220 Main St (1904), Northampton, MA

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Northampton, MA (est. 1883, pop. 29K)

• Unitarian Society of Northampton and Florence • this structure replaced the Society’s previous one that burned in 1903 • Classical Revival design by Guy Kirkham (1864-1935), Springfield, MA

“Through the two stately, paneled wooden doors painted in a semi-gloss white that opened from the front of the sanctuary into the parlor and the minister’s office the members walked at the service’s conclusion to chat socially and/or to take a cup or two of coffee or tea before departing for home. A noble, white wood-paneled working fireplace stood on the northern wall, with white-paneled wainscotting halfway up to the high ceilings (about twenty feet above the floor). A dumb waiter connected the parlors with the large kitchen below, so that hot foods might be lifted from stove to serving table in a short time, without climbing the two flights of stairs connecting basement with parlors. Five large windows also lighted the parlor.” —The Hampshire Gazette, Thurs,, Jan. 14, 1904

• Northampton Downtown Historic District, National Register #76000270, 1976