Northampton Downtown Historic District

Northampton Downtown Historic District

Main Street
Location Northampton, Massachusetts
Coordinates 42°19′15″N 72°37′45″W / 42.32083°N 72.62917°W / 42.32083; -72.62917Coordinates: 42°19′15″N 72°37′45″W / 42.32083°N 72.62917°W / 42.32083; -72.62917
Architect Unknown
Architectural style Classical Revival, Late Victorian, Other
NRHP Reference #

76000270 (original)
85001464

[1] (increase)
Significant dates
Added to NRHP May 17, 1976
Boundary increase July 3, 1985

The Northampton Downtown Historic District encompasses most of the central business district of Northampton, Massachusetts. This area, which has been a center of commerce and industry in the area since colonial days, extends from the railroad tracks on the east side of the downtown, and west along Main Street to its junction with West Street and Elm Street. When the district was first listed on the National Register of Historic Places, it ended at the railroad tracks, and included properties on a number of other downtown streets; this was extended in 1985 to include a few properties just east of the railroad tracks on and near Bridge Street.

The district includes such notable buildings as the 1891 Academy of Music Theatre,[2] and Northampton's castle-like City Hall.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ National Park Service (2008-04-15). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "MACRIS inventory record for Academy of Music". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2013-12-18.
  3. ↑ "MACRIS inventory record for Northampton Town Hall". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2013-12-18.


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