West Village Historic District
LocationAllen Hill, Goodnow, Hubbardston, and Radford Rds., Princeton, Massachusetts
Area465 acres (188 ha)
Built1807 (1807)
Built byFay, Silas Jr.; et al.
Architectural styleColonial, Federal
NRHP reference No.09000827[1]
Added to NRHPOctober 16, 2009

The West Village Historic District of Princeton, Massachusetts, encompasses the historic heart of its West Village (also variously known as "Pratt's Corner" and "Lower Village"). The 465-acre (188 ha) district abuts the Princeton Center Historic District to the east, and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.[1][2]

Although the district is located just west of Princeton's town center, it was originally rural in character, and only began to develop a separate village center on the junction that is now Hubbardston Road, Allen Hill Road, and Radford Road. The oldest properties in the district are colonial-era Georgian homes, while there are Greek Revival properties built in the village during a development phase in the early 19th century. In the second half of the 19th century the area began to develop as a resort area, and boarding houses and resort hotels were built. Development in the area declined significantly after c. 1920.[2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. 1 2 "NRHP nomination for West Village Historic District". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved February 10, 2014.


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