Glendale Road 346.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 49-10 Easthampton NTH. 1112 Town: Northampton Place: (neighborhood or village) Address: 346 Glendale Road Historic Name: Jonas
Clark House Uses: Present: Single-family farmstead Original: Single-family farmstead Date of Construction: ca. 1800 Source: census records Style/Form: Federal Architect/Builder: Exterior
Material: Foundation: low stone Wall/Trim: clapboards Roof: corrugated metal Outbuildings/Secondary Structures: Two barns, shed Major Alterations (with dates): Ells added post 1900 Condition:
fair Moved: no | x | yes | | Date Acreage: 1 acre Setting: House faces west at a curve curve in the road. Extensive fields lie to the east.
INVENTORY FORMB CONTINUATION SHEET [NORTHAMPTON] [346 GLENDALE RD] MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION Area(s) Form No. 220MORRISSEY BOULEVARD, BOSTON,MASSACHUSETTS 02125 Continuation
sheet 1 NTH.1112 _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 fine house that appears to date from the late 18th century for its very low stone foundations,
second story windows set close to the eaves, and gable end eaves, which are more Federal in style than the clipped eaves of the Georgian style. Also the presence of two chimneys indicates
that the structure was likely built after 1776. Windows are relatively small, and they have 6/6 sash. The center door surround is likely a Greek Revival alteration with a wide trabeated
surround and narrow half-length sidelights. It is a generously proportioned house being five bays wide and the equivalent of four bays deep and the side-gable roof has a broad pitch.
The house has a series of one-story ells on its east elevation. There are two barns in the south farm yard. 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 1976: “Two large nineteenth century barns
and numerous outbuildings on this property are still in agricultural use. Other older structures on Glendale and Westhampton Road were associated with agricultural uses; a number of
new homes and a subdivision are indicative of the recent growth of the area.” Census records place Jonas Clark in Northampton between 1800-1840. 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.
INVENTORY FORMB CONTINUATION SHEET [NORTHAMPTON] [346 GLENDALE RD] MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION Area(s) Form No. 220MORRISSEY BOULEVARD, BOSTON,MASSACHUSETTS 02125 Continuation
sheet 2 NTH.1112 National Register of Historic Places Criteria Statement Form Check all that apply: Individually eligible Eligible only in an historic district Contributing to a potential
historic district Potential historic district Criteria: A B C D Criteria Considerations: A B C D E F G Statement of Significance by _____Bonnie Parsons___________________ The criteria
that are checked in the above sections must be justified here. The Clark farmstead is eligible for listing on the National Register as an individual listing as one of the very few Federal
era farms remaining in Northampton that is still operating with attendant barns on significant acreage of fields. Architecturally the farmhouse is in fair condition but it is a substantial
house that illustrates thoughtful changes over time. It is a good example of the connected farm buildings of New England with attached ell and barn and separate barns as well. The property
has integrity of workmanship, feeling, setting, design and materials.