{"nrhp_refnum":"94001262","name":"Longmeadow Street-North Historic District","other_names":[],"category":"district","location":{"address":"Bounded by Longmeadow St., Springfield Town Line, Westmoreland Ave. and Colley Dr.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Longmeadow","county":"Hampden County","state":"MA","lat":42.06470950000005,"lon":-72.57979749386166,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1994-10-28","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Community Planning and Development"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A one-mile linear historic district along Longmeadow Street (Route 5) in Longmeadow, Massachusetts, from the Springfield town line to Cooley Drive and Westmoreland Avenue. It has 85 contributing buildings and one contributing site, mostly houses from the 18th to 20th centuries.","why_significant":"The nomination argues that the broad, tree-lined street, with scattered farmhouses and early 20th century suburban infill, reflects the conscious planning of residents and developers. They wanted an alternative to the congestion and social problems of nearby Springfield. The district shows a continuous corridor of 18th, 19th and 20th century houses and a characteristic development pattern, supported by the 1896 street railroad and deed restrictions.","narrative":"Northern Longmeadow Street in Longmeadow, Massachusetts, follows a gently curving one-mile course along a terrace above the Connecticut River, from the Springfield line to Cooley Drive and Westmoreland Avenue. Wide setbacks, large lots and mature trees give the road a spacious, boulevard-like character. The district holds 85 contributing buildings, mostly houses. The oldest are former farmhouses, including the Cooley-Williams House, built before 1765, and the 1794 Alexander Field House in the Federal style. Greek Revival, Italianate, Stick Style and Queen Anne houses follow, along with Colonial Revival, Craftsman and Tudor Revival homes built as suburban infill. Its significance rests on how residents and developers shaped the street as a suburban alternative to Springfield. Forest Park's development in the 1890s, a street railroad in 1896, and deed restrictions on subdivided farmlots all played a part. The street's great width traces back to the twenty-rod road laid out in 1703.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Georgian, Federal, Greek Revival, Gothic Revival, Italianate, Queen Anne, Colonial Revival, Craftsman","criteria":[],"status_note":"Largely residential; also includes four small commercial properties, a church, a park, one empty lot, and a town building now used by the VFW.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:13:04.518229-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/43/7952/63795243/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_MA/94001262.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/94001262/b30fb674f4-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/94001262/b30fb674f4-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"John Phelan","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cooley-Eveleth_House,_Longmeadow_MA.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">John Phelan</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cooley-Eveleth_House,_Longmeadow_MA.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63795243","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longmeadow_Street%E2%80%93North_Historic_District","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6674102"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/massachusetts/hampden-county/longmeadow-street-north-historic-district-94001262/"}