Elm Hill Farm Historic District

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Elm Hill Farm Historic District
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Location Brookfield, Massachusetts
Coordinates 42°13′16″N72°5′10″W / 42.22111°N 72.08611°W / 42.22111; -72.08611
Built1770
Architectural styleFederal, Late Victorian
NRHP reference No. 91000600 [1]
Added to NRHPMay 16, 1991

Elm Hill Farm Historic District is a historic district on East Main Street east of the junction with Brookfield Road in Brookfield, Massachusetts. The major contributing element to the district is the Elm Hill Farm complex, one of the largest and most significant farms in the town for more than 100 years. The complex includes two Federal period residences, two with Queen Anne styling, and four Italianate styled outbuildings. [2]

Elsie the Cow was originally housed on Elm Hill Farm. The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. "MACRIS inventory record for Elm Hill Farm Historic District". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved March 3, 2014.