Longmeadow Historic District
Longmeadow Historic District | |
Location | Roughly Longmeadow St. from Birdie Rd. to Wheelmeadow Brook, Longmeadow, Massachusetts |
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Coordinates | 42°2′57″N 72°34′59″W / 42.04917°N 72.58306°W |
Area | 65 acres (26 ha) |
Built | 1713 |
Architect | Multiple |
Architectural style | Mid 19th Century Revival, Colonial Revival, Mixed (more Than 2 Styles From Different Periods) |
NRHP reference No. | 82000490 [1] |
Added to NRHP | November 12, 1982 |
The Longmeadow Historic District is a
Longmeadow's village green was laid out in the early 18th century, and it is the area around which the town center developed. It is located on a sandy ridge on a
The green historically saw a variety of uses, and was only formally turned into a park late in the 19th century. The buildings that face the green for the most part date from the 18th and 19th centuries; the principal 20th century structures are the public library building (a brick Colonial Revival structure built in 1932), Town Hall (1930), and the Center School (built 1928, modern annex added in the 1950s). The Old Country Store (1805) is the only commercial building in the district, and there is only one church, the First Congregational (1768). The oldest house (of more than 40 in the district) dates to 1725, while the latest date to the 1910s.[2] The district was named as one of the 1,000 places to visit in Massachusetts by the Great Places in Massachusetts Commission.[3]
See also
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Hampden County, Massachusetts
- Longmeadow Street-North Historic District, which lies north of this district
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ a b c "NRHP nomination for Longmeadow Historic District". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved December 11, 2013.
- ^ "1,000 places to visit in Massachusetts - Boston.com".