Jct. of Main and Lincoln Ave., Russell, Massachusetts. County/parish: Hampden.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places December 27, 1996. NRIS 96001524.
38 contributing buildings. 1 contributing site.
The Russell Center Historic District is a historic district encompassing the historic village center of Russell, Massachusetts. It is centered at the junction of Main Street and Lincoln Avenue, and is bordered by the Westfield River to the east, and the rising foothills of The Berkshires to the west. The village's 19th century development was spurred by the railroad and sustained by local papermaking businesses. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996, and was named as one of the 1,000 places to visit in Massachusetts by the Great Places in Massachusetts Commission.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63795329