New Marlborough Village
Why it's listed
New Marlborough Village is a rural New England district of about 214 acres built around a tree-shaded green given to the town by the Cincinnatus Lodge of Masons in 1795. It includes twenty-one buildings, six historic archaeological sites, an old burial ground and a monument to Elihu Burritt, the "Learned Blacksmith." Most buildings are wood-frame Georgian, Federal and Greek Revival farmhouses, among them a tavern that served as a stage stop and post office, and a Greek Revival meeting house built in 1839. The village began when Benjamin Wheeler wintered here in 1739-1740, and it was the town's civic and commercial center from the mid-18th to late 19th centuries. Sites such as the Southern Berkshire Institute, a brass foundry and a blacksmith shop record its education and industry. The concentration of well-preserved buildings and early settlement sites supports its listing for history and architecture.
Significance in brief: It is the original settlement of Township Number Two (now New Marlborough) and was the focus of civic and commercial life from the mid-18th to late 19th centuries. It preserves an unusually fine group of Federal and Greek Revival houses along with historic archaeological sites. The nomination also suggests it may meet Criterion D, pending archaeological survey.
Machine-generated summary. This summary was generated by a language model from the official nomination document and has not been reviewed line by line by an editor. It may contain errors. Check the source document before relying on any detail. Source: nomination document (PDF) · National Archives catalog entry. NRHP reference 82001896, listed September 30, 1982. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | MA 57, New Marlborough, Monterey and Southfield Rds., New Marlborough |
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| County | Berkshire County |
| Listed | September 30, 1982 |
| Reference number | 82001896 |
| Resource type | District |
| Architect / builder | Mr. Sikes (draftsman of the Congregational Church); Thomas Tattilow (contractor of the first meeting house) |
| Architectural style | Georgian, Federal and Greek Revival farmhouses, with one Italianate house and a Colonial Revival house |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Agriculture, Military, Transportation, Education, Exploration/Settlement, Architecture, Religion |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Largely well preserved and little touched by commercial development; the Green and Congregational Church are maintained by the New Marlborough Village Association, and the church is still used in summer. |
| Acreage | 214.3 |
| Coordinates | 42.12343, -73.22968 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
This is a historic district. Buildings within its boundary are either contributing (they add to the district's significance) or non-contributing. Owners of contributing income-producing buildings can claim the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit; homeowners should look at state credits. National Register districts impose no design review by themselves; a local historic district ordinance, if one exists, does (the difference explained).
General information, not legal or tax advice. Rules change; confirm with your State Historic Preservation Office or a qualified adviser.
Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 82001896.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q14715766
- This listing as JSON
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