MassachusettsA contributing property in the North Chester Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996. Set on the middle branch of the Westfield River in the foothills of the Berkshires, this is an excellent example of a late-18th- and 19th-century rural New England agricultural and mill village. The narrow valley plain drew farmers, while the river powered the saw and grist mills that anchored the community, later joined by a cotton mill and tannery. Eclipsed once the railroad routed through another Chester village, North Chester survived as a farm and summer-home community, and its buildings, dating from about 1770 to the early 1900s, reflect the persistence of a few vernacular forms in an isolated, economically modest setting.
North Chester Cemetery
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North Chester Cemetery is a cemetery in Chester, Hampden County. It is one of 14 cemeteries documented in Hampden County, among 3,815 historic sites cataloged across the county on MassRoam.
The site sits at 42.3279, -72.9252 near Chester. The nearest cataloged historic site is Stevens, John House (landmark), about 0.3 miles away. Others within a short drive include House at 130 East River Rd, Cushman Tavern, and The Little House.
This record is drawn from public historical records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
North Chester Cemetery on Smith Road in Chester was established about 1803 and is a contributing property in a National Register historic district. It served the northern part of the hilltown of Chester in the early nineteenth century, holding the graves of the district's farming families. It is one of several historic burying grounds that document the settlement of this western Massachusetts community.
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