CPA Projects Database

The contracting of a historian and architectural historian to study in depth the built environment and landscapes to explore the presence of African Americans and the role played by Florence and Northampton in the movements for the abolition of slavery and for equal rights through the end of the nineteenth-century.

Continued work to assess, restore and reopen the Shepherd barn and Parsons House, rebuild the Shepherd porch, and purchase an art rack for safe storage and display of artifacts

Creation of an affordable single-family Habitat for Humanity home

priority invasive species removal within the Beaver Brook Greenway on Haydenville Road, and promotion of endangered species habitat

permanent protection of 36.1 acres at the Hickory Dell Farm on West Farms Road within the Mineral Hills Greenway with a permanent Agricultural Preservation Restriction.

feasibility study to assess existing informal swimming areas on the Mill and Connecticut Rivers, solicit public input, and identify possible improvements, and create preliminary designs for such improvements sufficient to apply for outside grants

purchase of 53 acres within the Broad Brook/Fitzgerald Lake Greenway on Boggy Meadow Road

lobby, salon, and downstairs hallway rehabilitation at the Academy of Music Theater

Allocation to the Affordable Housing Fund, to be used for eligible due diligence and soft costs for predevelopment work necessary for new affordable housing opportunities that the City creates, and for which no other funds are readily available, and will help to leverage future funding opportunities from other sources;

acquisition by the Conservation Commissionfor permanent protection a parcel along the Mill River in Leeds abutting the existing Mill River Greenway which includes recreational opportunities for all seasons

restoration of the 1813 Damon House roofline balustrade, and for a structural analysis of the 1805 Shepherd Barn to allow for preservation and restoration work

The project will allow Historic Northampton to purchase appropriate collections storage for its ephemera, photograph and research collections to ensure that they are preserved. improved collections storage was a critical recommendation of the Massachusetts State Historic Records Board, and will protect these resources for the future

critical exterior repairs to the 1913 Northampton National Bank Building at 132 Main Street

Purchase and permanent protection of 46 acres in the Mineral Hills north of Chesterfield Road, 5.2 acres in the Parsons Brook Greenway south of Ryan Road, and 13 acres in the Saw Mill Hills Greenway north of Ryan Road that fulfill the Open Space Plan recommendations, meet unique open space and recreational needs and fill gaps in the City’s open space network

Professional conservator treatment of historic artifacts to preserve them and prepare them for public exhibition in the Shepherd Barn

Feasibility study of existing City-owned recreation properties for the creation of outdoor pickleball courts

reclamation and rehabilitation of two parcels of farmland on Grow Food Northampton's Community Farm that have been encroached upon by forest and invasive plants, shrubs, and vines.

Creation of approximately 60 affordable apartments at the former Northampton Nursing Home

critical exterior repairs to the former St. John Cantius Church at 00 Hawley Street, as part of a larger adaptive reuse project

critical and time-sensitive long-term repairs to a stone retaining wall along the Northampton-New Haven Canal Greenway

final design of a half mile multi-use trail within the existing City-owned Rocky Hill Greenwayto connect residential areas along Rocky Hill Road to the New Haven and Northampton Canal trail

design and progression of a 1.3 mile scenic multi-use trail along the Connecticut River north of Damon Road. the path will be fully ADA compliant, will provide dramaitic views of the Connecticut River and the Holyoke Range, and will connect to the MassCentral Trail and New Haven and Northampton Canal Greenway

due diligence and soft costs for predevelopment work necessary for new affordable housing opportunities that the City creates, and for which no other funds are readily available, and will help to leverage future funding opportunities from other sources

exterior structural rehabilitation work, including masonry, replacement doors and windows, and porch reconstruction at 139 South Street, the former South Street School