Old Curtisville Historic District

Old Curtisville Historic District
Former Bancroft-Curtisville Hotel
Nearest city Stockbridge, Massachusetts
Coordinates 42°18′57″N 73°19′57″W / 42.31583°N 73.33250°WCoordinates: 42°18′57″N 73°19′57″W / 42.31583°N 73.33250°W
Built 1834
Architect Unknown
Architectural style Greek Revival, Second Empire, Federal
Governing body Local
NRHP Reference #

76000250

[1]
Added to NRHP October 29, 1976

Old Curtisville Historic District is a historic district in Stockbridge, Massachusetts.

The area is now known as Interlaken,[2] due to its position between Stockbridge Bowl (originally Lake Mahkeenac) and Lake Averic (also known as Echo Lake), which is the town of Stockbridge's water supply. Massachusetts Route 183 transects the community north to south.

It is historically significant as the site of the first wood-based newsprint paper mill in the United States. The area has an industrial history dating back at least to 1782, when a grist mill and a saw mill were established on the brook flowing out of Stockbridge Bowl. Industrial development continued in the area through the first half of the 19th century.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2008-04-15.
  2. ↑ http://www.sblanchard.us/Interlaken/index.htm
  3. ↑ "MACRIS inventory record for Old Curtisville Historic District". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2013-12-02.