MassachusettsA 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.
Westfield Second Methodist Church Marker
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Westfield Second Methodist Church 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 42.1213, -72.7492 near Westfield. The nearest cataloged historic site is Westfield Second Methodist Church (landmark), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Westfield First National Bank, Hall, P. N. Drug Store, and Conners Block.
This record is drawn from public historical records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
The Westfield Second Methodist Church Marker in Westfield commemorates the town's early meetinghouse, the building that in colonial New England served as the center of both worship and town government. Recorded to about 1947, the marker records the site where the community's civic and religious life first took shape. It is a contributing feature of a National Register historic district.
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