Huntington Village Historic District

Huntington Village is a compact town center in the narrow valley of the Westfield River's West Branch, in southwestern Hampshire County. Laid out around two major 18th and 19th century routes, a river bridge and railroad tracks, it combines a small commercial Main Street, a triangular public park lined with institutions, and streets of frame houses. Most buildings are clapboard, dating from the mid-19th to mid-20th century. The district is best known for three two-story, temple-front Greek Revival houses with colossal octagonal columns, one with a distinctive Egyptian Revival look. It also includes the Federal-style Wade House of about 1810, Italianate churches and houses, the brick Heath Block of 1879, and a Stick Style house. A 1938 bridge relocation diverted traffic away from Main Street, and little major building followed in the later 20th century, which helped the village keep its historic character and scale.