The Boardman

	The Boardman
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	(2012)
Location	39-53 Montana St.; North Adams, Massachusetts
Coordinates	42°41′32″N 73°6′20″W / 42.69222°N 73.10556°W
Built	1899
Architect	Edwin Thayer Barlow
Architectural style	Colonial Revival
MPS	North Adams MRA
NRHP reference No.	85003403
Added to NRHP	October 25, 1985

The Boardman is a series of rowhouses at 39-53 Montana Street, occupying an entire city block between Hoosac and Blackinton Streets in North Adams, Massachusetts. The building was, at the time of its construction (1899-1901), one of the most elaborate multiunit buildings in the city. They were built by developer Walter Penniman in two stages on land subdivided from the estate of F. R. Blackinton in response to the demand for housing occasioned by the establishment of the normal school (now the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts, located across the street). The first four units were built in 1899, the other five in 1901. The first floor was built of stone, while the second floor was of clapboarded wood frame construction. Each unit featured porches in front and in back, and had a servant staircase in the rear, an indication of the status of the occupants. The architect was Edwin Thayer Barlow, who designed the row in Colonial Revival style.^[2] The rowhouses were added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.^[1]