Hamilton Historic District (Hamilton, Massachusetts)
May 02, 2024
The Hamilton Historic District encompasses the early historic center of Hamilton, Massachusetts. It includes properties at 540-700 and 563-641 Bay Road, extending along the road from Orchard Road in the south to Cutler Road in the north.[2] Numerous Greek Revival buildings are located within the district including the First Congregational Church of Hamilton, built in 1843. The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.[1]
The town of Hamilton was originally a part of Ipswich, with the first documented settlement in the area in 1638, and Bay Road (now Massachusetts Route 1A) laid out in 1640. It was established as a separate parish in 1714 and incorporated in 1793. The parish center, at the junction of Bay and Cutler Roads, became the town center, with the meeting house, cemetery, and village green all early features. The site of the meeting house is now occupied by the Greek Revival First Congregational Church, which performs the same religious function. Hamilton's 1898 Colonial Revival Town Hall also stands in the district. The district has been relatively little altered since the mid-19th century, as evidenced by maps of that and later periods.[3]
The historic district extends along Bay Road, from its junction with Cutler Road in the north to Orchard Road in the south. Twenty of its primary buildings are residences, with a few early 18th-century Georgian houses and a larger number of 19th-century Greek Revival houses. The oldest house, a saltbox built c. 1700, stands at 638 Bay Road. Besides the church and town hall, the other non-residential buildings include the village store (c. 1840), and a cobbler's shop that has been converted to residential use. All of the buildings are of frame construction, and almost all are finished in clapboards; one of the most recently built houses (1900) is finished in stucco.[3]
^"MACRIS inventory record for Hamilton Historic District". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved January 15, 2014.
^ ab"NRHP nomination for Hamilton Historic District". National Archive. Retrieved November 3, 2017.
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First Congregational Church of Hamilton
May 02, 2024
hamilton, historic, district, hamilton, massachusetts, hamilton, historic, district, encompasses, early, historic, center, hamilton, massachusetts, includes, properties, road, extending, along, road, from, orchard, road, south, cutler, road, north, numerous, g. The Hamilton Historic District encompasses the early historic center of Hamilton Massachusetts It includes properties at 540 700 and 563 641 Bay Road extending along the road from Orchard Road in the south to Cutler Road in the north 2 Numerous Greek Revival buildings are located within the district including the First Congregational Church of Hamilton built in 1843 The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973 1 Hamilton Historic DistrictU S National Register of Historic PlacesU S Historic districtFirst Congregational ChurchShow map of MassachusettsShow map of the United StatesLocation540 700 and 563 641 Bay Rd Hamilton MassachusettsCoordinates42 37 21 N 70 51 14 W 42 62250 N 70 85389 W 42 62250 70 85389Area62 1 acres 25 1 ha Built1633Architectural styleGreek RevivalNRHP reference No 73000300 1 Added to NRHPApril 13 1973 Contents 1 Description and history 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksDescription and history editThe town of Hamilton was originally a part of Ipswich with the first documented settlement in the area in 1638 and Bay Road now Massachusetts Route 1A laid out in 1640 It was established as a separate parish in 1714 and incorporated in 1793 The parish center at the junction of Bay and Cutler Roads became the town center with the meeting house cemetery and village green all early features The site of the meeting house is now occupied by the Greek Revival First Congregational Church which performs the same religious function Hamilton s 1898 Colonial Revival Town Hall also stands in the district The district has been relatively little altered since the mid 19th century as evidenced by maps of that and later periods 3 The historic district extends along Bay Road from its junction with Cutler Road in the north to Orchard Road in the south Twenty of its primary buildings are residences with a few early 18th century Georgian houses and a larger number of 19th century Greek Revival houses The oldest house a saltbox built c 1700 stands at 638 Bay Road Besides the church and town hall the other non residential buildings include the village store c 1840 and a cobbler s shop that has been converted to residential use All of the buildings are of frame construction and almost all are finished in clapboards one of the most recently built houses 1900 is finished in stucco 3 See also editNational Register of Historic Places listings in Essex County MassachusettsReferences edit a b National Register Information System National Register of Historic Places National Park Service April 15 2008 MACRIS inventory record for Hamilton Historic District Commonwealth of Massachusetts Retrieved January 15 2014 a b NRHP nomination for Hamilton Historic District National Archive Retrieved November 3 2017 External links editFirst Congregational Church of Hamilton Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hamilton Historic District Hamilton Massachusetts amp oldid 1169075467, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
