Bridge Road 340.pdf
Follow Massachusetts Historical Commission Survey Manual instructions for completing this form. FORM B − BUILDING MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION MASSACHUSETTS ARCHIVES BUILDING
220MORRISSEY BOULEVARD BOSTON,MASSACHUSETTS 02125 Photograph Topographic or Assessor's Map Recorded by: Bonnie Parsons Organization: Pioneer Valley Planning Commission Date (month /year):
March, 2010 Assessor’s Number USGS Quad Area(s) Form Number 17A-288 Easthampton NTH.42 Town: Northampton Place: (neighborhood or village) Address: 340 Bridge Road Historic Name: Colonel
Cecil Dwight House Uses: Present: three-family residence Original: single-family residence Date of Construction: 1819 Source: History of Florence, Sheffeld Style/Form: Greek Revival
Architect/Builder: Exterior Material: Foundation: stone, concrete Wall/Trim: clapboards Roof: asphalt shingles Outbuildings/Secondary Structures: Major Alterations (with dates): Condition:
Moved: no | | yes | | Date Acreage: 0.341 acres Setting: This is a south-facing house set close close to the street in a highly-trafficked area of mixed residential and commercial properties.
INVENTORY FORMB CONTINUATION SHEET [NORTHAMPTON] [340 Bridge Road] MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION Area(s) Form No. 220MORRISSEY BOULEVARD, BOSTON,MASSACHUSETTS 02125 Continuation
sheet 1 NTH.72 ___ Recommended for listing in the National Register of Historic Places. If checked, you must attach a completed National Register Criteria Statement form. Use as much
space as necessary to complete the following entries, allowing text to flow onto additional continuation sheets. ARCHITECTURAL DESCRIPTION: Describe architectural features. Evaluate
the characteristics of this building in terms of other buildings within the community. The Cecil Dwight House is transitional between the Federal and Greek Revival styles. It is a two-and-a-half
story house under a front-gable roof. The eaves in the gable make full returns to form a pediment, a feature that was prominent in the Greek Revival style as it suggested the pediment
of a Greek temple. The main block of the house is three bays wide and the equivalent of four bays deep and has a side hall entry. The door surround of the entry is Federal in style being
rather narrow and tall and composed of slim pilasters supporting a full entablature with a deep cornice. Most of the clapboard sided house’s stylistic trim is in these features, the
pediment and the door surround. There is a two-and-a-half story ell on the rear with two porches, both under shed roofs. The ell has an interior chimney as does the main block of the
house. There is a two-story bay window on the east elevation, which was likely a later addition. Windows in the house have 2/2 sash, also likely later replacements of 6/6 sash. This
is one of the few remaining early 19th century houses remaining on Bridge Road. HISTORICAL NARRATIVE Discuss the history of the building. Explain its associations with local (or state)
history. Include uses of the building, and the role(s) the owners/occupants played within the community. From the Form B of 1976, “ The Cecil Dwight Home, built in 1819, is important
for a variety of reasons. Within a historical context, its location is relevant; having been situated on the Boston/Albany Stagecoach route. Perhaps of greater significance is its first
owner. Colonel Dwight was a conspicuous resident having represented Northampton in the state legislature of 1812. Essentially, he held many diversified positions including that of a
deputy sheriff, auctioneer, and colonel in the militia. He was gainfully employed as an arbitrator in controversial matters and actively promoted the material interests of the town.”
BIBLIOGRAPHY and/or REFERENCES Beers, F. W. County Atlas of Hampshire Massachusetts, New York, 1873. Hales, John G. Plan of the Town or Northampton in the County of Hampshire, 1831.
Miller, D. L. Atlas of the City of Northampton and Town of Easthampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, Philadelphia, 1895. Walker, George H. and Company. Atlas of Northampton City,
Massachusetts, Boston, 1884. Walling, Henry F. Map of Hampshire County, Massachusetts, New York, 1860.