Cosmian Avenue 8.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 17C-275 Easthampton NTH.132 Town: Northampton Place: (neighborhood or village) Address: 8 Cosmian Avenue Historic Name: Luther
Jenkins House Uses: Present: Single-family residence Original: Single-family residence Date of Construction: 1884-1888 Source: Atlas and Directory Style/Form: Queen Anne Architect/Builder:
Exterior Material: Foundation: brick Wall/Trim: vinyl Roof: asphalt shingles Outbuildings/Secondary Structures: Major Alterations (with dates): Windows replaced and vinyl siding added,
ca. 2000. Condition: good Moved: no | x | yes | | Date Acreage: 0.234 acre Setting: This is is an east-facing house, the only house on a short street.
INVENTORY FORMB CONTINUATION SHEET [NORTHAMPTON] [8 COSMIAN AVENUE] MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION Area(s) Form No. 220MORRISSEY BOULEVARD, BOSTON,MASSACHUSETTS 02125 Continuation
sheet 1 NTH.132 ___ 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 Luther Jenkins House is a modest house that was typical of the Queen Anne style houses built
in Florence at the end of the 19th century for craftsmen, workers and other laborers. It is two-and-a-half stories in height under a front-gable roof. It is three bays wide, has a full-width
porch across its east façade and a rear ell for a long, rectangular plan. The house is vinyl sided and has replacement windows so has lost much of its character, but it does have its
form. 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: “Cosmian Avenue was laid out as a connector between Lilly Street and North Main Street in Florence during the mid 1880’s. The street
received its name from Cosmian Hall, the building of the Free Congregational Society in Florence, which was located at the junction of Meadow and North Main Streets. This is the only
house that was ever built on the short street. The first known owner and occupant was Luther Jenkins, a boot and shoe repairer.” 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.