Conway Center Historic District

Conway Center Historic District
Conway Town Hall
Location Conway, Massachusetts
Coordinates 42°30′31″N 72°41′50″W / 42.50861°N 72.69722°WCoordinates: 42°30′31″N 72°41′50″W / 42.50861°N 72.69722°W
Built 1830
Architectural style Federal, Greek Revival
Governing body Local
NRHP Reference #

99001043

[1]
Added to NRHP September 10, 1999

The Conway Center Historic District encompasses the historic village center of Conway, Massachusetts. The district is focused on Main Street, a section of Massachusetts Route 116 that connects two major road intersections on either side of the South River. It includes properties on Main Street, Elm Street, and Academy Hill Road. Many of its structures are houses, which are predominantly of 19th century construction, although there are a number of Colonial Revival structures from the early 20th century. Prominent buildings include the 1895-6 Queen Anne style Masonic Hall, and the 1901 Classical Revival Field Memorial Library. The district also includes the bridge carrying Main Street over the river (built 1925, concrete), and a traffic island at the western end of the district (where Main Street meets River Street, Baptist Hill Road, and Shelburne Hill Road) which contains a water fountain erected by the Woman's Christian Temperance Union in 1905.[2]

The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.[1]

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References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2008-04-15.
  2. ↑ "NRHP nomination for Conway Center Historic District". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2013-12-20.