National Register of Historic Places

Church Street-Cady Hill Historic District (Boundary Increase)

North Adams, Berkshire County, Massachusetts
Listed
October 24, 1985
Type
District
Period
Listed
Ref No.
85003376

About this property

The Church Street–Cady Hill Historic District, originally known as the Church Street Historic District, is a historic district in North Adams, Massachusetts. It was first listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983 and was expanded and renamed in 1985. The district encompasses the principal residential areas near the center of downtown. When first designated it included residences primarily on East Main Street and Church Street, as well as properties in the neighborhood south of East Main and east of Church; the 1985 expansion extended the district further east and west, to properties on Ashland Street and streets connecting it to Church Street to the west, and the properties along Pleasant Street, Cherry Street, and adjacent streets to the east of Church Street. Church Street, the area's principal route, was laid out about 1780, and is one of the city's oldest roads. Residential development in the area remained modest until the 1850s, and in the subsequent decades a significant number of Italianate and Second Empire houses were built on Church Street and adjacent side streets, which were laid out beginning in the 1840s. Later development extended further from Church Street, with a fine assembly of Stick and Queen Anne style houses on Holbrook and Cherry Streets to the east. Most of these houses were not designed by architects; one (27 Wall Street) is based on a pattern published by Palliser, Palliser & Company in one of its architectural design books.

Location

North Adams, Berkshire County, Massachusetts
42.69683, -73.10628

Categories

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Sources

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When was Church Street-Cady Hill Historic District (Boundary Increase) listed on the National Register?

Church Street-Cady Hill Historic District (Boundary Increase) was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 24, 1985.

What type of historic resource is Church Street-Cady Hill Historic District (Boundary Increase)?

Church Street-Cady Hill Historic District (Boundary Increase) is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Church Street-Cady Hill Historic District (Boundary Increase)?

The period of significance for Church Street-Cady Hill Historic District (Boundary Increase) is recorded as the listed era.

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