Historic Districts
Vacant / Not In Use
Massachusetts - Berkshire County - Historic Districts
Berkshire County Massachusetts (Historic Districts) has 50 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 5 places of National significance and 5 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Chesterwood, Hancock Shaker Village, Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival, Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival and Naumkeag.

Many famous people are associated with these Berkshire County historic places including Ted Shawn, Joseph Hodges Choate, Daniel Chester French, Edwin Myers "Ted" Shawn, Sanford Blackinton and D.R. Smith.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Berkshire County places including Stanford White, Franz, Joseph, et al., Henry Bacon, Barrett,Natanial; Steele, Fletcher, Daniel Chester French, Joseph Franz, George Washington Whistler, Vance, Joseph MacArthur, et al., Maginnis and Walsh, Bartram, I.N. and & Co.. Prominent architectural styles found in Berkshire Country are Greek Revival, Federal and Late Victorian.

Becket Center Historic District (added 1982 - - #82004952)
MA 8, Hamilton and YMCA Rds. , Becket
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Historic Significance:
Event, Information Potential, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Federal, Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Politics/Government, Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Military, Social History, Religion, Architecture
Cultural Affiliation:
Rural American
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799
Owner:
Private, Local
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Education, Funerary, Government, Landscape
Historic Sub-function:
City Hall, Plaza, School, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Business, Single Dwelling
Bidwell, Rev. Adonijah, House (added 1982 - - #82004954)
Also known as Deep Woods Manse
Royal Hemlocks and Art School Rds. , Monterey
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Historic Significance:
Person, Event, Information Potential, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Other, Greek Revival
Historic Person:
Bidwell,Rev. Adonijah
Significant Year:
1750
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Agriculture, Architecture
Cultural Affiliation:
Rural American
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Blackinton Historic District (added 1985 - - #85003384)
Roughly Massachusetts Ave. between Ashton and Doanes Aves. and Church Hill and Boston & Maine RR , North Adams
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Historic Significance:
Person, Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Mid 19th Century Revival, Late Victorian
Historic Person:
Blackinton,Sanford
Area of Significance:
Industry, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Cheshire Town Hall Complex (added 2017 - - #100000719)
80-84 Church and 23 Depot Streets, Cheshire
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Renaissance, Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Community Planning And Development, Education
Period of Significance:
1898-1966 AD
Chesterwood (added 1966 - - #66000652)
Also known as Daniel Chester French House and Studio
2 mi. W of Stockbridge , Stockbridge
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Historic Significance:
Person
Historic Person:
French,Daniel Chester
Significant Year:
1931, 1896
Area of Significance:
Art
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Camp, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum, Single Dwelling
Church Street Historic District (added 1983 - - #83000567)
Also known as Church Street-East Main Street;Church Street-Caddy Hill Hist
Roughly E. Main St. from Church to Pleasant St., and Church St. from Summer St. to Elmwood Ave. , North Adams
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple, Cummings,Marcus Fayette
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce, Community Planning And Development, Industry
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Church Street--Caddy Hill Historic District (Boundary Increase) (added 1985 - - #85003376)
Also known as See Also:Church Street Historic District
Roughly bounded by E. Main and Holbrook Sts., Wall and Meadow Sts., Elmwood Ave., and Perry, South, and Ashland Sts. , North Adams
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Historic Significance:
Person, Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Et al., Davis,Frank
Architectural Style:
Mid 19th Century Revival, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian
Historic Person:
Vadner,Samuel,et al.
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Industry, Community Planning And Development, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Private, Local
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Cranesville Historic District (added 2005 - - #05001208)
Also known as Craneville Historic District
N and S of Main St., W of Park Ave. , Dalton
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Bradley, Prentice, et.al.
Architectural Style:
Early Republic, Mid 19th Century Revival
Area of Significance:
Industry, Architecture, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824
Owner:
Private, Local
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Library, Manufacturing Facility, Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Current Sub-function:
Business, Manufacturing Facility, Multiple Dwelling, School, Single Dwelling
East Lawn Cemetery and Sherman Burbank Memorial Chapel (added 2000 - - #00001086)
605 Main St. , Williamstown
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Deans, David McN., Watson, Frank Rushmore
Architectural Style:
Late Gothic Revival
Area of Significance:
Community Planning And Development, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Funerary
Historic Sub-function:
Cemetery
Current Function:
Funerary
Current Sub-function:
Cemetery
Eaton, Crane & Pike Company Factory (added 1990 - - #90001166)
Also known as Terry Clock Company Factory
75 S. Church St. , Pittsfield
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Industry, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility
Current Function:
Work In Progress
Elm-Maple-South Streets Historic District (added 2004 - - #04000932)
2 Depot St., 2-14 Elm St., 1-2 Laurel Ln., 1-4 Maple St., 1-11 South St. , Stockbridge
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Person, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
et.al., Franz, Joseph
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival, Federal
Historic Person:
Rockwell, Norman
Significant Year:
1860
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Transportation, Commerce, Art, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Funerary, Government, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Recreation And Culture, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Energy Facility, Fire Station, Graves/Burials, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store, Sport Facility
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Funerary, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Landscape, Recreation And Culture, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Energy Facility, Graves/Burials, Park, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store, Sport Facility
Farnams Village Historic District (added 2000 - - #99000866)
Farnams Rd., Lanesborough Rd., and Cheshire Rd. , Cheshire
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Gothic, Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Agriculture, Industry, Social History, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Government, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Landscape, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Extractive Facility, Manufacturing Facility, Multiple Dwelling, Post Office, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Extractive Facility, Forest, Manufacturing Facility, Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling
Five Corners Historic District (added 1993 - - #92001717)
Also known as South Center
Jct. of Cold Spring, Green River, New Ashford, Hancock and Sloan Rds. and surrounding area , Williamstown
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Other, Greek Revival, Federal
Area of Significance:
Social History, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1700-1749
Owner:
Private, Local
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields, Department Store, Religious Structure, School, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields, Department Store, Religious Structure, School, Single Dwelling
Freeman's Grove Historic District (added 1985 - - #85003388)
Roughly bounded by Liberty St., Eagle St., Bracewell Ave., and Houghton St. , North Adams
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Et al., Barber,George F.,Co.
Architectural Style:
Colonial Revival, Greek Revival, Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Community Planning And Development, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Freight Yard Historic District (added 1972 - - #72000131)
Also known as Troy and Greenfield Railroad Depot and Freight Area
W of the Hadley Overpass and SW of the Hoosac River , North Adams
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Commerce
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Rail-Related, Warehouse
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Frelinghuysen Morris House and Studio (added 2016 - - #16000304)
Stockbridge, Stockbridge
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Historic Significance:
Event, Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Modern Movement, Stick/Eastlake
Historic Person:
Frelinghuysen, Suzy , Morris , George L. K.
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Art
Period of Significance:
1875-1974 AD
Glendale Power House (added 1982 - - #82004957)
Also known as Monument Mills Power Station
MA 183 , Stockbridge
Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Et al., Toquet,F.O.
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Engineering, Industry
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Energy Facility
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Recreation And Culture
Hancock Shaker Village (added 1968 - - #68000037)
5 mi. S of Pittsfield on U.S. 20, Hancock Tpke. , Hancock
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Social History
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Institutional Housing, Single Dwelling, Storage, Village Site
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture, Work In Progress
Current Sub-function:
Museum
Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival (added 2003 - - #03000644)
George Carter Road , Becket
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Person, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Franz, Joseph, et al.
Architectural Style:
Federal, Bungalow/Craftsman
Historic Person:
Shawn, Edwin Myers "Ted"
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Performing Arts
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Institutional Housing, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Theater
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields, Institutional Housing, Museum, Theater
Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival (added 2001 - - #00001458)
George Carter Rd. , Becket
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Historic Significance:
Event, Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Franz, Joseph
Architectural Style:
Bungalow/Craftsman, Federal
Historic Person:
Shawn, Ted
Significant Year:
1931
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Performing Arts, Agriculture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Institutional Housing, Single Dwelling, Theater
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields, Institutional Housing, Theater
Lee Lower Main Street Historic District (added 1976 - - #09000090)
Roughly, area surrounding Main and Park Streets , Lee
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Romanesque
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Religion, Industry, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Government, Landscape, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Capitol, Park, Religious Structure, School, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Government, Landscape, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Business, Capitol, Park, Religious Structure, School, Single Dwelling
Lower Historic District (added 1986 - - #86002141)
Washington Mountain Rd. , Washington
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Federal, Colonial
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Agriculture, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1800-1824, 1750-1799
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Animal Facility, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Animal Facility, Single Dwelling
Main Street Historic District (added 2002 - - #01001466)
Also known as Plain Street
1-57 Main St., 1-2 Pine St., 2 Sergeant St. , Stockbridge
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Bigelow, Ralph, et.al.
Architectural Style:
Georgian, Federal
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1700-1749
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Funerary, Government, Religion, Social
Historic Sub-function:
Cemetery, City Hall, Meeting Hall, Professional, Religious Structure, School, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Funerary, Government, Religion, Social
Current Sub-function:
Cemetery, City Hall, Meeting Hall, Professional, Religious Structure, School, Single Dwelling
Middlefield-Becket Stone Arch Railroad Bridge District (added 1980 - - #80000502)
Middlefield vicinity , Becket
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Whistler,George Washington
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Engineering, Transportation
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Rail-Related
Current Function:
Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Rail-Related
Mill River Historic District (added 1994 - - #94000423)
Also known as Mill River Village
Roughly bounded by Main St. and River Church, Southfield, Clayton, School, and Hayes Hill Rds., Town of New Marlborough , Mill River
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Information Potential, Event
Architectural Style:
Federal, Greek Revival, Gothic Revival
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture, Industry, Exploration/Settlement, Agriculture
Cultural Affiliation:
New England Industrial
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1700-1749
Owner:
Private, Local
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Hotel, Multiple Dwelling, Professional, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Multiple Dwelling, School, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Mill Village Historic District (added 1983 - - #83003926)
Also known as Williamstown Manufacturing Company;The Station Mill
Cole Ave., Mill, Arnold, and Elm Sts. , Williamstown
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce, Industry
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility, School, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Monument Square--Eagle Street Historic District (added 1972 - - #72000132)
Also known as See Also:Monument Square-Eagle Historic District (Boundary I
Monument Square and environs, at E end of Main St. , North Adams
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Et al., Parker,Charles I.
Architectural Style:
Italianate, Greek Revival, Second Empire
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Architecture, Industry
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Private, Local
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Religious Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Education, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Library, Religious Structure, Specialty Store
Monument Square--Eagle Street Historic District (Boundary Increase) (added 1988 - - #85003623)
Also known as See Also:Mounument Square--Eagle Street Historic District
Roughly bounded by Holden, Center, and Union Sts., East Middle School, Summer, and Main Sts. , North Adams
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private, Local
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Business, Single Dwelling
Mount Greylock Summit Historic District (added 1998 - - #98000349)
Jct. of Notch, Rockwell, and Summit Rds. , Adams
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Vance, Joseph MacArthur, et al., Maginnis and Walsh
Architectural Style:
Bungalow/Craftsman, Classical Revival
Area of Significance:
Entertainment/Recreation, Conservation, Architecture, Industry, Literature
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Monument/Marker, Outdoor Recreation
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Monument/Marker, Outdoor Recreation
Naumkeag (added 1975 - - #75000264)
Also known as Joseph Hodges Choate House
5 Prospect Hill Rd. , Stockbridge
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Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Barrett,Natanial; Steele, Fletcher, White,Stanford
Architectural Style:
Shingle Style, Queen Anne
Historic Person:
Choate,Joseph Hodges
Significant Year:
1886
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Law, Architecture, Landscape Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Landscape
Historic Sub-function:
Garden, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Landscape, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Garden, Museum
New Marlborough Village (added 1982 - - #82001896)
MA 57, New Marlborough, Monterey and Southfield Rds. , New Marlborough
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Tattilow,Thomas, Multiple
Architectural Style:
Federal, Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Education, Architecture, Transportation, Military, Agriculture, Religion
Cultural Affiliation:
Anglo-American
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1700-1749
Owner:
Private, Local
Historic Function:
Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Landscape, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Village Site
Current Function:
Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Landscape, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Park, Village Site
Normal School Historic District (added 1985 - - #85003391)
Roughly Church and Blackinton Sts. , North Adams
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Community Planning And Development, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private, State
Historic Function:
Domestic, Education
Historic Sub-function:
School, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Education
Current Sub-function:
College, Single Dwelling
North Becket Village Historic District (added 1988 - - #88000229)
Main, High, and Pleasant Sts. , Becket
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Bungalow/Craftsman, Colonial Revival, Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Industry
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Library, Manufacturing Facility, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Library, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
North Egremont Historic District (added 1989 - - #88003126)
Roughly bounded by Shun Toll Rd., Rt. 71, Hillsdale Rd., and Mill Rd. , Egremont
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Federal, Greek Revival, Bungalow/Craftsman
Area of Significance:
Community Planning And Development, Agriculture, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1700-1749
Owner:
Private, Local
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Old Curtisville Historic District (added 1976 - - #76000250)
Also known as Interlacken;See Also:Citizens Hall
N of Stockbridge on MA 183 , Stockbridge
Faolin42, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival, Federal, Second Empire
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Industry
Period of Significance:
1825-1849, 1800-1824
Owner:
Private, Local
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Hotel, Manufacturing Facility, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Park Square Historic District (added 1975 - - #75001911)
Also known as Meeting House Common;City Hall Park;See Also:Old Town Hall
At jct. of North, South, East, and West Sts. , Pittsfield
Faolin42, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Et al., Peabody & Stearns
Architectural Style:
Gothic Revival, Federal
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Agriculture, Architecture, Military
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799
Owner:
Private, Local
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Government, Landscape, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
City Hall, Courthouse, Financial Institution, Park, Religious Structure
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Government, Landscape, Religion
Current Sub-function:
City Hall, Courthouse, Financial Institution, Park, Religious Structure
Park Square Historic District (Boundary Increase) (added 1991 - - #91001826)
Also known as See Also:Park Square Historic District;Berkshire Life Buildi
Roughly bounded by E. Housatonic, South, North and Fenn Sts. and Wendell Ave. , Pittsfield
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Mid 19th Century Revival, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Community Planning And Development, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824
Owner:
Private, Local
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Government, Recreation And Culture, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Financial Institution, Fire Station, Post Office, Religious Structure, Theater
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Government, Recreation And Culture, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Business, Financial Institution, Fire Station, Post Office, Religious Structure, Theater
Pettibone Farm (added 1991 - - #90001944)
Also known as Camp Mohawk in the Berkshires
Old Cheshire Rd. N of jct. with Nobodys Rd. , Lanesborough
Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Entertainment/Recreation, Agriculture, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Animal Facility, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Camp
Richmond Furnace Historical and Archeological District (added 1999 - - #99001044)
State, Cone Hill, and Furnace Rds. , Richmond
Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Information Potential, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Richmond Iron Works Co., Bartram, I.N., & Co.
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival, Federal
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Engineering, Industry
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1700-1749
Owner:
Private, Local, State
Historic Function:
Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Extractive Facility, Multiple Dwelling, Processing Site, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Shadow Brook Farm Historic District (added 1988 - - #88000202)
Also known as Brook Farm;Berkshire Country Day School
Lenox West Rd., MA 183 near Bucks Ln. , Stockbridge
MGA73bot2, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Wilson,H. Neill
Architectural Style:
Tudor Revival
Area of Significance:
Entertainment/Recreation, Community Planning And Development, Agriculture, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Outdoor Recreation, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Education
Current Sub-function:
School
Sheffield Center Historic District (added 1989 - - #89002060)
Roughly US 7/Main St. from Miller Ave. to Salisbury Rd. , Sheffield
Faolin42, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Georgian, Greek Revival, Federal
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Social History, Transportation, Community Planning And Development, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1900-1750 AD, 1750-1799
Owner:
Private, Local
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Funerary, Government, Landscape, Recreation And Culture, Social, Transportation
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Funerary, Government, Landscape, Recreation And Culture, Social, Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Sheffield Plain Historic District (added 1988 - - #88000881)
Roughly 1/2 mi. of US 7, S from Cook Rd. , Sheffield
Crepoudutnysusa, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Georgian, Greek Revival, Federal
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Exploration/Settlement, Architecture, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1700-1749
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Funerary
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Cemetery, Restaurant, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Recreation And Culture, Social
Current Sub-function:
Meeting Hall, Monument/Marker, Multiple Dwelling, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
South Egremont Village Historic District (added 1984 - - #84002086)
MA 23-41, Buttonball Lane, Sheffield, and Pinecrest Hill Rds. , South Egremont
Faolin42, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival, Other, Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Industry, Agriculture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private, Local
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Business, Single Dwelling
South Lee Historic District (added 1999 - - #99000237)
1365-1710 Pleasant--1120-1140 Fairview St.--15-80 Willow St. , Lee
Faolin42, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
et.al., Emerson, W.R.
Architectural Style:
Early Republic, Mid 19th Century Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Industry
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799
Owner:
Federal, Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Religion, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Department Store, Hotel, Manufacturing Facility, Rail-Related, Religious Structure, School, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Fire Station, Hotel, Manufacturing Facility, Public Works, Religious Structure, Restaurant, Single Dwelling
Springside Park (added 2008 - - #08000553)
Also known as Elmhurst Abbott Park
874 North St , Pittsfield
Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Vance, Joseph MacArthur, Allen, W. Ellingwood
Architectural Style:
Late Victorian, Gothic Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Entertainment/Recreation, Landscape Architecture, Community Planning And Development, Social History
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Domestic, Landscape, Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Natural Feature, Outdoor Recreation, Park, Single Dwelling, Sport Facility
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Government, Landscape, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Garden, Government Office, Horticulture Facility, Natural Feature, Outdoor Recreation, Park, Sport Facility
Summer Street Historic District (added 1985 - - #85002009)
Crandall, Center, East, Liberty, Orchard and Summer Sts. , Adams
Ymblanter, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Person, Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Federal, Greek Revival, Late Victorian
Historic Person:
Smith,D.R.,et al.
Area of Significance:
Industry, Architecture, Commerce
Cultural Affiliation:
American,Urban
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Taconic and West Avenues Historic District (added 1998 - - #98000680)
Also known as Berkshire Heights
Roughly bounded by Main St., Maple, West, and Taconic Aves., and Castle St. , Great Barrington
Faolin42, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Person, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
et.al., Allen, Daniel
Architectural Style:
Mid 19th Century Revival, Early Republic, Georgian
Historic Person:
Hopkins, Rev. Samuel, et.al.
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Community Planning And Development, Religion
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1700-1749
Owner:
Private, Local
Historic Function:
Domestic, Landscape, Religion, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Church Related Residence, Hotel, Rail-Related, Religious Structure, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Landscape, Religion, Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Park, Rail-Related, Religious Structure, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Tyringham Shaker Settlement Historic District (added 1987 - - #87001785)
Jerusalem Rd. , Tyringham
Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Information Potential, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Federal, Greek Revival, Italianate
Area of Significance:
Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Community Planning And Development, Social History, Religion, Architecture
Cultural Affiliation:
Shaker American
Period of Significance:
1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Funerary, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Cemetery, Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling, Water Works
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Funerary, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Cemetery, Single Dwelling, Water Works
Upper Historic District (added 1987 - - #86002145)
Roughly between Branch and Frost Rds. on Washington Mountain Rd. , Washington
File Upload Bot (Magnus Manske), CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Federal, Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799
Owner:
Private, Local
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Government
Historic Sub-function:
Animal Facility, City Hall, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Government, Vacant/Not In Use
Current Sub-function:
City Hall, Single Dwelling
Upper North Street Commercial District (added 2002 - - #02001615)
220-555 North St., 33 Eagle St. , Pittsfield
File Upload Bot (Magnus Manske), CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
multiple
Architectural Style:
Colonial Revival, Renaissance
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce, Social History
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private, Local
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Religion, Social
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Church Related Residence, Meeting Hall, Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Landscape, Religion, Social
Current Sub-function:
Business, Church Related Residence, Meeting Hall, Multiple Dwelling, Park, Religious Structure, Restaurant
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