Short Street 1.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-168 Easthampton NTH.2150 Town: Northampton Place: (neighborhood or village) Address: One Short Street Historic
Name: Webster Herrick Freight Depot Uses: Present: Office and residential Original: Industrial /Freight Depot Date of Construction: circa 1854 Source: visual evidence Style/Form: Utilitarian
Architect/Builder: Exterior Material: Foundation: Brick Wall/Trim: Brick Roof: Asphalt Outbuildings/Secondary Structures: Major Alterations (with dates): Third story wood dormers Condition:
Good Moved: no | x | yes | | Date Acreage: 0.184 acres Setting: The building is set back from Pleasant Street and runs parallel with the railroad tracks. The building is located in Northampton’s
former industrial area, which has seen the conversion of former industrial buildings to office, retail, and residential uses.
INVENTORY FORMB CONTINUATION SHEET [NORTHAMPTON] [SHORT STREET] MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION Area(s) Form No. 220MORRISSEY BOULEVARD, BOSTON,MASSACHUSETTS 02125 Continuation sheet
1 NTH.2150 ___ 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 three story brick industrial warehouse with side-gable roof was built in 1854 for Webster Herrick. The building
is oriented northeast to the railroad tracks and its eleven bay façade runs parallel to the railroad tracks. The building is eleven bays wide and four bays deep. One the northeast elevation,
the building is divided into thirds by two entrances. One of the entrances retains its original door with four-light transom. The end walls are four bays wide and feature partial returns
of the gable. The original windows have been replaced and are now a mix of one over one and six over six sash. Window sills and lintels are comprised of granite. The building has a narrow
brick chimney at each of the gable ends. The building was rehabilitated in the 2000s for office and residential use. During this period, dormers were added to the roof on both the northeast
and southwest elevations. On the northeast elevation, stairs have been added to the exterior to provide access to the residential units on the third floor. The northeast elevation features
a painted sign that reads “Amherst Craftsman, Northampton, Mass” that extends across the full width of the eleven bay façade. 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: “Webster
Herrick came to Northampton in 1827 at the age of 16 to learn the wagon maker’s trade. During the 1830s, he traveled first to California then to South America setting up rice-hulling
machines. In 1840, he returned to Northampton and engaged in the machine business in which he remained until his death in 1892. A circular saw mill was set up at the milliard off King
street in 1845. Herrick patented the mill and this became the mainstay of his business. For the Civil War effort, he made rifling machines which were used to manufacture rifle barrels
at Bay State. An indication of the extent of Herrick’s business can be obtained from his business notice in the 1873 Atlas: “W. Herrick Machinist and Manufacturer of Portable Circular
Sawmills, Siding and Box Board Mills, Saw Sets, Circular Saws, Silk Machinery, Steam stretchers, Power Stringers, Mill Gearing, Shafting, Pulleys, Hangers, and Bolts. Repairing promptly
attended to. Also dealer in Stationary, Portable Steam Engines, Shingle Mills, Planning Mills, etc.” Walter Zawacki owned the building in 1976. Building now owned by Jordi Herold. Building
renovated in the 2000s to include office and three residential units. 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. Daily Hampshire
Gazette, August 3, 1892. Hampshire Gazette & Northampton Courier, March 4, 1862. Northampton Directory 1860