Summer Street Historic District (Adams, Massachusetts)

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Summer Street Historic District
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LocationCrandall, Center, East, Liberty, Orchard and Summer Streets, Adams, Massachusetts
Coordinates 42°37′7″N73°7′1″W / 42.61861°N 73.11694°W / 42.61861; -73.11694
Area27 acres (11 ha)
ArchitectMultiple
Architectural styleGreek Revival, Late Victorian, Federal
NRHP reference No. 85002009 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 5, 1985

The Summer Street Historic District encompasses a fashionable 19th-century residential area of Adams, Massachusetts. Centered on the junction of Summer Street with Center and Orchard Streets, it extends mainly north along Summer Street, and includes fine examples of Greek Revival, Late Victorian, and Federal style architecture. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. [1]

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Description and history

The town of Adams was settled by colonists in 1762, and was incorporated in 1778; its northern section was separated as North Adams in 1878. Early settlement took place on the eastern bank of the Hoosac River, along the area's main stagecoach route (now roughly Center and Orchard Streets). Industry developed along the river in the 19th century, and Summer Street, which roughly parallels the river on a rise to its east, became a fashionable neighborhood for the community's merchant and business elite. As the town industrialized in the 1830s and 1840s, a number of fine Greek Revival houses were built there, and it experienced a second major development push in the late 19th century, when a large number of Victorian homes were built. [2]

The principal avenue of the historic district is the block of Summer Street extending from Randall Street in the north to the junction with Center, Orchard, and Crandall Streets in the south. A number of properties are included along those three streets as well as side streets immediately adjacent. The district has 75 historic buildings, most of which are single-family residences built out of wood. Two church buildings (one now serving as a Masonic lodge) face each other across Center Street, and are included in the district, as are a series of early 20th-century multi-unit rowhouses. The streets are typically lined with trees, and the houses have modest setbacks. Particularly fine architectural examples include 72 Center Street, a c. 1840 Greek Revival house, and 4 Orchard Street, a detailed example of Second Empire architecture built in 1870. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. 1 2 "NRHP nomination for Summer Street Historic District". National Archives. Retrieved July 7, 2017.