Conz Street 22.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 32C-95 Easthampton NTH.2138 Town: Northampton Place: (neighborhood or village) Address: 22 Conz Street Historic
Name: Seth Hunt House Uses: Present: Two-family residence Original: Single Family Home Date of Construction: 1845-1866 Source: Registry of Deeds Style/Form: Gothic Revival/Italianate
Architect/Builder: Exterior Material: Foundation: Brick Wall/Trim: Aluminum Roof: Metal Outbuildings/Secondary Structures: One bay garage Major Alterations (with dates): Replacement
siding, windows Condition: Good Moved: no | | yes | | Date Acreage: 0.36 acres Setting: House sits close to the busy Conz Street—a major local and regional thoroughfare. Lot has a few
trees and shrubs. House among former single family homes that have been converted into multi unit housing or for commercial use.
INVENTORY FORMB CONTINUATION SHEET [NORTHAMPTON] [22 CONZ STREET] MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION Area(s) Form No. 220MORRISSEY BOULEVARD, BOSTON,MASSACHUSETTS 02125 Continuation
sheet 1 NTH.2138 ___ 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 home under a flat roof. The house has been subject to aluminum siding, but
it still retains the basic form of its mid 19th century beginnings as well as features from both the Italianate and Gothic styles. Consistent with the Italianate style, the house has
wide overhanging eaves supported by paired brackets that connect directly to the façade, likely because the the frieze has been covered over. It is three bays wide with side hall entry.
The entry portico is pedimented and rests on paired Tuscan columns with plain capitals and bases. The narrow four over four windows are ornamented by trefoil tracery—a feature of the
Gothic style. Vinyl one over one storm windows partially cover this extant feature. A one-story side bay with flat roof on the north elevation also features Gothic style bargeboard work.
The original center chimney was removed after 1975. There is a two-story rear ell followed by a one-story screened porch on the northeast elevation of the home. The property also includes
a one bay detached garage. 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 1975: “Seth Hunt obtained a half acre on Maple Street (now known as Conz Street) in 1845. Soon afterwards, he had this
house constructed. Seth Hunt was one of the prominent men in Northampton in the mid 19th century, serving as president of the Connecticut River Railroad Company. During this period,
he lived on Bridge Street. His second house on Bridge Street was built for him in 1859 from designs of local architect William F. Pratt. The house at 22 Conz Street reminds one of Pratt’s
handiwork in its detailing, but is not thought to be one of his early designs.” 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. Registry of Deeds:
Bk. 918-P. 254, 766-43, 303-131, 232-328, 107-321 & 93-101