Cushman Village Historic District | |
 Cushman Market and Cafe | |
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| Location | Amherst, Massachusetts |
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| Coordinates | 42°25′3″N 72°30′26″W / 42.41750°N 72.50722°W |
| Area | 86 acres (35 ha) |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival, Gothic, Georgian |
| NRHP reference No. | 92001553[1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 5, 1992 |
The Cushman Village Historic District is a historic district encompassing a portion of the Cushman Village area of Amherst, Massachusetts, which was a significant mill village during the 19th century.[2] It is centered on the triangle formed by Bridge, Henry, and Pine Streets in northeastern Amherst, and arose because of the presence of falls on the Mill River, whose water power was harnessed for mills as early as the mid-18th century. Two houses survive from the colonial period. The village, although it was defined for many years by the (mainly wood-frame) mills, no longer has any industrial buildings, as they were demolished or destroyed by fire. Most of the houses in the district were built before 1860, the peak of the village's industrial activity.[3] The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.[1]
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ "Business, Industry, and Transportation: Late Industrial Period (1870-1915)". Digital Amherst. Archived from the original on December 15, 2013. Retrieved December 14, 2013.
- ^ "NRHP nomination for Cushman Village Historic District". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved February 20, 2015.