Leverett Center Historic District

Leverett Center Historic District

Leverett Congregational Church
Location Amherst, Montague, Depot, and Shutesbury Roads
Leverett, Massachusetts
Coordinates 42°27′50″N 72°30′22″W / 42.46389°N 72.50611°W / 42.46389; -72.50611Coordinates: 42°27′50″N 72°30′22″W / 42.46389°N 72.50611°W / 42.46389; -72.50611
Area 467 acres (189 ha)
Built 1750
Architect Josiah Pomeroy Jr.; Bernhard Dirks
Architectural style Georgian, Early Republic, Greek Revival
NRHP Reference # 08001127[1]
Added to NRHP December 5, 2008

The Leverett Center Historic District is an expansive 467-acre (189 ha) historic district encompassing the historic heart of the rural community of Leverett in eastern Franklin County, Massachusetts. The district is focused on a two-mile stretch of Depot and Montague Roads, at whose center is the civic heart of the town. It includes the 1838 Greek Revival First Congregational Church, the town hall, whose present form was achieved in 1895 by raising the 1845 construction and building a first floor underneath it, and the Colonial Revival Field Memorial Library (1916). It also includes a town pound (a stone-walled pen for stray livestock) built c. 1822, and a number of 18th century residences.[2] The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "NRHP nomination for Leverett Center Historic District". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2013-12-20.


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