867o
\
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FORM B - BUILDING Area Form no.
32A-196
1viASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMtvliSSION
294 Washington Street, Boston, MA 02108
-
~orthampton
; 22 Phillips Place
ic Name
---------------------------
riginal resid.encl!l
resent. res ide1tce
hip::Ja'i Private individual

Private organization
------
Public
------------------------
)riginal owner Sophia and Celia
Osborne (?)
[PTION:
c. 1854
.Source Reg. of Deeds and Naps
Style_______________________________
Architect
-----------------------------
Exterior wall fabric flush boarding
Outbuildings ___________________________
Major alterations (with dates)

-----
~1oved
------------------ Date---------
Approx. acreage____o_n_e__a_c_r
__e __o_r__l_e_s_s_____
Recorded by E. Lonergan Setting

------------------------------
Organization NHC
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Date June 1980
(Staple additional sheets here)

)'
ARCHITECTURAL SIGNIFIC.AJ'-JCE (describe important a:rchite(;:tural features and

evaluate in terms of other buildings within ~ommunity)
. ... .
" . ~
The house is two stories in height with slate hipped roof and a 2]z story
gabled projections on the eastern side. There are gabled dormers on the roof,
each with. t'ivO small round-headed sash windows • . The house is covered with flusr
boarding and features wooden, simulated quoius at the corners and projecting
cornices supported by moci<iilions with a frig~;:= Jl!lCl~!"l1.E:?:th. The two-bay facade
has an entrance and-full-length French window on t;he first floor and is coverec
by a one-story porch with flat roof, projecting cornice supported by modillions
paneled pilsters on pedestals, fancy brackel:s and a turned balustrade. A sim-
ilar porch covers the western side of the house. The windows on the house
are rectangular, with two over tw9 sashes and are capped by projecting cornices
HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE (explain the role o\Y'ners played in local or state historv
and how the buildi~g relates to tre:_developl!lept of the communi~y) ·
In 1847 a sub-division plan for Phillips Place was filed by Edward
Clarke. This. was . the first street. to be opened off of Hawley St. ,. and was
laid out.through a part of the Clarke homestead. In 1854 Sophia and Celia
Osborn purchased lot no. 2 on Mr. Clarke's plan for $450. The map of that
year sho\vs a house with "S and C Osborn" listed as the owners. . This property
, was owned by the Osborns until about 1870 when Ruth Dickinson purchased the _ )·
\ .omestead .
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BIBLIOGR.A.PHY and/or REFERE:{CES

.
1831 To\vn Map. 1854 and 1860 County Maps. 1873, 1884 and 1895 Atlase
Registry of Deeds: Bk. 154-P. 470, 119-201.
/ _~orthampton Directory: 1895-96, 1885-86, 1875-76, 1873-74, 1868-69.
"'-
20f'.1- 2/80
F 0 H !\1 B Btlll.D1NG
'\1/\SS:\CllliSI·: l'T:::i lilSTO!{JC,\ I. CO:\E\IISSfO!'!

Office uf I he ScL'rl'l:11·y, Sl:rtc I (fi•Jsc, Bo::>ton · .·
'--------~hinP.led Barn
.. .
..,.,.
;;nt ovmer Gertrude l''lynn
ription:
_, ·.
4. Map!- i l)rf}'W ~~;tc.h.o}fbuilding'·l'o~~tion

in relation to nearest cross streets and
other buildings. Indicate north. Ex-terior wall fabric \..ood shineles
v jNVEN '"\b R..t£'0

Outbuildings (describe}_ _n'-'o'-'n'-'e,;;;___ __
Other features 2 stories; ridge roof

f12.07f:.YL\'f
with framed cross gable; shinglt:s
abo · clao bo9-rd s ___~·:=:low

6 R 1 Df;-t.::: 'ST li2..T£'Cf)
Altered_ _.......J_t.CL.__..._______ Date_·-·-----._
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Moved ____ __:..;.::_____ Date- - - - - -
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() 5. Lot size:
r --<..
(\
-L c:::trt 0 f!J~ ' 0 0 ~ ~ Less ~han one acre_~---- Over one acre
-1
(./)
\"H I t-L If:) PLPtLf::
~ Approximate frontage 80 feet---·----
-1 r
e( [Et'. :p
oD ff ~ Approximate distance of building from strLd
r-
IT) 00 feet
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7. Gci~;·:\! ;_..._._.l";r (if known) ________c. H. L'ickinson (?)
O:dginnl use __________!) a rnL storage )

..... -.
Subsequent uses (if any) and dates_ _ ___.;;;Sw.t:J.oour.£a~g~e;~:-.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
8. Themes {check as mo.ny as applicable)

Architectural x Exploration/ Science/
The' Arts -=- settlement invention
Community development _ _ Political Transportation
9. Historical 'Significance (include explanation of themes checked above)
This·w~ll built shingled barn ,.:as·erected on Phillips :flace

bet:v1een 188'4. and 1895, probably on land owned by C. H. C+ckJ..nson.
Although the dwellings on the Place date from the period 1850-1860,
the barn relates, in its style .and use of matep.a,ls, to shingle
style houses on Pomeroy Terrace and elst~lere in the cityo
The structure features a projecting, gabled portion and
perpe...'1.dicular mass t..rl.th ridge root and shingled upper storyo
early maps, etc.)
Atlases of Northampton, 1884) 1895.
~
-~ fd~Z
Office of the Secretary, State House. RoHton
t> tl
Northampton
ss 28 Phillips Place
~ Meekin~ House
nt use Residence
1t owner Mary K. Flynn
.ption:
1847 ... 1851
Registry of Deeds
rce __~l~19~.~2u0+l~,~l~3~8~.~2~0~8~------
, Swiss Cottage
4. Map. !)raw sketch of buildinglocation Architect Wm. F • Pratt

in relation to.nearest cross str;eets and
other buildings. Indicate north. · Exterior wall fabric 'WOOd
------------------
attached shed
outbuildings (describe) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Other features· 2 stories; additions~.

h. lu
v
fu It deep overhang on roof; decorative
'u
Q
Cifu.cc..;., .o::z. 2.4
~V'
.1~.
!..
\(1
~-, 0 0 ll Cl 0 D ~ scallop between storj es. _______
>-
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Altered--~~------- Date----------
IJ.J
.J
$
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Date
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<t:
.:t 5. Lot size:
One acre or less _x__ Over one acre
Approximate frontage _ ___....l_,..O""'O'--:--"'f..,..e._..e._..t~---
10 feet
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Architectural X Exoloration/ Science/
The Arts ·settlement invention

This Swiss ·Cottage was built between 1847 and 1851 on the land
of the Clarke =amilyo A Josiah Hunt was aoparently the first
occupant of the house, which was sold at auction in 1851 to
Caleb \.JrighC:, for $2,000. In 1852 Wright sold the "tast.eful
residence" to C.. K. Hawks and Hawks in turn sold the house
to Thomas Meekins in 1857.. The cotta~e then remained in the
Heekins family through the 20th century. ·
The cottage, smaller and more ec.onomi cal than-. the SlN"'i ss
Coci:age built in the same period on Pomeroy Terrace, was designed
h th )
.
b y ....rn. - - .... ....
~: .. .!;"r.:........
'1'' •
~ne aeep over a.Tlg 0.1.
J:
1 e roo.r,. h eJ.gn
. . ~.. ens ......
:...ne
p lev· of l i eht and shade on the, facade. lntri cate b:::ackets
-support th~ roof ana pcrrches, and wide pearciing witl:i flat
carved decoration defines the stories in the facadeo
early maps, etc.) _ . ... ,. . •
Keg~s~ry
or Deeos, !38.208.
Daily Hamnshire Gazette, 3/25/1851, 9/14/1852,
4/8/1856, 7 /14)1857'. 12/26/1865g
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MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION 3 21' -1? 3

m--~ Northampton
·ess 36 Phillips Place

-------
.e C. Loomis House
5ent use Resioence
sent ownerF.oman Catholic Bishoo of

Epr ingfielcl
cription:
~ 1851-1856
)ource Registrv of Deer'ls
~ Greek Revival
- !hitect
in relation to nearest cross streets and --------------
other buildings. Indi.::ate north. Exterior wall fabric ,: s c:>ha 1 t
Outbuildings (describe) - - - _ _ _ __
Other features Pedimentecl __g__a~----
6 x 6 windows, 2 t211 interior
chimneys Gothic-styled gortico
Altered _ _.,s""-_"""id~e_,.c_____ Date .m..i.d.. -:: u t b c
Moved
-------------- Date- - - - - -
5. Lot size:
Approximate frontage_:::...·0~'--------
l \ 15'
6. Recorded by E. Lonergan
Organization___.l""~I""-IC~------------
Da~ Janu~ry 1980
(over)
37M-7-77
)
(-1. Ori~nalo~er(Ukno~)~~-C~h~a~r~l~e~s~P~·~L~o~o~m~1~·s~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Original use ________________~R~~~s~id~e-r.~.c~e~--------~----------------~-------------------
Subsequent uses (if any) and dates------------------~--------------------------------

Abori~nal Conservation Recreation

Architectural Expleration/ S,cience/
Communication Military · humanitarian
Community development Political Transportation·
9. Historical significance (include explanat10n of themes. checked above)

·r:tis 3it7'9le Greel-: Revi~Jal !~ouse !~Jas 0uilt foi: ·.::h-e~les P. ::. ocrni.s
~uri~g the ea:ly 1850's. Its most interesting fe~ture is ~
l3cy ornate ~orti~o probably added soon ~fter the house's
constru~tion. This is lot 5 of Edwar~ Clarke's sub~ivision
e~ff of H.avlley St. 'T:1e 1854 County Nap lists n.S. Gear (sic) •
next to this house. H.S. Gere at this ti~e was !sst. S~i~or of
the Ee~cshire Herald and t~rtharnptcn Courier. He later be=~me
s~itor and in 1858 .,.,hen the Courier t;Omoined '"'it::1 the Gazt?tte
)
:-.e s-=rved a.s edito:: of the Hamoshi::e Gazette· 3!1·:3 ~iort::1amcton
2ourie~. This position was held into the ea~ly 20th century.
I-ic•,vever, Gere doesn't sho•,o~. up in the F.egistry of Deeds as Ot..'ning
tile ;:;r:oEJertz. Perh<:~ps Ger.:: lived here f~~ a short ci:t'e •.·ihile the
?roperty was cw~ed by C.P. Loomis of Hartford. In 1858 the
~roperty was sold to Be~jamin E. Cook, whose ho~estead was en
ari~ge st. Cook's son, B.E. Cook, Jr., ?robably liv~d here ;fter
that. 'Ihe ~ro9erty remained in t:he Cook family for t::e rest of t:.,_e
l~·t:J. centtlr~{·
early maps, etc.)
1354 * 1860 County Ma~s 1373, 1384 & 1895 ~tlases
Registry of Deerls: Book 181, Page 277, 1~8-~67, 1,8-~0. 1~3-6

and 120-483 )
---~----'3~~
l\1ASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION 321;-198

n Northampton
?ess ~5 Phillips Place
Le E. Slate House
3entuse Residence
sent ownenJ. Kenneth & Margaret

Bixby
cription:
~ 1848-1854
:ource Registry of Deecs
e Greek EevLral
""'"'-l:'· ......, ____ -----.-- hitect

----------~------
in relation to n:earest cross st:feets and
other buildings. Indicate north. Exterior wall fabric i' sbestos
Outbuildings (describe) ::'~:a st.a...J:y ;2 ;:'! rc
Other features 9 x 9 first floor facade
w:i.nclows, wjr'le r•ornirP. __fllll gal)1p
r~turn and tall chimney, acrticq_
Altered sidec Datemid -:>Oth C.

-------
Moved - - - Date - - -
------------------
5. Lot size:
Approximate frontage S'O'

--------------------
20 1
6. Recorded by E. Lo ne....,r'-'"g..,.o"--'n......____ _ _ _ __
Organization NBC
--~~~--------------------
Date Jan.uary 11?80
(over)
37M:-7-77
(-7. Or~iMlowMr(likoo~)---~~r~~~s~t~·~·~s-~~1~=wt~e~-------------------- }
.,
Original use ______________~R~e~s~1~·c,~,e~-~n~r~e~------------------~~------~-----------.....
Subsequent uses (if any) and dates _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _~--,--.:..--...,_,;.-______,..
Aboriginal Conservation 'Rep~ation

Agricultural Education Relil'ton
The Arts setUeroe.nJ invention
Communication Militar'Y humanitarian
Community development --
_:..___ PoLitical Transportation
9. Historical significance (include explanat10nofthemes check~d abov~)
Cl.::rke far:~il~·· ~dward Clarke beaan sellina lets ! t the

- J -
same time an~ sold lot 17 to ~rastus Slate in 2ctober 1a;s.
( )
century. The street ~as the fir~t to be opened o~f of Hawley St.
and with the c~ening of Po~eroy Terrace oEf of 3ridge St. a new
resi~ential area was created, ~~1ich cuic~ly bRcame the ~ashionable
resieenti3l 3rea of town.
early maps, etc. )
1:354 ~ 1.850 t:;o;..:i~ ty :~!a ps 1873, 1'384 & 1:=3~· 3 :tla3e::
._,:
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lss 29 Phillips , lace
J. H. Turner House
mt use Resi denc:e
mt owner Stanley M. Niedal et al.
:-iption:
c. 1865
Registry of Deeds
urce 289.405
Bracketed
4. Map. Drawsketch of buiiding location Architect unknown
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in relation to nearestcross streets and
other 'buildings. Indicate north. Exterior wall fabric clap boards
Outbuildings (describe) none
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Other features large brackets support

1.1.1 roof overhang; cornices over windows
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The Arts . stettlement invention
Commerce InO.ustry Social/

Thisc:bracket:ed style house with picturesque window balcony
was built in Phillips Place about 1865. In 1365 A. J. Lincoln
sold to Turner, for $2,000, lot #16 in Phillips Place. The
lot had not been built an as the result of a nro~~sion in
a previou$ deed, 149.461. ·
While this bracketed house is not in itself out:. standing,
its modest styling complements the other more ambitious
residences in the Phillips Place-?omeroy Terrace area.
( )
10. Bibliography and/or references (such as local histories, deeds, assessor 1 s records,
early maps, etc.) Registry of Deeds, Hampshire County, 289.405, 226 .. 23,
149 .. 461. . .
Beer's 1873 Atlas~
MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION /

Northampton
ss 37 Phillips Place
K. A. Burnell/M.E. White
House
:nt use Re si dE:mce
mt owner Robert F •. Olander

~iption:
1853
Dail}T.Hampshire ·Gazette
urce 4/26/1853
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4. Map. fj~~\V sKe'Lt;U 'uJ. ull11U;i1~ ~"'""·'""''"

in relation to nearest cross streets ahd
other buildings. IndicatcK'horth. , Exterior wall fabric
()utbuilclings (describe)_'_.s.....h"-'eiii.ldoL-.-----
other features oma.te chjmneys; f] at
roof wfth generous bracketed over-
hang; later porch and bays

Altered._ _.J.Jn.ua_ _ _ _ _ Date _ _ _ __
Moved._ _. u n u O - - - - - Date _ _ _ __
5. Lot size:

15 .. feet
6. Recorded by~.....:C~•..____Du~b!::.l.!!L.,l::e_ _ _ _ _ __
Organization Northampton Hi. sto rl cal

i,;ommission
Date June 2, 1975
5M-2-75-R061465
8. Themes {check as many as applicable)
Aborjgioal Conservation Recreation

The Arts . settlement invention
Communication Militarv humanitarian
Community development X Political Transpor-tation

This modest bracketed house was built in 1852-53 on
land owned by Kingsley A. Burnell. Burnell sold the house,
partially completed, to Reverend 1"'10rri s E. \·rni te. The
whites also purchased the lot to the west (#16) from Erastus
Slate, with the understanding that no dwelling would be
built on the property for 15 years.. In 1865, ?enelope
R. White sold the 2 lots to A .. J. Lincoln and Lincoln
disposed of the westerly lot of land (with no dwelling) in that
year.. Lincoln's house is attributed to Pratt in t:he Daily )
\ Harepshire Gazette, December 26, 1865. .
The residence is of value as it: harmonizes with the
other nineteenth century mvellings in the area and represents
one of Wm. F .. Pratt• s more modest works ..
10. Bibliography and/or references (such as loca1 histories, deeds, assessor's records,
early maps. etc.) .L'I.ec,.~.stry o f -uee .4
'!:) ......;
• amps hi re r"''unty: 226 .. 23 ,
.... s, H
Beer's 1873 Atlas.

Daily H~~shire Gazette, 4/26/1853, 12/261 1865~

Northa1llp ton
;s 51 Phillips Place
C, H. Kinney House (first)
1t use re si den ce
1t owner Rudolph Turcotte, M.D.

ption:
1848
Registry of Deeds
. 119.201
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late federal
4. Map. Draw sketch'of building loCatiOn · Architect unknowri
in relation to· nearest cross streets and
other buildings; Indicate north. Exterior wall fabric wooden clapboards
Outbuildings (describe) attached barn
·. 'Other features) ··well in crawl space;
later porch with columns; 2 interior

v vi (elaborate~ ch~mnevs
D 0 n o~D Altered additions Date ~~---
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0 One acre or less X Over one acre ·
R £: Approximate distance of building from street
C£fVEo 10 feet
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Original use Re.si dence
Subsetluent uses (if any) and d<tics resi·dence

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8. Themes (cheek as many as applicable)

Archltectural X Explo:uati on/ Science/
The Arts settren1ent · invent
ion

C. H. Kinney was one of the first to buy land in Phillips
Place \vhen the street was opened in 1847.. The "Plan of Phillips
Place" drawn by W. F. Pratt indicated Kinney's lot (no,. 13) on
the southerly side of the street. Kinney:late~·~urcHased,the
lot adjoining(no. 14) and sold a portion of no. 14 to M. E.
White in 1855. ·
M fhe house which Kinney built was very conservative in style.
Within the next several years other late federal style houses )
we1:e constructed in Phillips Place; two more adventurous spirits
had cottages designed by w.. F .. Pratt and built in Phillips Place ..
The Kinney house is three bays wide and two deep. Cornices
appear over the first story windows. The steep hipped roof
has ~- deep overhang; two rather ornate chimneys balance the
facade.. A large porch, a much later addi·tion, obscures the
entranceway.
early maps, etc.)
Registry of Deeds, Hampshire County, 119.201, 125.372a
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FORM B BUILDING In Area no. Form no.

Northampton
ess 59 Phi tlip s Place
Philllps Place Greelt Revi:-'\la]

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ription:
1848-50
Re~i stry of Deeds
Jurce 11 '::1 • 2 0 1
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Greek Revival
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in relation to nearest Cr()SS_ stree~s and
other buildi(lgs. Indicate, north.
Outbuildings (describe) small barn now

-in residential use
ll,•.•. ·. other features. 2 stories;· gable end
It , faces street; pilasters at corne~s;
heavy cornice; enclosed D ediment

...-,
.~ Altered additions Date
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Moved no Date
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Less than one acre x Over one acre

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Architectural Exploration/ ~cience/
Community development _;.c_ Political, Transportation
9. Historical Significance (include explanation of themes checked above)

Th~s_ Greek,.Revival style residence l;va~ built in ·Phillips
Place snortly ar:ter the street was opened in 1847. It is the
single Greek L\.evival style in,the neighborhood where bracketed
and gothic cottage styles prey~iL The residence is t\.vo stories
in height and displays the prominent pilasters and pediment: of
the Greek Revival style.. A \vide cornice surrounds the rectangular
str1.1cture below the line of the eaves and pilasters _appear at the.
four coroerso The pediment is deli cat e. and dentillated. A, later
porch, supported .bY Doric columns, surrounds the lnwer story; the
off center entranceway is set off vlith sidelights ..
Phillips Place was created in 18e7 on land of the Clarke
(_ family and quickly became the fashionable residential area in )
the to\·m. The area was quickly 'Populated by industrialists and
merchants and the various Vi ctonan resi deuces have been ~..,ell
preserved over the years ..
10 . .Bibliography and/or references (such as local ru"stories, deeds, assessor's records,

early maps, etc.)
Registry of Deeds, 119... 201..
3/73
FORM B BUILDING
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In Area no. Form no.
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MASSACHlJSETTS HlSTORICAL COMMISSION

Office of the Secretary. State House, Boston
Northampton
lSS 59 Phillips Place
§a;tiage He\!-&e
:mt use Residence
ent owner Estelle Lula

ription:
1873-1884
ource______A_t_l_a_s_e__
s_o__f_N_o_._r_t_h_a_mp~t_o_n
Italianate
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other buildings. Indicate north. I Exterior wall fabric ~o d
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Other features
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----~---------- ----------- Date
Moved no Date
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5. Lot size:
Less than one acre x Over one acre

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Approximate frontage 130 ft. (Porn. l'er.
50 feet
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Original use _ _·;_ _ _ _ __ C:l.hJ.:i age hr1..use (1):....-_ _ _ _ _~--------
8. Themes {check as many as applicable)
Aboriginal Conservation· Recreation

Agricultural Education --- Religion
Architectural x Exploration/ Science/
The· Arts settlement invention
Communication Tvlilitary Hu manitn.rian
Community development _ __ Political Transportation
9. Historical Significance (include explanation of themes checked above)
This small house off Pomeroy Terrace first served as an

o.utbuildii1g for 59 Phillips .Place, a Greek R.ev'i.val residence.
The structure mimics the Italianate splendor of the Osrnyn Baker
House on Po~eroy Terrace~ Each is a cubic mass with projecting
flat roof ~1d belvedere with· round headed -.:·zi.ndo-.:·7S.. A porch has
been added to the structureo
10. Bibliography and/or references (such as local assessor's records,

early maps, etc.)
Atlas of r~orthampton, 187~, 1384
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FORM B - BUILDING In Area no. Form no. S<i (
l\1ASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION
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Northampton
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Leo H. Porter House
nt use residence
mt owner Hargaret 0. Andrus
ription:
1893-1895
Registry of De~ds 458.178
)Urce 1895 Northamo ton Atlas
~ Colonial Revival
4. Map. Vl:an' .., .._v-~-· _ llitect - unknown
in relation' to nearest cross streets and
other buildings. Indicate north. Exterior wall fabric thin clapboards
Outbuildings (de scribe)~

..·.'-'gc:a=-r=-a=-gc.e=------
Other features Ridge Roof, massive
gambrel roofed doriner; Palladian

l \u
lu
1\.1 ~ mofifs W & E facades; portico with
~ / j~ / d carving in pediment
0 DDo ~ ov
Altered no Date
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Subsequent uses (if any) and dates Re si denee

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Aboriginal Conservation R~creation

J

Architectural X Exploration/ ·Science/
The Ar~s settlement invention
Communication Mili~ry humanitarian
Community development -X:- Political Transportation
9, Historical significance (include explanat10n of themes'checked above)

Butler Place was open~d in 1~92 at which time Sar~h.'M.
Butler divided the Butler land .extending from Hawley Street: to
Pomeroy Terrace into a dozen or so parcels. Leo Porter purchased
a small lot, fl5, in 1893 with the agreement that "the grantee
agrees not: to erect any building nearer than 12 1 from the inside
line of the sidewalk." (458.178) A house \vhose proportions
closely approximate those of the Colonial Revival st:ructu.re
is indicated on the 1895 Atlas.
( The interlocking masses of the Porter house are Hell )
'· integrated. Each of the three stories is clearly artio~lated
in the facade through the use ofroverhangs and stringcourses
and confinement of decorative elements to the first and third
floors.. The rnas·sive gambreled section and the west facade
feature .·Palladian: rno~~;~, §llt:l:lougl1 t:he. 't;reatrnent o.f the
Y-ii.ndow panes- refers to the diamond shaped lead paned windows
of the colonial period rather than to the more fanlike
Palladian windowo
....
early maps, etc. )
Registry of Deeds, Hampshire County: 1378.179, 1322 .. 428,
1154.456, 10,99 .. 173,1077 .. 397, 1056.383, 711 .. 492, 711.98.t 711.183,
516.203, 466.171~458.178; Plan of land 448.259, Plan J4.68, 34.32.
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Inventory cif the Buildinns and

Architectural Plans cif William Fenno Pratt
1. Blodgett Mansion
(Ithiel Town, architect; Thomas Pratt, builder)
1830; Prospect Street, Northampton.
Biographical Review: 16-year-old William was a carpenter on
this project. Some material on this house is also in the Qyarter-
Centennial Edition Hampshire County Journal, 1887
2. Miss Dwight's Female Seminary

1835; Gothic Street, Northampton.
Hampshire Gazette: November 25, 1835; December 26, 1865
3. First Congregational Church

1836; Easthampton.
Hampshire Gazette: December 26, 1865; Biographical Review
Photos preserved at Easthampton Congregational Church.
A history of the Easthampton Congregational Church, A Burning and
Shining Light ( 1985; Edward F. Dibble, editor) credits Thomas as
architect and William as builder.
4. Samuel Whitmarsh House

1839; 30 Lyman Road, Northampton.
Registry if Deeds: 84.393, agreement with Thomas Pratt.
Renovated by W. F. Pratt in 1866 and, by another architect, again in
1905 for the Lyman family. Currently the Smith College Infant and
Toddler Program. See #49 for the Pratt remodeling of 1866.
5. William F. Pratt Cottage

1845-50; 9 Cherry Street, Northampton.
Hampshire Gazette:january 9, 1855
6. Lathrop-Butler House
1848; 57 Bridge Street, Northampton.
Richard Cote, "Thomas Pratt and Greek Revival Architecture in
Northampton, Massachusetts." Cote attributes the house to
Thomas Pratt. Its similarities to the Baker (# 15) and Bodman
(#57) houses, Hunt feels, suggest W. F. P.'s primary contribution.
2 Paradise Buil t
7. City Hall
I 849; 210 Main Street, Northampton.
Hampshire Gazette: June 26, 1849, etc.
Contractor: Descreet, Boynton, & Company, Springfield
8. Justus Boies House

I 850; 42 Gothic Street, Northampton.
Historical Commission inventory: 31 B-261
9. Kirkland Block
I 850; Main Street, Northampton.
Hampshire Gazette: July 23, 1850; December 26, 1865
10. Josiah Hunt House

c. 1850; 28 Phillips Place, Northampton.
Hampshire Gazette:March25, 185l;December26, 1865
11. William Gaylord House

1850-55; 58 Pomeroy Terrace, Northampton.
Hampshire Gazette: November 30, 1860;
December 13, 1860; December 25, 1865
12. Dr. Edward Denniston House improvements

1853; "Outlook Place," Prospect Heights, Northampton.
Historical Commission inventory, 24A- 175
13. Mrs. M. E. White House

1853; 37 Phillips Place, Northampton.
Hampshire Gazette:
February 2 8, 1965; December 2 6, 1865
W. F. Pratt Inventory 3
14. S.C. Parson's Drugstore

1854; Main Street, Northampton.
Hampshire Gazette: August 29, 1854; December 26, 1865
15. Osmyn Baker House

1855; 78 PomeroyTerrace, Northampton.
Hampshire Gazette: October 2, 1855;
December II, 1855; December 26, 1865
16. William Lawrence House

1856; 71 PomeroyTerrace, Northampton.
Hampshire Gazette: April 8, 1856; December 26, 1865
17. William Austin Dickinson House

1856; 214 Main Street, Amherst.
Paul Norton, Amherst: A Guide to its Architecture
18. Summit House, remodeled

1856; Top of Mt. Holyoke, Hadley.
Book if specifications, Historic Northampton
19. Whitney House

Norton, p. 4 1
20. Mrs. Edward Clarke Cottage

1859; 28 Round Hill Road, Northampton.
Hampshire Gazette:April 26, 1859;
August 16, 1850; December 26, 1865
21. Dr. Alvah Littlefield House

1859; 337-339 Bridge Street, Northampton.
Hampshire Gazette: March 29, 1859
22. Henry Lathrop House

Hampshire Gazette: March 29, 1959; December 26, 1865
4 Paradise Built
23. Seth Hunt House

Hampshire Gazette: March 29, 1859; December 26, 1865
24. Amherst High School

1860; Amherst.
Hampshire Gazette: june 5, 1860
25. Lincoln House
1860; 405 South Pleasant Street, Amherst.
Norton,p.140
26. Hills's Palm Leaf Hat Factory

1860s; College and Railroad streets, Amherst.
Hampshire Gazette: April 24, 1875
27. Florence Congregational Church

1861; corner of Park and Pine Streets, Florence.
Hampshire Gazette: january 8, 1861 ;April 2, 1867
Moses Breck was the builder.
28. Edwin Herrick House

1861; 38 South Main Street, Haydenville.
29. J. H. Lyman House

1861; 112 Elm Street, Northampton.
Hampshire Gazette: june 4, 1861; December 26, 1865
Now Hopkins House, Smith College.
W F Pratt Inventory 5
30. C. M. Kinney House

1861; 397 Prospect Street, Northampton.
Hampshire Gazette: August 6, 1861
31.A. L.Williston House

1861; Florence.
Williston was the superintendent of the Greenville Manufacturing
Company in Florence. A portion of the house remains at 82 Pine
Street, pictured here below the rustoric photograph.
32. D. R. Clark House

33. A. C. Marshall House

1861; 325 Montague Road; North Amher st.
34. Leonard Mariner Hills House

1862; 35 Triangle Street, Amherst.
Norton, p. 43
The Hills were the owners of the Palm Leaf Hat Factory #26.
35. Henry Hills House

1862-63; 390 Main Street, Amherst.
Norton, p. 39
36. Florence Sewing Machine Works Addition

1863; Main Street, Florence.
Hampshire Gazette: April 14, 1863; December 26, 1865
The 1865 article r efers to a "Florence Sewing Macrune Factory."
The "West" building was finished by tllls time. The 1863 reference
mentions only a two-story addition of 36 feet by 150 feet, wruch
would have preceded construction of the West .
6 Paradise Built
37. Northampton High School

1863-64; Main Street, Northampton.
Hampshire Gazette: May 26, 1863
38. George T. Davis House interior remodeling

1864; Greenfield.
Hampshire Gazette: September 6, 1864
39. Greenfield Banking Company remodeling

1864; Greenfield.
Hampshire Gazette: September 6, 1864
40. First National Bank Building

Norton, p. 38. Since publication of Norton's
book, the building's second story and
bracketed cornice have been r emoved.
41. Stockwell & Spaulding Block (Union Block)

1865; east corner of Main and Pleasant streets, Northampton.
Hampshire Gazette: March 1, 1864;July 25, 1865; October 24, 1865
42. Connecticut River Railroad Depot

1865; Northampton.
Hampshire Gazette:June 17, 1865
43. Smith Charities Building

1865; 5 1 Main Street, Northampton.
Hampshire Gazette: July 18, 1865
44. Lee & Hussey Block

1865; 44 -48 Main Street, Northampton.
Hampshire Gazette:July 25, 1865; October 24, 1865
W F. Pratt Inventory 7
45. Buildings in the December 26, 1865

45. article (not listed previously)
45. (D) Demolished; (E) Extant
A. Northampton Residences
1a. Charles Delano (D)
1. A. J. Lincoln [M. E. White house,# 13] (E)
2. F. A. Stockwell's (D)
3. Oscar Edwards (D)
3a. W B. Hale (E)
C. Watson House, Northampton 4. Clark & Spaulding
5 .William H. Stoddard
6.W F. Arnold
7. C. Watson (D)
8. L. B. Williams (D)
B. Northampton Non-Residences W. B. Hale, The Gables
1. Hampshire County Bank (D) Round Hill Road, Northampton
2. New Haven & Northampton Passenger House (D)
3. First Congregational Church Chapel (D)
4. Stoddard & Lincoln's Store (D)
5. Merritt Clarke's Store (D)
6. Winthrop Hillyer's-Interior (D)
7. O.A. Skilton's Store
8. Clarke Block (D)
9. Warner Block W. A. Hawks
10. S.M. Smith & Company Block North Main Street, Williamsburg
1Oa. Florence Sewing Machine Factory
11.Arms, Bardwell, & Company (D)
Merritt Clarke's Store C. Amherst Residences
1. S. B. Fuller
2. Professor Edward Hitchcock
3. Professor William Montague
4. Professor A. C. Seelye
5. Mrs. Underhill
6. E. 0. Fairchilds
D. Amherst Non-Residences
New Haven &_Northampton 1. Kellogg's Block
Passenger House, Northampton 2. First Congregational Chapel
3. College Chapel-improvements
E. Residences outside Northampton and Amherst
1. J. L. Brown, South Adams
2. W B. Gilbert, Grand Rapids, Michigan
3. Bailey Sanford, Taunton 0. G. Spelman
North Main Street, Williamsburg
4. A. J. Johnson, Sunderland
5. Mrs. Swift, Easthampton
6. John A. Billings, Hatfield
7.WA. Hawks, Williamsburg (E)
8. 0. G. Spelman, Williamsburg (E)
9. Arthur Hoyt, Deerfield
10. Dr. Deane, Greenfield
8 Paradise Built
F. Non-Residences outside Northampton and Amherst

1. High School House, Haydenville
2. High School House, Williamsburg
3. High School House, Hadley
4. High School House, Sunderland
5. First National Bank, Greenfield
6. R. Howland's Store, Greenfield
7. Chapman Block, Greenfield
8. Connecticut River Railroad Passenger House, Chicopee
9. CRRR Passenger House, Holyoke
10. CRRR Passenger House, Hatfield
11. CRRR Passenger House, Greenfield
12. CRRR Passenger House, Bernardston
13. CRRR Passenger House, South Vernon
14. CRRR Machine Shop, Springfield
15. First Congregational Church, West Winstead, Conn.
16. D. Pulsifiers Packing House, Boston
46. J. H. Lyman, II
Hampshire Gazette: October 31, 1 865; Auaust 11 , 1868
47. (Old) Northampton National Bank

1866; 135 Main Street, Northampton.
Hampshire Gazette: March 6, 1 866; October 30, 1866
48. Watson L. Smith House

1866; 58 Phillips Place, Northampton.
Hampshire Gazette: October 30, 1866
49. Edward H. R. Lyman House remodeling

Lyman Road, Northampton.
Hampshire Gazette: June 5, 1 866; October 16, 1866
The JuneS article mentions E. H . R. Lyman's purchase
of the Singmaster residence on Fort Hill,
originally the Whitmarsh house,#4.
VV. F. Prattlnvento~ 9
50. St.John's Episcopal Church

1866; Bridge Street, Northampton.
The Northampton Book, p. 155
Pictured, a drawing dated 1854 apparently
signed by Pratt.
51. Canal Freight Depot

1866; Northampton.
52. First Parish Parsonage

53. Catholic Society Parsonage

1866; 41 King Street, Northampton.
54. James C. Ward Cottage

1866; Paradise Road, Northampton.
55. Captain Henry A. Brown House

1866; 63 Gothic Street, Northampton.
56. S. C. Parsons House

1866; Henshaw Avenue, Northampton.
Hampshire Gazette: October 30, 1866; February 2, 1864
10 Paradise Built
57. Luther Bodman House

1866; corner of Elm Street and Round Hill Road, Northampton.
58. Henry Childs House

1866; corner of Elm and Prospect Streets, Northampton.
59. William H. Todd House

1866; Prospect Street, Northampton.
60. Sunderland High School

1866; Sunderland.
61.Thomas S. Hayden House

1866; One High Street, Haydenville.
62. C. S. Eddy House
1866; Greenfield.
63. Professor J. H. Seelye House

1866; Amherst.
64.]. R. Cushman House

1866; North Amherst.
65. Henry Watson Barn

after 1866; Northampton.
Plan in the colleciton if Historic Northampton
66. W. R. Clapp House remodeling

1867; South Street, Northampton.
Hampshire Gazette: February 19, 1867
THE BELDING MILLS
Hawley Street near
corner ofHancock Street
At the same time that the
Mill River destroyed some
of the water-powered
wooden silk factories in
1874, the Belding brothers
were building a brick
factory, run on coal-
powered steam. This
factory (no longer standing)
was built along the railroad tracks for the coal supplies and the
shipping of goods. Natives of this area, the brothers had built
their first silk thread factories in southern Connecticut and now
expanded their business to Northampton. This company merged
in the late '20s with two other local companies. An image of this
mill was incorporated into the Northampton city seal, which also
includes four silk moths around the edge. Along Hancock Street,
you can see a row of houses built for the workers here.
THE STEBBINS HOUSE

81 Bridge Street
Dr. Daniel Stebbins was one

of the first in Northampton
to import silkworm eggs
directly from China in 1842.
He and his daughters fed the
worms with the leaves of the
mulberry trees he planted on
12 acres behind this house.
Dr. Stebbins brought a silk weaver from Lyon, the French silk
capital, to Northampton to weave the family silk. Parts of dresses
made from this silk for his daughters are in the clothing collec-
tion at Historic Northampton.
House said
way station
Tradition holds that
home once part of
underground railroad
By GREG KERSTETTER
Staff Writer
NORTHAMPTON -Melinda Kennedy
had a problem when her children were
growing up in her Pomeroy Terr11ce
house: too many small places into which.
small people could fall.
Kennedy did what any cautious mother
would. She had those tunnels and pits
down in the basement filled in with
concrete.
Local oral tradition has it that those
tunnels and odd chimney spaces we,_e
used nearly 150 years ago as a hideaway
for runaway slaves.
Kennedy believes the house was a
waystation on the Underground
Railro<!d, a network of places where
slaves could hide as they made their
way north to Canada.
Melinda Kennedy inspects a ~o!low space ·in a faux chimney in her 44 Pomeroy Terrace house. The ~pace
Historic Northampton recognizes could have bee.n ~sed as a h1dmg place for runaway slaves. KennedY's parents 'tqld her the house was .
seven houses in Northampton · and used as a .waystat1on on the Underground Railroad. ·
Florence, although not Kennedy's, as
stations on the Underground Railroad.
To get on the official list, more than there is no documentation for this story,"
folklore is needed; There must be written according to the report.
evidence. A. third house in the neighborhood
. Still, there are features of the house may als() have·served as a station along
that suggest it was once used to conceal the Underground Railroad. According to
.people. In addition, the house next door, neighborhood folldore; June Turcotte's
at 48 Pomeroy, where the College Church house. at 51 Phillips Place was connected
has its . offices, is also considered· by by underground tunnel to Kennedy's
folklore to have been another waysta- house.
tion in the system. Turcotte said she has never seen
Kennedy's parents, Clarence and Ruth evidence of any tunnels, though she has
Kennedy, told her that the tunnel cut heard that the house served as a
into ,the bluff on which her house sits hideaway.
led to her basement. There is a passage, A list compiled by researchers at
now blocked, that ends in the basement. Historic Northampton includes other
There is also a faux chimney, never con- houses considered by local folklore to
nected to a fireplace, that has a hollow have been part of the Underground
space in it large enough to fit a human Rallro.a d system. Seth Hunt ownad two
for ·a short time. Another passage, houses ~ one at 116 Conz St. anu the
Kennedy said, used to lead next door. other at 119 Bridge St., near the current
Kennedy said that in the summer, U.S. Post Office - -which were· thought
when the sun bakes her lawn, a patch to harbor runaway slaves.
of brown grass appears over where she From the · hideaways along Pomeroy
suspects the tunnel connects the two Terrace, slaves usually made their way
houses. · ·to Florence, according to records in
The College Church house was once Historic Northampton. . KEVIN GUTI'ING
owned by Pierre Drewsen, a one-term In . Florence, Samuel Hill and A.P. This house at 48 Pomeroy Terrace now serve~ as the offices of the
!llayor elected in 1951. The building ·orig- Critchlow had made a reputation as
solid abolitionists, who harbored men College Church, though nearly 150 years ago ·it likely was a ·station
mally was owned by a Miss Cochran, on the Underground .Railroad. Ruf!away slaves, _the story goes, used
according to records at · Historic and women on the run to Canada.
Northampton, and is referred to as the to be able to determme how safe 1t was to move· about by watching
Miss Cochran Cottage. It was built in lights from the widow's walk on top of the house.
1850, the. same year that the FUgitive
Slave Law was enacted, forcing people
across the country to help slave owners
LOCal
.
addresses
·
of UnderaroU11d
· . 0"' · ·
Railroad
· ,
.·. Street in Florenc~. . ?·
• J.P. Williston House at the comer·
recover those who had ·escaped. . NORTHAMPTON ...,. M.o re than 20 , five others that.were rumored to be of Pine and Maple streets.
The Cochran Cottage is peaked with · years ago, all local. historical ".: waystatlons but for which tliere. was ; • David Ruggles Watercure, a
a widow's walk, built with window panes ' commissions· in the state were asked · insufficient proof to be Jis.ted former spa on Spring Street, now,
looking out in all four directions. · to compile lists of sites used as ,, officially.- ,. · · destroyed. ,
Kennedy said those panes used to be waystatlons on the, Underground - The official Ust: • The Northampton Association of ..
different .colors - red, yellow and blue. · Railroad. · · J' .... ,, · ·.. .. • Ross Farm on Meadow Street .in Education & Industry bulJdin(!, ·
According to Kennedy, runaway slaves :· · The former chairman of the · · Florence: ·• · · · · · destroyed earlier. this centucy, at the ,
would look up at widow's walk and deter- Northampton Historical Commission, • Samuel . Bottum House ori Main corner of Nonoluck ·and ·south·:Main
mine by the .color ofthe lit panes whether ' C. Keith Wilbur, put together ·a list : Sti·eet In Florence. · . '- streets. ' ..
it was safe to proceed. for Northampton, relying chiefly on . • The A.P. Critchlow _ • George 'Benson house, formerly
Documents at· Historic Northampton the "History of Florence," written by Daguerreotype Factory on Pine on·Nonotuck Street, now destroyed.
also say that local tradition held that . Charlea Sheffield in 1895. · ·Street, now incorporated Into ·the · · • .William Adam house,-fonnerly on
the Miss Cochran House was used ·to · Nine sites made .It on the list former Pro Brush factory building. · Nonotuck Street, now destroyed.
harbor runaway slaves. "Unfortunately; W!lbur;_subinltted _to the·state, with .Samuel Hill House on Maple . - .GRE;G ~RSTETTER
·~·::
HISTORIC REMINISCENCES.
FLORENCE.
BY MRS. HELEN T. CLARK, NORTHUMBERLAND, PENN.
THE hunted slave whose dusky, trembling form
Sank at your sheltering doors for one brief night,
Ne'er touched ·a fairer foothold in his flight
To lands where Freedom dwelt with northern storm.
Helpers of man ! The child of poverty
May rise, despair may hope, the dull may learn,
The wavering torch of genius brighter burn,
Where thought magnetic flows in impulse free.
Seekers for truth ! who deem that every soul
Should have its perfect meed of growth and light-
Not statelier than your Temple reared for Right
Rose classic fane where waves 1Egean roll!
Dear, honored dead,* who wrought for brotherhood,
In golden deeds, in words of deathless power,
Not vainly did ye live your "crowded hour,"
And pour your souls out for the wide world's good !
Bright homes of thrift ! strong hearts and kindling eyes
Wherein the spirit of the Future thrills-
Encircled by your blue, eternal hills,
Draw strength and life from blue, eternal skies!
THE "UNDERGROUND RAILWAY."

:BY JOSEPH MARSH.
A COMPLETE history of the underground railway in Florence will

never be known. Those who ran it upon the principles of the brother-
hood of man did so at their periL It is not strange that some, moving
within and being a part of the influence and inspiration of the com-
munistic spirit of Florence, should abhor slavery. Most of them had
* S. L. Hill, A. T. Lilly, Charles C. Burleigh, Mary W. Bond and others.

>I66 HISTORY OF FLORENCE.
i:hrown off the bondage of superstition, and had peculiar sympathy

with those who were trying to free themselves.
One of the stations on the underground railroad was kept by Samuel
L. Hill. Be sure if anything of this kind was going on he would have a
band in it. The account of it is best related by his son in his own words.
FLORENCE, MASS., January 31, 1893,-

Dear Mr. Marsh,-
Although I saw a good many passengers who were on the underground rail-
way, bound north, I remember few of the incidents that occurred. A good
many passengers stopped "five minutes for refreshments" at my father's, and
conductors were often changed here. On a few trips I was either conductor or
assistant conductor. Quite a number of the through passengers temporarily took
up their abode in Florence, the balmy anti-slavery climate here proving very
attractive to them. After the forced return of Anthony Burns from Boston to
the Southern tyrants, the sojourners here became alarmed and pushed on to their
original destination, Canada. Father Henson, one of the originals that furnished
particulars for Harriet Beecher Stowe's "Uncle Tom," came by this line on one
of his trips to Canada. I think that it was not his first trip, but that he had
been south again after some of his friends.
William Wilson was landed here, remained a few months, worked and earned
some money, returned south secretly, was gone quite a while, but finally reached
here again with a grown-up son, that he had been able to guide from slavery to
freedom. The two men hired a small tenement, were industrious, and worked
for an object. After they had saved money enough they went south to rescue
1:heir.daughter andsister. After a long absence the younger man returned, the
-older one having been captured and returned to slavery. The younger was con-
fident that his father would again escape and decided to wait for him here. Sure
-enough, in a little while the old gentleman and daughter came, and after a short
.stay to rest and get a little money the whole party moved north to the queen's
-dominions.
Many of the refugees, who were intelligent enough, became the talking centers
for our neighbors and sympathizers to gather around. I heard many a thrilling
story of brutality, suffering, and exciting adventures in the "leap for freedom."
Father's most frequent trip as conductor ran to the Kingman's in Cummington,
but occasionally our living freight was delivered at a Mr. Crafts' house in
Whately,
Sincerely yours,
ARTHUR G. HILL.
David Ruggles, a colored man who had edited a paper in New York
city called The Mz'rror, kept another station. On account of his activ-
ity there in conducting the underground railroad, he was roughly han·
dled, but was protected by the Tappans. Broken down in health, and
suffering a partial loss of eyesight, he came to Florence, and, by a skillful
home treatment upon hydropathic principles, he regained his health in
HISTORIC REMINISCENCES.
good measure, but not his eyesight. Rumor has made him the success-
ful conductor of many fugitives to a land of freedom. On one occasion,
Mr. Seth Hunt and David Ruggles induced Sheriff Ansel Wright, Sr.,
to bring a slaveholder and a slave girl, whom he had brought into
Northampton, before Judge Charles A. Dewey. The judge gave the
woman to understand that having been brought by her master into a
free state, she was at liberty to lea ve him if she chose. Through fear of
. her master, she declined to leave him. The sheriff incurred, in conse-
quence, quite offensive threats from the slaveholder.
Another station was kept by Mr. Austin Ross, who harbored a young
man about a year
and a half in one of
his chambers, em-
plo yment being fur-
nished him as a night
watchman at Green-
ville cotton mill. His
name was Wilson,
and he must have
been the same man
who m Mr. Hill de-
scribes. Mr. Calvin
Fairba nks, who for RESIDENCE OF REV. E . G. COB B.
several years was a
citizen of Florence, was o ne of the heroes of this underground railroa d,
a lthou g h the scene of h is exploits was not in this regio n. He was the
means of securing freed om to forty-seven slaves.
Among the active work ers o n this ra ilroad was Mr. A. P . Critchlow.
He acted in con cert with Mr. Hill, Mr. Hammond , and others, and fre-
quently gave the fugitives employment in his daguerreotype case fac-
tory. Here he did what he couid to shield them a nd prevent recapture,
a nd o ne ca se m a y no t be amiss to record. A sla ve named F rench
made good his escape, a nd sought rest in F lo rence. His master, or
master's half brother, a M r. King, ca me t o th e wa ter cure while in
pursuit of t h e runa way. Mr. Cri tchlow sta yed with Fre nch a few
nig hts at the mill until King, being unable to find any trace of the
slave, left Florence to seek him elsewhere.
The details of the ass ista nce rendered by F lorence Citizens t o that
unfortunate race in their flig ht for freed o m will never be recorded ,
but e nou g h is given here to sho w tha t Flo rence was no t behind in this
good work.
t-;.
168 HISTORY OF FLOREN~E .
TH~ FLORENCE DRAMATIC CLUB.

llY ARTHUR G. HILL.
AMONG the many institutions of Florence worthy of notice is the

Dramatic Club, an organization dating back many years, and showing a
record that few amateur theatrical associations can rival. While the
tragedies of Shakespeare have not been essayed, and the terpsichorean
and nude drama have been across the other border, the range over which
the talent of this club has successfully roamed for over a quarter of a .. ~·"
century has been so extensive that the individual members of the club
have nearly as great a reputation, locally, as the leading actors who have
amused and startled the continent during the same period of time. ;
During the· war of the rebellion, enactect·· in ~he years r86I:-I86s, a live, r
wide-awake Soldiers' Aid Society was maintained here by the loyal, gen-
erous .hearted women .of the village, which received and forwarded the
many contributions of clothing, delicacies; comforts, and money to the
valiant mc!n at the battle front.
Many entertainments were· presented in private houses, small halls,
the little old South schoolhouse, and, upon its completion, in the Florence
Hall, which existed for a time iil the so~called high school building here.
The money received by the young people for these exhibitions was used
to good effect by the Soldiers' Aid Society in the performance of its
mission.
Bare walls were the only scenic effects of the first dramas, and the
costumes were very J _-_ ~-
crude. The first beard

was made from a por-
tion of an old buffalo
robe, or formed by a
smudge of the easily
btained burnt bottle
The first wig,
hough not the hoi-
owed out half of a
ate r m e I o n , was
early as startling,
being silk waste sewed
on cotton cloth, and dipped into a dye vat, which, upon that o ccasion,
held magenta colored dy.e. A dirty lipped youth then passed for a
Romeo, and a magenta pated comedia n was the o mnipresent Irishman
with his carefully planned and clumsily executed blunders.
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17, DESC~_JPTION

f\ >'\\ofil"j J6rf il\(t. ~~

by Northampton' s mechanics and artisans al'l·el----ee-ntai-l'li-fl:g- the m

vi.:S-e-G-by:--t.n.($..-Co.~.e.cti.cl.l-t -Ri-v-e-r---f-l-ee-d--13-l.--a.-i..a; the

NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES COUNTY

INVENTORY- NOMINATION FORM -~

(1814-1900) entered the orofession in Northamoton in 183@ with

NATIONAL REGISTER 0 F HISTORIC PLACES

HATIONAL REGISTER 0 F HISTORIC pLACES COUNTY

INVENTORY. NOMINATION FORM

NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES COUNTY

INVENTORY· NOMINATION FORM

wi th taut facacies . atH:l--si::""tecron--sma..t._J. kno 11 s on Hawley Street

At Eastern AvehU:~ an"' earl/y tenem~t structure ( 1890)

,.,.,_ -~-·-.. . - : ·.... ~- .

Street address 46 Bridge Street

Name Isaac Damons House

Use: original & present _h_o......,m_e_-_n_.o_w_tl_u_s_e_um

Present owner Northampton Historical Society

Date 1812 Style Federal

Source of date The Northampton Book

age and sty1e

··--- -----" OR part of Area #

'()UNDATION/BASEMENT: High Regular~ Material -"""b..._r....

\VALL COVER: W o o d - - - - - - - - - - - - - Brick Stone Other - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

ROOF: Ridge Gambrel Flat Hip M a n s a r d - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

CHIJYINEYS: 1 2 3 4 Center End Interior Irregular Cluster Elaborate

STORIES: 1 ~ 3 4 ATTACHMENTS: Wings §.!l. Shed kitchen a.nd carriage shed

FACADE: Gable end: Front/side Ornament _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __

Entrance: Side aont: Cente,r,/Side Details: --"c~o...~.l.l.iumw.n.u.;;:,.s_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __

Windows: Spacing: Regular/Irregular I d e n t i c a l / V a r i e d - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Corners: Plain Pilasters Quoins Cornerboa:tds - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

For· The Northampt.an Hi st.or; ca] Society

SEE REVERSE SIDE

2. Landscape Features: Agriculture Qpen Wooded Garden: Formal/Informal

Use: Residential Commercial Religious Conditions: Excellent Good Fair Dereriorated

BIBLIOGRAPHY AND/OR REFERENCE

Springfield Un~on Aug .. 29, 1959 Picture and a rticle

iginal & present-~::;:..:_ _ _ _ _ _ __

; owner August Woicekoski

Architectfrom a book of plans on Southerri

\lUNDATION/BASEMENT: High Regular Low Material _ _-=..::..::.:c=...._ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __

\VALL COVER: Wood Brick Stone Other - - - - - - - - - - - - -

ROO?: Ridge Gambrel Flat Hip M a n s a r d - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

CHI:i:VIXEYS: 1 2 3 4 Center End ~Q!.. Irregular Cluster Elaborate

STORIES: 1 2 3 4 ATTACHMENTS: Wings Ell S h e d - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Entrance: Side Front: Center/Side Details: ---=.f::_ou.::r=---c::.. :o::..:::l=-:m=nn::..:::s__________________

Windows: Spacing: Regular /Irregular Identical/Yx..a~J..ruiu;;ei.l.ld'- _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __

Recorder Miriam E. Peters

3,. Neighboring Structures

Use: Residential Commercial Religious Conditions: Excellent Good Fair Deteriorated

GIVE A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF HISTORIC IMPORTANCE OF SITE (Refer and elaborate on

The P.resent orr.ners bou~ht the house in 1966.

BIBLIOGRAPHY AND/OR REFERENCE

Original Owner: J, Stebbins Lnthrop

·arne Cornet Joseph Parsons Eouse ·

Tse: original & pre sent -=::.~""-----'~.!------­

}ate- 16.5'8 Style 17th c. Colonial

.......,..,.,......,...W¥-_.,•;;.~i~ '<.-Yic~hlt.l~~ Architect unknovm

ROO !3!~!!.. Gambrel Flat Hip Mansard - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

CHil\1:\ EYS: 1 2 3 4 1~~ End Interior Irregular Cluster Elaborate

STORie.:S: 1 2 3 4 ATTACHMENTS: Wings Ell Shed (Library)

PORCHES: 1 2 3 4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - PORTICO yes:;... plain columns Balcony

Tse: original & pre sent -=::.~""-----'~.!------

outbuildings (describe ).....;;'·...!:s~h:.::e::.:d=------