South Street 221.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 Organization: Pioneer Valley Planning Commission Date (month /year): April
2011 Assessor’s Number USGS Quad Area(s) Form Number 38B-74 Easthampton NTH.1003 Town: Northampton Place: (neighborhood or village) Address: 221 South Street Historic Name: Merrick Clapp
House Uses: Present: Single-family residence Original: Single-family residence Date of Construction: c. 1850 Source: Registry of Deeds and Map Style/Form: Greek Revival Architect/Builder:
Exterior Material: Foundation: Brick Wall/Trim: Clapboard Roof: Asphalt Outbuildings/Secondary Structures: Major Alterations (with dates): Condition: Good Moved: no | | yes | | Date
Acreage: 0.497 acre Setting: House sits in a residential neighborhood of former single family homes that have been converted to buildings with two or more residential units.
INVENTORY FORMB CONTINUATION SHEET [NORTHAMPTON] [221 SOUTH STREET] MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION Area(s) Form No. 220MORRISSEY BOULEVARD, BOSTON,MASSACHUSETTS 02125 Continuation
sheet 1 NTH.1003 __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 simple two-story Greek Revival style home with front gable roof. It is three bays wide
and three bays deep with side hall front entry. The clapboard sided house has corner pilasters and a deep frieze runs under the eaves on the sides of the house. The recessed front entry
has trabeated surround with full entablature that encloses leaded sidelights. The front stoop is a modern addition to the home. Windows on the home are six over six sash. There is a
two story rear ell extending from the western end of the home. Attached to the rear ell is a one story addition. Projecting from the southern side of the rear ell is a screened porch.
There are two chimneys in total, one of which is on the northern slope of the rear ell. 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: “In 1846, Merrick H. Clapp purchased this parcel
of land, with the blacksmith shop thereon, for $200. Mr. Clapp, who was a partner with Henry and William Clapp in a retail wood and coal business on Pleasant Street, made this his homestead.
The property remained in the Clapp family well into the 20th century.” 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. 114-P. 513 and 516