Old South Street 48.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 2011 Assessor’s Number USGS Quad Area(s) Form Number 31D-235 Easthampton NTH.2011 Town: Northampton Place: (neighborhood or village) Address: 48 Old South Street
Historic Name: Noah Parsons House Uses: Present: Convenience Store Original: DEMOLISHED Date of Construction: c. 1750 Source: The Northampton Book Style/Form: Architect/Builder: Exterior
Material: Foundation: Wall/Trim: Roof: Outbuildings/Secondary Structures: Major Alterations (with dates): Condition: Moved: no | | yes | | Date Acreage: 0.449 acres Setting:
INVENTORY FORMB CONTINUATION SHEET [NORTHAMPTON] [48 OLD SOUTH STREET] MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION Area(s) Form No. 220MORRISSEY BOULEVARD, BOSTON,MASSACHUSETTS 02125 Continuation
sheet 1 NTH.2011 ___ 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. DEMOLISHED; PROPERTY CURRENTLY A CONVENIENCE STORE 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 1970:
“This house was built in 1755 (numerals on chimney) by Noah Parsons, great grandson of Joseph Parsons (Cornet Joseph Parsons) who built the oldest house still standing in Northampton.
It is shaded by a large elm planted by Noah Parsons.” 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.