{"nrhp_refnum":"86001408","name":"East Village Historic District","other_names":["See Also:Conkey--Stevens House"],"category":"district","location":{"address":"Main, N. and S. East Sts.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Amherst","county":"Hampshire County","state":"MA","lat":42.37688800000004,"lon":-72.50011716641228,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1986-07-06","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Industry","Commerce","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A 61-acre historic district in Amherst, Massachusetts, centered on the village common at Main, North East and South East Streets, with 49 structures, 37 of them contributing, mostly residential buildings from the 18th and 19th centuries.","why_significant":"East Village was the institutional and residential core of Amherst from early 18th-century settlement until its peak in the mid 19th century. After Amherst College was founded in 1821 and the railroad arrived in 1853, the town center shifted west. The village then changed little, so it kept its early buildings and layout. It also has archaeological potential.","narrative":"East Village is a 61-acre district in Amherst, Massachusetts, spreading outward from a long, narrow common at the meeting of Main, North East and South East Streets. It holds 49 structures, 37 of them contributing, set well back on large, tree-shaded lots. Most are wood or brick buildings of the early to mid 19th century, with Greek Revival the dominant style alongside Georgian and Federal houses and single Italianate and Queen Anne examples. Notable buildings include the 1754 Noah Dickinson House, the 1758 Daniel Kellogg House, the 1772 Dickinson-Baggs Tavern, the 1839 Second Congregational Church and a working dairy farm. The village served as Amherst's civic and residential center from the early 18th century until Amherst College opened in 1821 and the 1853 railroad drew development westward. That shift left East Village largely unchanged, preserving its early buildings and setting. Buried remains of lost structures, including a 1737 tavern and the first meetinghouse, add archaeological interest.","period_of_significance":"1754-1900","architect_builder":"Various","architectural_style":"Predominantly Greek Revival, with Georgian, Federal, Italianate and Queen Anne/Stick Style examples","criteria":[],"status_note":"Mostly well-preserved, primarily residential district with some alterations and synthetic siding; includes a still-operating dairy farm and 12 recent intrusions.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:13:01.341961-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/97/7953/63795397/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_MA/86001408.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/86001408/f7d28592b2-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/86001408/f7d28592b2-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY 3.0","author":"John Phelan","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dickinson_Baggs_Tavern,_Amherst_MA.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">John Phelan</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dickinson_Baggs_Tavern,_Amherst_MA.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63795397","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Village_Historic_District_(Amherst,_Massachusetts)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5329616"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/massachusetts/hampshire-county/east-village-historic-district-86001408/"}