A contributing property in the Westfield Center Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013. Significant for architecture, commerce, and community planning and development, this district encompasses the historic civic and commercial heart of Westfield in Hampden County, Massachusetts. Its buildings span from the late 18th century through the mid-20th, representing Early Republic and mid-19th-century revival styles and the work of numerous architects, and lining Elm, Broad, Court, Main, North Elm and adjoining streets. With a period of significance reaching from the 1750s into the 1970s, the district reflects the long evolution of a western Massachusetts town center as a residential, governmental, and commercial hub.
Taylor, Rev. E. Marker
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Taylor, Rev. E. Marker is a historical marker in Westfield, Hampden County. It is one of 129 historical markers documented in Hampden County, among 3,815 historic sites cataloged across the county on MassRoam.
The site sits at 42.1198, -72.7477 near Westfield. The nearest cataloged historic site is Taylor, Elizabeth Marker (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Westfield First Congregational Church, Westfield Town Hall, and Westfield Academy Marker.
This record is drawn from public historical records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
This marker in Westfield commemorates the Reverend Edward Taylor (c. 1642-1729), the town's first settled minister and physician, now recognized as one of the foremost poets of colonial New England. The marker is recorded as dating to 1759, some decades after his death. It is a contributing property in a National Register historic district.
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