{"nrhp_refnum":"04000932","name":"Elm-Maple-South Streets Historic District","other_names":[],"category":"district","location":{"address":"2 Depot St., 2-14 Elm St., 1-2 Laurel Ln., 1-4 Maple St., 1-11 South St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Stockbridge","county":"Berkshire County","state":"MA","lat":42.279618000000056,"lon":-73.31041846140573,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2004-09-08","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Art","Architecture","Commerce","Community Planning and Development","Transportation"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A historic district in the southern part of Stockbridge's central village in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, made up of Elm, Maple and South Streets, Laurel Lane and Depot Street. It holds 52 contributing resources dating from 1783 to 1971, including houses, shops, a church, a fire station, a railroad depot and two parks.","why_significant":"The nomination presents the district as the everyday working and residential neighborhood of Stockbridge, distinct from the grander Main Street. Its smaller, more vernacular buildings reflect early artisans, the largely Irish immigrant population after the mid-19th century, and Elm Street's role as the town's commercial center for permanent residents. It also contains the home of artist Norman Rockwell and parks created by the Laurel Hill Association.","narrative":"Elm, Maple and South Streets form the southern edge of Stockbridge's central village, on a terrace above the Housatonic River. The district holds modest houses, shops, a church, a former fire station, a stone railroad depot and two public parks. Most buildings date from the mid-19th to early 20th century, with a few earlier Federal houses. The smaller scale reflects the artisans who lived here and the Irish immigrant families who settled after the mid-19th century. Elm Street remained the commercial center for year-round residents, while Main Street served visitors. Notable buildings include St. Joseph's Catholic Church, finished in 1862, the Queen Anne Hose House of 1898-99, and the 1783 Tidmarsh house, later the home of Timothy Edwards and, from 1957 to 1978, of artist Norman Rockwell. Station Park (1884) and Recreation Park (1903) were created by the Laurel Hill Association. Fifty-two resources contribute to the district, dating from 1783 to 1971.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Starbuck Smith (Rockwell Escapebo); David G. Goodrich, joiner (Smith-Webster House)","architectural_style":"Federal, Greek Revival, Italianate, Queen Anne, Romanesque, Colonial Revival, Tudor Revival","criteria":[],"status_note":"Buildings are described as well maintained, though several have been resided with aluminum. Uses include shops, a restaurant, homes, a church and rectory, and hotel guest houses owned by the Red Lion Inn.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:13:05.184595-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/42/7943/63794342/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_MA/04000932.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/04000932/9fd0c4541e-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/04000932/9fd0c4541e-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY 3.0","author":"John Phelan","credit_html":"John Phelan, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mercantile_Building,_Stockbridge_MA.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63794342","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elm%E2%80%93Maple%E2%80%93South_Streets_Historic_District","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5366246"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/massachusetts/berkshire-county/elm-maple-south-streets-historic-district-04000932/"}