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North Amherst Center Historic District

Historic district in Massachusetts, United States

Field	Value
name	North Amherst Center Historic District
nrhp_type	hd
nocat	yes
image	North Amherst Library, May 2013, North Amherst MA.jpg
caption	North Amherst Library
location	1184-1136 N. Pleasant St., 1-39 Pine St., 11-13 Meadow St., Amherst, Massachusetts
coordinates
locmapin	Massachusetts#USA
area	15 acre
architect	Roswell Putnum; Winthrop Clapp
architecture	Greek Revival, Queen Anne, Federal
added	December 13, 1991
refnum	91001824
<ref name	"nris"

The North Amherst Center Historic District encompasses the center of North Amherst, part of the town of Amherst, Massachusetts. It is a well-preserved example of a traditional farming village, centered at the five-way junction of Meadow, Pine, and North Pleasant Streets, and Sunderland and Montague Roads. The area developed as a village center in the early 19th century and has been relatively little changed since the late 19th century. The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.

Description and history

The crossroads at the center of North Amherst took shape in the mid-18th century, when the area was still part of Hadley. The area had been surveyed in 1739, with land divisions for farming resulting in its creation. A grist mill was located on the Mill River a short way north of the center. By the early 19th century there was a small cluster of buildings around the junction, and by 1833 there were a church, school, and tavern, as well as parsonage and doctor's residence. The area remained predominantly agricultural; small-scale industrial activity took place on the river but did not last. The most significant late addition to the village streetscape was the 1893 Romanesque library.

The historic district radiates a short way away from the central five-way intersection a short way along each roadway. It extends furthest to the east on Pine Street and the south on North Pleasant Street, where it extends roughly five properties. Most of the residential buildings are of wood frame construction, and were built before about 1850, although there are a number of later instances. Prominent public buildings include the 1826 North Amherst Congregational Church, the 1893 North Amherst Library, and the c. 1845 North Amherst Hall, which has seen a number of uses, including as a school and as a performance and lecture venue.

References

(2010-09-11). "National Register Information System". National Park Service.
"NRHP nomination for North Amherst Center Historic District". Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

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