South Street 185.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): April 2011 Assessor’s Number USGS Quad Area(s) Form Number 38B-79 Easthampton NTH.1007 Town: Northampton Place: (neighborhood or village) Address: 185 South Street Historic
Name: Lemuel C. Ferry Uses: Present: Two-family residence Original: Single family Date of Construction: 1860-1868 Source: Map and Directory Style/Form: Italianate Architect/Builder:
Exterior Material: Foundation: Brick Wall/Trim: Clapboard Roof: Asphalt Outbuildings/Secondary Structures: Multi-bayed barn Major Alterations (with dates): Condition: Good Moved: no
| x | yes | | Date Acreage: 1.17 acres Setting: House sits in a residential neighborhood of former single single family homes that have been converted to buildings with two or more residential
units.
INVENTORY FORMB CONTINUATION SHEET [NORTHAMPTON] [185 SOUTH STREET] MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION Area(s) Form No. 220MORRISSEY BOULEVARD, BOSTON,MASSACHUSETTS 02125 Continuation
sheet 1 NTH.1007 __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 two story Italianate style home with bracketed side gable roof. It is three bays wide
and two bays deep. At the center of the three bay front façade is a two story gabled entrance pavilion with arched blind window on the second story. A low pitched hip roof porch extends
across the full width of the front façade. The porch has chamfered posts with elaborately carved brackets, square balusters, a solid frieze, and lattice apron. The double leaf door with
arched leaded glass glazing is a classic example of an Italianate era entrance. Windows on the house have two over two sashes, architrave surrounds, and footed lintels. The southern
elevation of the house has a two story bay and the northern elevation has a one story bay. There are several additions to the rear of the home, which collectively comprise over two thirds
of the total square footage. The first is long two story rear ell. Attached perpendicularly to the ell is a two-and-a-half story addition with slate roof. There are paired brick chimneys
along the ridge of the main block of the house and a brick chimney on the ell. The property also includes a multi bayed barn that is two stories in height. 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 of 1976 and 1980: “This house was built during the 1860’s for Lemuel C. Ferry.” 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. 440-P. 9, 362-305, 154-296