Northampton Downtown Historic District
The Northampton Downtown Historic District encompasses most of the central business district of Northampton, Massachusetts. This area, which has been a center of commerce and industry in the area since colonial days, extends from the railroad tracks on the east side of the downtown, and west along Main Street to its junction with West Street and Elm Street.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Neighborhood
- Description: historic district in Massachusetts, USA
- Also known as: “Northampton Historic District”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Smith College Museum of Art and Academy of Music Theatre.
Smith College Museum of Art
Arts center
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The Smith College Museum of Art, abbreviated SCMA, is the art museum of Smith College, located in Northampton, Massachusetts. First established in 1870, the museum is part of the American Alliance of Museums, Five College Consortium, and Museums10 consortiums.
Academy of Music Theatre
Theater building
Smith College
College
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Smith College is a private liberal arts women's college in Northampton, Massachusetts, United States. It was chartered in 1871 by Sophia Smith and opened in 1875.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Northampton and Fort Hill Historic District.
Northampton
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Northampton is a city in the Pioneer Valley of Massachusetts. It has a picturesque and vibrant downtown, consisting of numerous art galleries, restaurants and quirky shops sprinkled among coffee shops and performing arts venues.
Fort Hill Historic District
Neighborhood
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Fort Hill Historic District is a historic district roughly on South Street between Lyman to Monroe in Northampton, Massachusetts. Fort Hill was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 7, 1989.
Florence
Suburb
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Florence is a village in the northwestern portion of the city of Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States. During the 19th century, Florence was a thriving manufacturing village shaped by progressive ideas on religion, abolitionism, and education. Florence is situated 2½ miles northwest of Northampton Downtown Historic District.
Northampton Downtown Historic District
- Categories: historic district, downtown, historic site, and locality
- Location: Hampshire, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
42.31799° or 42° 19′ 5″ northLongitude
-72.63449° or 72° 38′ 4″ westElevation
157 feet (48 metres)Open location code
87J98998+56OpenStreetMap ID
node 358280549OpenStreetMap feature
historic=districtOpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhoodGeoNames ID
4945825Wikidata ID
Q7057611
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Spanish—“Northampton Downtown Historic District” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Northampton Downtown Historic District”
- Spanish: “Distrito historico del centro de Northamption”
- Spanish: “Distrito histórico del centro de Northamption”
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