West Chesterfield Historic District

West Chesterfield Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
632 Main Street
Location	Chesterfield, Massachusetts
Coordinates	42°24′12″N 72°52′37″W / 42.40333°N 72.87694°WCoordinates: 42°24′12″N 72°52′37″W / 42.40333°N 72.87694°W
NRHP Reference #	08000950 [1]
Added to NRHP	September 25, 2008

The West Chesterfield Historic District is a historic district that encompasses the 19th century industrial and residential heritage of the village of West Chesterfield in the town of Chesterfield, Massachusetts. The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.^[1] It is centered at the junction of Main Road and Ireland Street in the central western part of Chesterfield. Ireland Street runs along the Westfield River, which provided the water power used by the industrial facilities in the district. Most of the contributing elements of the district date to the 19th century, although some (most notably the 1948 West Chesterfield Bridge) fall outside that time. There are many industrial archeological remnants of mills that were established in the early years of the 19th century, as well as visible remnants of the waterworks (canals, raceways, and dams) that were used to bring power into the mill buildings. None of the 19th century mill buildings have survived, although foundations and other archeological remains are visible. The only major civic structure in the district is the Colonial Revival Herbert Franklin Dunham Library, built 1921.^[2]

See also

• Chesterfield Center Historic District
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Hampshire County, Massachusetts

References

1. National Park Service (2008-04-15). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
2. "NRHP nomination for West Chesterfield Historic District". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2013-12-15.