Roughly bounded by E. Leverett Rd. and Pine, Henry, Bridge and State Sts., Amherst, Massachusetts. County/parish: Hampshire.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places November 05, 1992. NRIS 92001553.
56 contributing buildings. 6 contributing sites. 1 contributing structure.Also known as:
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. 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. The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63795461