Columbus Avenue 71.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: Jayne Bernhard-Armington Organization: Pioneer Valley Planning Commission Date
(month /year): June, 2010 Assessor’s Number USGS Quad Area(s) Form Number 38B-152 Easthampton NTH.1053 Town: Northampton Place: (neighborhood or village) Address: 71 Columbus Avenue
Historic Name: Samuel & Jessie A. Cook Uses: Present: Single family Original: Single family Date of Construction: 1905-1915 Source: Registry of Deeds & Atlas Style/Form: Prairie /Four
Square Architect/Builder: Exterior Material: Foundation: Brick Wall/Trim: Stucco & shingle Roof: Asphalt Outbuildings/Secondary Structures: Major Alterations (with dates): Condition:
Good Moved: no | x | yes | | Date Acreage: 0.134 acres Setting: House among other large single family or former single family homes in a well-established residential neighborhood of
turn-of-the century homes, which contains mature trees throughout.
INVENTORY FORMB CONTINUATION SHEET [NORTHAMPTON] [71 COLUMBUS AVE] MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION Area(s) Form No. 220MORRISSEY BOULEVARD, BOSTON,MASSACHUSETTS 02125 Continuation
sheet 1 NTH 1053 _X__ 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. This is a two-story American Four Square home in the Prairie style, which was not as prevalent
as Queen Anne and Colonial Revival variations of the Four Square in this neighborhood. Characteristic of the Prairie style, this house has a low-pitched hipped roof with wide overhanging
eaves and façade detailing that emphasizes vertical and horizontal lines. Less characteristic of the Prairie style is the use of use of exposed rafters, which was more prevalent on Craftsman
style homes. This house has an asymmetrical front façade with two paired six over one sash windows on the upper story and a triple window with six over one sash on the first story. A
one story screened porch that wraps around to the eastern elevation covers the other half of the front façade. The screened porch has a flat roof, square columns in pairs or triples,
a balustrade of square balusters, and a lattice apron. Windows on the home are in pairs or in bands of three and are six over one sash. A brick chimney sits at the center of the home.
This home includes a two bay one-story garage that is attached to the home’s rear eastern elevation. HISTORICAL NARRATIVE Discuss the history of the building. Explain its associations
with local (or state) history. Include uses of the building, and the role(s) the owners/occupants played within the community. From Form B of 1980: “Samuel and Jessie Cook bought lots
23 and 25 of Columbus Ave subdivision in 1905, and by 1915 were living in this house. In 1905, Mr. Cook was listed as superintendant of the Northampton Electric Light Company, while
in 1915 he is listed as a contracting electrician.” 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.