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United States Department of the Interior
National Park Service
National Register of Historic Places
Registration Form
Thl. form la for u.. In nomlnltlng or requlltlng determlnltlon. of eligibility for Indlvldull propertle. or dl.trlct •. See Inltructlonl In Guldelln..
tor Completing Nltlonll R.glarer Forma (Nltlonll Algllter Bull.tln 16). Complete elch Item by mlrklng "x" In the Ipproprllt. box or by entering
the requ.lted Informltlon. II In Item doel not Ipply to the property being documented, enter "N/A" for "not Ippllclbl •. " For function., Ityle., miterill.,
Ind lrell of Ilgnlflclnce, enter only the cltegorle. Ind lubcltegorle. lilted In thl In.tructlon •. For Iddltlonll .PICI u.e contlnultlon Iheet.
(Form 1()'8001). TYPI III entrle •.
1, Name of Property
historic name
Granvi
other nimBI/lite number
11 e Center Hi stori c Di stri ct
2, Location
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N
code
025
county
Hampden
code
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3
zip code
01034
3. Classification
Ownership of Property
[]J private
[X] public-local
public-State
public-Federal
Category of Property
o bullding(s)
[Xl district
Dslte
structure
object
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Number of Resources within Property
Contributing
Noncontributing
24
17
buildings
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_ _ _ structures
_5""",-_ objects
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25
Number of contributing resources previously
listed in the National Register _~O:..-_ _
Name of related multiple property listing:
N/A
4 State/Federal Agency Certification
As the designated authority under the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended, I hereby certify that this
[]] nomination
request for determination of eligibility meets the documentation standards for registering properties In the
National Register of Historic Places and meets the procedural and professional requirements set forth In 36 CFR Part 80.
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op.flon~ thtLeroR.erty [Xl meets
does not meet the National Register criteria.
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State Historic Preservation Officer
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State or Federal agency and bureau
In my opinion, the property
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meets
0
does not meet the National Register criteria.
Signature of commenting or other official
0
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Date
State or Federal agency and bureau
5. National Park Service Certification
I, hereby, certify that this property Is:
o
entered in the National Register.
o See continuation sheet.
D determined eligible for the National
Register. 0 See continuation sheet.
D deterfT1 ined not eligible for the
National Register.
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removed from the National Register.
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Date of Action
�Granville Center Historic District, Granville, Massachusetts
!,;.... Function or Use
Historic Functions (enter categories from instructions)
Domestic/Single dwelling; Secondary Structure
Commerce/Professional; Defartment Store
Government/Town Hall; Pos Offlce
Religion/Church
Recreation/Monument/Marker
Current Functions (enter categories from instructions)
Domestic/Single dwelling; Multiple dwelling;
Secondary Structure
Commerce/Specialty Store
Government/Fire Station; Town Hall
Religion/Church
7. Description
Architectural Classification
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Materials (enter categories from instructions)
Early Republic/Federal
Mid-19th Century/Greek Revival; Gothic Revival
Late Victorian/Queen Anne
Late 19th Century Revivals/Colonial Revival
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walls wood Clapboard; Board and Batten
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Describe present and historic physical appearance.
Granville Center, lying between Granville Village and West Granville, is one
of three villages in the town of Granville, Massachusetts. Granville is
located in the southwestern portion of Massachusetts, bordered by Southwick,
Massachusetts to the east, Russell and Blandford, Massachusetts to the north,
Granby, Connecticut to the south, and Tolland, Massachusetts to the west. A
series of intervales, stretches of fertile farmland, and rugged hillsides
characterize this eastern Berkshire highland community. Expansive apple
orchards and four reservoirs lie in the hills above Granvi11e ' s three villages.
Granville Center stands at the approximate geographic center of the Town of
Granville, stretching along 1/2 mile of the main east to west corridor,
Massachusetts Route 57 (also known in Granville as Main Road). Often referred
to by natives as liThe Hi 11 ," the center is approached on both the west and
east by steep inclines on Route 57. Towering maple trees lining both sides of
Route 57, lend a sense of serenity and order to the Center's main artery.
Surrounding Granville Center is Granville Village at the bottom of the hill to
the east, the "Great Va11ey" and West Granville to the west, Bad Luck Mountain
and the Cobble Mountain Reservoir area to the north, and a series of pastoral
hills rolling towards Granby, Connecticut to the south. The sharp grades
leading to and from Granville Center provide a topographic distinction between
thi s cOlTl11unity and its nei ghbors to the east and west.
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Buildings in the Federal style prevail in Granville Center, including some of
the most ambitious examples of architecture in the town. There are also
modest examples of Greek Revival and Victorian residences. The buildings
exhibit common characteristics such as wood-frame construction, clapboard
siding, brick chimneys and stone foundations. All of the buildings sit close
together along Route 57. This clustered arrangement has provided little space
for intrusions in the Center. Of the four non-contributing residences, all
were built after 1950 and are at the extremities of the district. The
remaining non-contributing structures are outbuildings which have been altered
or are contemporary structures. Granville has not adopted a standard street
numbering system. Residences are identified by their fire number where
possible, otherwise they are identified by street name and cross-referenced on
the District Data Sheet by Assessors map and parcel number.
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6. Education/Library (continued)
Current Functions (continued)
Agriculture/Agricultural Outbuilding
Industry/Manufacturing facility
Landscape/Street Furniture/Object
Recreation/Monument/Marker
Landscape/Street Furniture/Object
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A. Federal Structures
The Federal style predominates .in Granville Center. Elements common to most
of the Federal structures include two-story elevations, wood-frame
construction, central brick chimneys and Classical ornamentation. In addition
to the side-gabled Federal farmhouses, some residences in the town center
incorporate colossal pilasters on their main elevations.
There are five ambitious Federal structures in the Center which feature a
side-gable orientation and five-bay facade with center entryway. Their main
entries are typically flanked by pilasters which support a full entablature or
molded fanlight. The L. Hubbard House (Inv #43), Israel Parsons House (Inv
#47), and Joel Roote House (Inv #48), on Maln Road, feature two-story, fluted
prTasters flanking the central facade bay . .Denti1s ornament the pedimented
gables, eaves and/or entry cornices of these dwellings, as described.
One of the three structures in Granville Center with colossal pilasters is the
L. Hubbard House, 157 Main Road, (Inv #43), ca. 1770. The pilasters define
facade bays and ornament the cornerboards. A rectangular, pedimented
Palladian window is centered above the entry which features half-length
sidelights. The door surrounds feature pilasters and entablature. Windows
throughout the house are 6/6 sash, with cornices on the first-story
fenestration. The pedimented gable contains a 4/4 pane fixed window. A
one-and-one-half story wing extends off the rear of the house.
The Israel Parsons "1800" House, 150 Main Road (Inv #47), is called the "1800
House" by town residents because of lts construcbon in that year. It is a
two-story, five-bay, side-gabled structure with clapboard siding. The
Adamesque center entry, with pilasters and sidelights, supports an elegant
elliptical fan. Heavy moldings curve along the fanlight and a keystone marks
the top of the entry. Colossal fluted pilasters with foliate capitals
separate facade bays and ornament 'corners of the main block. Two side wings
bal ance the facade. A shed roofed porch is tucked into the ilL formed by the
wing and the main block. A twentieth century garage is attached to the house
and a picket fence lines the property along Main Road.
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The Dr. Austln Scott House (Inv #45), 154 Main Road, ca. 1810, is another in
the group of the flve Federal style structures that domlnate the architecture
of Granville Center. This is a front-gabled, two-story, three-bay dwelling
with a one-story wing in the rear. The facade features a center doorway and
symmetrical fenestration. The double-leaf entry features a pilastered door
surround topped by a heavy cornice banded with denti1s. A Palladian window
with 12/12 panes and a keystone fanlight ornaments the facade. The west
elevation features a pedimented gable, a secondary entry with pilasters and
denti1ated cornice and an asymmetrical fenestration pattern. All windows are
6/6 wood sash with dentil-banded cornices. A twentieth century, Side-gabled
garage featuring fluted columns is adjacent to the house.
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The Jesse Spelman House, 122 Main Road, (lnv #58), built in 1812, is another
five-bay, side-gabled, center hall plan Federal residence, set very close to
Main Road. Fenestration consists of 12/12 double hung wood sash windows with
exterior shutters. The door surround features typical Federal detailing with
pilasters supporting a triangular pediment and a leaded fanlight. The side
gable is pedimented and contains a horizontal 8/8 pane fixed window. Sawtooth
clapboards, which define the second story, post-date construction. A
twentieth century garage has been added to the east of the house.
The Joel Root House, 151 Main Road, (lnv #48) ca. 1814, is a front gabled
two-story, f1ve-bay residence w1th symmetrical fenestration and interior end
chimneys. The scale of this residence is larger than the L. Hubbard House,
containing five-bays on both the facade and elevations. Colossal fluted
pilasters define the central bay on both the facade and elevations and
ornament the corner boards. Both the facade and elevations feature prominent,
centered entries flanked by 3/4 sidelights .. Each entry is augmented by fluted
pilasters which support an entablature with triglyphs. The gable end, with a
Palladian window, features a fanlight and a band of dentil trim in the
pediment. All the windows are 12/12 wood sash. To the southeast of the house
is a twentieth century garage.
The Dr. Timothy Mather Cooley House, Main Road, (lnv #57) is an 1815
side-gabled, center-hall plan house, w1th f1ve-bays and symmetrical
fenestration. The primary entry is embellished with fluted pilasters. The
gable end holds an elliptical fanlight and keystone. Two-story corner
pilasters and cornice modillions are additional Federal details. Tucked into
the "L" formed by the main and wing blocks is an asymmetrical, pedimented shed
roof porch with turned posts and balusters.
The remai ni ng Federal structures are the 1ess ornate archi tectural exampl es i'n
Granville Center. Used for commercial, religious and residential purposes,
these buildings display an array of Federal detail on a modest scale including
simple facade pilasters, corniced Mindows, pilastered door surrounds,
symmetrical fenestration on the front facade, 6/6 and 12/12 wood sash windows
and gable, rather than entry, fanlights. The following descriptions, arranged
chronologically by construction dates, provide architectural details of these
structures.
The James Cooley Law Office, 152 Main Road, (lnv #46) is the only remaining
saltbox bU11dlng 1n Granv111e Center. BU11t 1n 1800, the building was
constructed as a temporary residence until a more elaborate Federal style
house, the Dr. Austin Scott House, (lnv #45), slightly to the west, was
completed in 1810. The former off1ce features one-and-one-half stories, and a
sidehal1 plan with four symmetrically placed 12/12 wood sash windows.
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The First Church of Christ Congregational, Main Road, (Inv #50) is the only
religious structure in Granville . Center. Built in 1802, this two-story,
front-gabled meetinghouse features symmetrical fenestration with two 16/16
pane windows flanking the center paneled door. A simple surround supports the
modest entablature. The second story of the facade contains no windows,
however, the elevation displays synmetrical fenestration, with six 16/12
rectangular sash windows on the first story, and six 12/12 pane windows on the
second. Local tradition holds that in 1862 the pedimented portico, with four
square, fluted columns, was added to the front of the structure. A steeple,
once rising above the structure, was torn off in an 1840 gale. The church
originally stood close to the Main Road, but in 1862 was moved an entire
building's length back from the road. A twentieth century wooden signpost,
located close to the Main Road, marks the meetinghouse.
The General Store, 145 Main Road, (Inv #52), built in 1805, is the only extant
Federal commerclal structure ln Granvllle Center. Today lt serves as a
residence. This front-gabled, center-chimney building is two-stories, with a
side-gable, two-story wing. The primary entrance is centered between display
windows with twenty fixed panes each, and contains a matchboard door hung from
strap hinges with a latch opening. A shed roofed porch, supported by three
squared columns, fits into the "L" formed by the main and wing blocks. A
small, twentieth century storage shed with a gambrel roof is located to the
east of the store. A wooden signpost, close to the Main Road, marks the store.
To the north of the General Store, sited on a former main road, is the Sabbath
Day House, 147 Main Road, (Inv #51 ), a residence for 50 years, until it became
a temporary headquarters for the Granville Center Library. Later it was
utilized by the Congregational Church, and is now once again, a residence.
This 1805 clapboard structure is a five-bay, center hall plan building with
symmetrical fenestration, 6/6 wood sash windows and simple architrave trim.
The portico features Queen Anne turned posts and decorative brackets,
suggesting it was a later addition. A side-gabled barn, constructed in the
nineteenth century, is behind the 'house.
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Another in the group of side-gabled, Federal residences is the L. Butler
House, Main Road, (Inv #60). Built in 1830, it features three bays, two
center chimneys, and a two-story wing extending east from the main block. The
facade features a center entrance and symmetrical fenestration. The primary
entrance, with pilasters, 3/4 sidelights and a dentilated entablature is
similar to several houses on the eastern end of the village center. All
windows are 6/6 wood sash with simple surrounds. A three sectioned nineteenth
century barn is located to the east of the house. A variety of siding, in
addition to the chimney, sheds and windows, have altered the barn's original
appearance.
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The Lucius Gibbons House, Main Road, (Inv #55), ca. 1840, is a modest
front-gabled, Federal structure with a two-story, four-bay plan and
asymmetrical fenestration. The primary gable is pedimented and contains a
segmented fanlight. The sidehall entry features a narrow door, surrounded by
pilasters supporting a cornice and segmented fanlight. A secondary entry,
featuring a pedimented hood supported by brackets, is located on the west
elevation. Two barns, for hay and storage, built in the twentieth century,
are to the rear of the property.
B. Greek Revival
Granville Village residents, to the east of Granville Center, erected numerous
modest Greek Revi val homes in the mi d-ni neteenth century to house the
population of industrial laborers. Granville Center, in contrast, engendered
very few extant workers' houses. Each of GranvJlle Center's Greek Revival
structures is a front-gabled, side-hall plan-design with a two-story,
three-bay main block. Each features distinct ornamentation in the
front-gable, including angled clapboards and fanlights. A segmented fanlight
in the front-gable and entry with sidelights are typical of architectural
details found in this group of houses. The houses are described as follows:
The F. Brown House, Main Road, (Inv #59) was constructed in 1840.
pedimented portico with four square columns and Classical Revival
suggest that the portico is a twentieth century addition. Wooden
flank the primary entry. The side elevation contains a secondary
sheltered by a shed roof porch supported by squared columns.
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The J. Harger House, 160 Main Road, (Inv #41) ca. 1850, is a two-story,
front-gabled, side-hal I plan Greek Rev1val dwel 11ng with a three-bay facade
and triangular gable window. The primary entry features a paneled door. The'
one-story wing block contains a centered facade door and flanking six-pane
wi ndows. A shed roofed enclosed entryway is tucked into the ilL formed by the
main and wing blocks. Synthetic siding may obscure existing architectural
details. An elaborate grouping of five outbuildings which are all connected
include an enclosed shed with a hinged pedestrian door; a gable-front barn
with a large sliding door; a front-gabled barn with a large sliding door, a
twelve-pane wi.ndow, a hayloft door and a circular gable window; a side-gable
barn which features a sliding door with two multi-pane windows, a hayloft door
on the second floor and a hinged pedestrian door on the first, and another
shed.
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Completing this group is the Bancroft House, 143 Main Road, (Inv #54),
ca. 1850, which is typical in scale and slt1ng of the three other
front-gabled, Greek Revival sidehall structures in Granville Center. The
pedimented gable contains unusual clapboarding, laid on the diagonal. The
main entry features pilasters and a cornice. A front-gabled barn with a
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steeply pitched roof is adjacent to the house.
C. Victorian Styles
Mid-way through the nineteenth- century, the focus of commerce and industry in
the town of Granville shifted eastward to Granville Village. As a result,
little construction of new dwellings in the Center occurred in the latter half
of the nineteenth century. The few structures that remain from this time are
the Gothic Revival Stowe House (Inv #44) ca. 1860, and the Queen Anne
Christopher Sauers Rouse (Inv #49) ca. 1880. They share common
characteristics of gable-front-and-wing-design, with two-story main blocks and
principal entry through a shed roofed porch tucked into the main and wing
block "L".
The Stowe House, 153 Main Road, (Inv #44) is the only Gothic Revival structure
in the town of Granvl1 Ie. BUlit ln 1860, it is a front-gabled structure with
a pointed-arch dormer and board and batten siding. A shed roofed porch with
three fluted supports cover the recessed doorway flanked by sidelights. All
fenestration is consistent with the side-gable window which is ornamented by
foliate leading. A garage and shed, built in the nineteenth century, also
have board and batten siding. The barn features two shuttered windows on the
main elevation and ornamental boarding just above, to contrast with the siding.
The only Queen Anne dwelling in Granville Center is the Christopher Sauers
House, Main Road, (Inv #49) built in 1880. The two-bay, front-gabled,
two-story house features a polygonal facade bay. In the "L" formed by the
main and wing blocks is a shed roofed porch, which is supported by two turned
posts and curvilinear brackets. The entry is situated on the diagonal between
the main and wing blocks. A cellar entryway, with a gable roof hood, is on
the east elevation. Synthetic siding may obscure original details. A gas
tank rests in a stone wall adjacent to the east side of the house. A large,
front-gabled barn, ca. 1880, located to the east of the house, features
two-pane gable windows, a side wiAg, three large sliding doors, two pedestrian
doors and a hayloft.
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D. Vernacular Buildings
While most buildings in Granville Center exhibit some degree of ornamentation,
two of its residences display little or no architectural detail. These
structures, the C.F. Bates House (Inv #53), and the R.S. Brown House (Inv #56)
have served several functlons over tlme, and therefore share a common
utilitarian quality.
Built by an attorney, the C.F. Gates House, Main Road, (Inv #53), was used, in
the early twentieth century, as a parsonage for the Congregatlonal Church, and
is now a private residence. Constructed in 1850, following the traditional
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Federal farmhouse form, this side-gabled, two-story dwelling features an
unusual four-bay fenestration pattern. This set of facade proportions is
repeated on another house in West Granville, suggesting the presence of a
local builder. The sidehall entry, transom lights and entry fanlight are
typical of the period. Fenestration is symmetrical and the windows are 6/6
wood sash. A gambrel-roofed barn is located to the rear of the house. The
barn facade features two large entryways and a mUlti-pane window.
The R.S. Brown House, Main Road, (Inv #56) was built by a local money lender
in 1850 and believed to have been used as a rental property for many years.
It is a side-gabled, two-story building with asymmetrical fenestration
featuring 9/9 wood sash windows. The facade contains two entries. One is
flanked by windows and the other features a modest surround.
E. Early Modern Styles
Granville Center's only contributing twentieth century structure is the Town
Hall. Prior to its construction in 1927, town business, other than town
meetings, was usually conducted in the homes of the town officers, in the
James Cooley Law Office (Inv #46), or in an academy building (demolished).
When the academy building was declared unsafe, the town voted to erect the
present town hall. It stands as the only example of Colonial Revival
architecture in Granville Center.
The Granville Town Hall (Inv #42) is a clapboard-sided, 1927 Colonial Revival
structure. It 1S one-story, w1th flanking wings. The main block is three
bays wide with a pedimented portico extending across the facade. The
dentilated pediment, supported by six Ionic columns, features a fanlight.
Engaged pilasters and eight-pane sidelights flank the paneled double doors.
The twin side-gabled pavilions have engaged pilasters and free-standing Ionit
columns. Window and door surrounds throughout the building are framed by
pilasters and cornices.
Monuments and Memorials
The people of Granville, over the 250 year history of the town, have paid
notable respect to their dead and to those who have served their country by
erecting public memorials. Granville Center features a monument commemorating
the town's veterans of the First and Second World Wars. The War I~emorial,
(Inv #905), was erected in 1925 to commemorate the service of Granv11 leis
c1t1zens 1n the First World War. This is a rectangular marble structure,
mounted on an unembellished marble plinth. The piece stands four feet high,
and displays two bronze plaques on its north face. The left plaque contains a
cast eagle holding an olive branch wreath which circles a globe. It lists the
"Honor Roll" of 31 individuals who served the country in 1917 and 1918. The
right plaque was added after the Second World War. It spells out the names of
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77 Granville men who served the country from 1941-1945. A single steel
fl agpol e, support; ng the Ameri ca n flag, towers over the monument.
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Archaeological Description
While no prehistoric sites are currently recorded in the district, or in the
general area (within one mile)r it is possible that sites are present. The
physical characteristics of the district, well-drained soils on moderately
sloping terrain in close proximity to streams which flow to Trumble Brook and
eventually the Farmington River, indicate favorable locational criteria for
native subsistence and settlement activities. In general, however, since most
of the district lies over 300 meters from major wetlands, a moderate
sensitivity exists for prehistoric resources.
There is a high potential for significant historic archaeological remains
within the district. Documentary research, controlled testing and excavation
can determine whether or not structural survivals remain from Granville's
mid-eighteenth century settlement period. Archaeological survivals of
eighteenth and nineteenth century residences may exist as well as the town's
ca. 1747 First Meetinghouse, reported by local tradition, near the western end
of the historic district near Blandford Road; the 1824-1825 Parsons Inn at the
site of the Sauer House on Main Road and the original foundation of the 1802
First Church of Christ Congregational, moved in 1862. Structural remains of
outbuildings (barns, sheds) may also survive. Archaeological remains of
occupational related features (trash pits, privies, wells) likely survive
related to most eighteenth and nineteenth century residences and religious
structures in the district. Occupational related features may be of
particular importance at the Noble House site on Main Road where Silas Noble
began drum manufacturing in 1854. Artifact remains relating to this
manufacture may be present providing technological information on early drum
development.
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�Granville Center Historic District, Granville, Massachusetts
8. Statement of SignHic8nce
Certifying o~icial has considered the significance of this property in relation to other properties:
o nationally
Applicable National Register Criteria
00 A 0
Criteria Considerations (Exceptions)
rn
A
B
[] B
0
[Xl locally
statewide
rn
COD
0
COD
0
E
DF DG
Areas of Significance (enter categories from instructions)
Period of Significance
Architecture
Community Planning and Development
Government and Politics
1784-1940
Cultural Affiliation
Significant Person
N/A
Architect/Builder
Significant Dates
N/A
N/A
N/A
State significance of property, and justify criteria, criteria considerations, and areas and periods of significance noted above.
Granville Center is one of the original eighteenth century settlement areas in
the town of Granville, Massachusetts. It meets National Register Criterion A
through 250 years as the center of government and the site of the first
meetinghouse in the town of Granville. It fulfills Criterion C by possessing
a significant number of Federal and Greek Revival structures which feature
fine craftsmanship, similarity of scale and a high degree of architectural
integrity. It also meets National Register Exceptions A and B.
Granville Center lies at the site of the early crossroads of Luck Mountain
Road and Trumble Place, which ran north and south, and Main Road, which ran
east and west, on the crest of the hill at Granville Center. The first
settlers who came to Granville, known then as Bedford, in 1738 from Durham and
New Haven, Connecticut, and Springfield and Hingham, Massachusetts chose the
Center as the site of their first church. Town government has been based in
Granville Center from the time of its incorporation to the present. Local
tradition holds that Granville Center was the site of the first meetinghouse
in the town (ca. 1747) located at the western end of the historic district
near Blandford Road. As Colonial doctrine commanded, this was a
Congregational form of worship. A large granite ledge known as the "Great
Rock" is all that remains at this site. All buildings dating from the initial
settlement period ca. 1730-1740 are no longer extant.
A grist and sawmill complex belonging to a Mr. Hubbard on Hubbard 1s River,
existed prior to ca. 1759 and the earliest extant residence in the Center, the
L. Hubbard House, may be related to that early mill.
The town economy was primarily based on agriculture and the proximity to
Springfield and Westfield may have provided a ready market for crops and hay
produced in Granville1s valleys and uplands. By the time Granville was
incorporated in 1775, the settlers had cleared the hillsides and set up at
least two grist and sawmills and a fulling mill. At the end of the eighteenth
century, Granville residents were raising cattle, producing corn and wheat and
Granville was recorded as having excellent pasturage and ~ing.
lX..J See continuation sheet
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National Par*< Service
National Register of Historic Places
Continuation Sheet
Section numoer _...;8~_
Page_......._
Granville Center Historic District,
Granville, Massachusetts
In 1784, the citizens of Granville moved to divide the town into three
parishes. Granville Center falls into what was the easternmost of these three
parishes, the East Parish. One formidable man dominated the East Parish for
many years, Dr. Timothy Mather 'Coo1 ey. Dr. Cool ey was the son of Captai n
William Cooley and Sarah Mather, both Granville natives. Educated at Yale, he
returned to Granville in 1796, married, and settled into a sixty-three year
career as preacher for the First Church of Christ Congregational. A
formidable presence, he was loved by some of his parishioners, and feared by
dissenters who felt his persecution. David Rose was excommunicated by Dr.
Cooley for his relaxed beliefs and in 1790 Rose moved to form the Baptist
church in Granville Village. For fifty-seven of his sixty-three years as
Reverend for the East Parish, Dr. Cooley held services in the First Church of
Christ Congregational, erected in 1802. In 1890, a memorial window dedicated
to Dr. Cooley was placed above the pulpit on the meetinghouse's south wall.
The early part of the nineteenth century marked Granville Center's social,
religious and commercial development. At the time of Granville's peak
population of 1,649, in 1830, the Center was a thriving commercial center
supplying local needs. A lawyer, a doctor, a store and a church were located
in the Center.
Many of these commercial establishments are currently used as residences.
James Cooley, a Granville attorney, built his law office as a temporary
residence until his home was completed ca. 1810. It remained the site for his
law practice after the family moved into the adjacent house. Israel Parsons
held an inkeeper's license in 1824 and 1825, and his inn stood on the site of
the Christopher Sauers House. The innis original north wall is said to have
been incorporated in the Sauers' house. With Joel Root, Israel Parsons built
and ran the General Store which provided dry goods for the Center. It later'
became the site for the post office and store. In the early twentieth century
it was a general store and the most recent commercial use was as an antique
shop. Presently, it contains two ~partments. In the later half of the
nineteenth century, the J. Harger House was used as a cigar shop.
Three major ,events contributed to the eventual mid-nineteenth century decline
of Granville Center as the religious and commercial center of the town.
Precedent was set by the breaking away of a group of individuals from the
First Church of Christ Congregational at the end of the eighteenth century.
In 1798 the Baptist congregation was formed in Granville Village to the east
of Granville Center.
The Universalists established themselves later, in 1854, in Granville
Village. This diversity of religious groups weakened the power and presence
of the First Church of Christ Congregational, and thereby diminished the
dominance of Granville Center as the religious hub of Granville.
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Granville Center Historic District,
Granville, Massachusetts
The second major event was the relocation of the Noble and Cooley Drum Factory
in 1857, from its original site in the home of Silas Noble in Granville
Center, to Granville Village. Silas Noble, a farmer, had begun this business
in 1854, with the financial baeking of Granville Center attorney James P.
Cooley. He had located the shop in his Granville Center house. Within three
years, demand for his product was so great that he moved his shop to new
headquarters in Granville Village. A shift in population density took place
with the development of the drum industry, and construction of new homes
occurred in the Village rather than in Granville Center. And thirdly, a large
contingent of Granville residents left the area for lands in the Ohio Valley
ca. 1830, further depleting the population of the Center.
Granville Center has, throughout most of Granvi1le 1s history, served as the
seat of politics and government for the town. Although town business was
officially conducted in the meetinghouse in -the Center, the first town office
was established in 1865 in James Coo1ey 1s law office. Between 1870 and 1927,
town offices were in the academy building, (demolished) which housed a Select
School for Young Ladies prior to the Civil War and, for a short time, in the
Universalist meeting house in Granville Village. Finally, in 1927, the town
voted to erect the current structure, at Granville Center. Granville Center
retains its prominence as Granville1s seat of government, despite the
nineteenth century decline as the town1s religious and commercial center. The
construction of the new and permanent town hall in 1927 in Granville Center is
a reflection of this.
The Town Meeting system of government has existed in Granville since its
incorporation in 1775. Citizen-based committees have been formed throughout
the years to oversee town building projects, establish policy about public
vaccination for communicable diseases, undertake negotiations for a rail
system (which never reached Granville) and handle its population of
indigents. This public spirit continues to prevail today as the town proposes
capital improvements to its public school in the Village, and continues to
preserve its architectural and soclal history.
Today, Granville Center retains its early nineteenth century character. The
Center1s historic resources include an unusually dense concentration of
Federal and mid-nineteenth century buildings of consistent scale,
craftsmanship and siting. Few twentieth century homes have been constructed
to intrude upon the historic continuity of the village. The Sauers I House
continues the association with agriculture in Granville Center. A large,
commercial apple orchard in the center is affiliated with this property. The
church and town hall continue to be actively used. There is a great need to
protect this community1s rich political, religious and social past, and to
preserve its truly unique physical landscape.
Boundaries were influenced by topography as well as population density and
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Continuation Sheet
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Granville Center Historic District,
Granville, Massachusetts
historical context. To the east of the district, is a steep downhill descent
to rolling hills and Granville Village, in the valley. To the west of the
district, density of building and integrity of structures diminish.
(conti nued)
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Granville Center Historic District,
Granville, Massachusetts
Archaeological Significance
Since patterns of prehistoric occupation in Granville Center are poorly
understood, any surviving sites-would be significant. Sites in this area can
be important by providing data on upland interior sites in general and how
they were influenced by large regional settlement/subsistence trends.
Specifically, sites in this area may contribute data which indicate
similarities with sites to the west in New York, to the south in Connecticut,
along the Farmington River drainage, or to the east in the Connecticut River
Vall ey.
Historic archaeological remains described above have the potential for
providing information on the social, cultural and economic patterns that
characterized a rural village which grew from agricultural beginnings in the
eighteenth century to a thriving commercial Genter by 1830 then decline after
the loss of its major factory and population.
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�Granville Center Historic District, Granville, Massachusetts
9. Major Bibliographical References
[ ] S.. continuation .hllt
Previoul documentation on fUe (NPS):
preUmlnary determination of Individual Ultlng (36 CFR e7)
hal been requelted
prevloully Ulted In the National Regllter
previously determined eUglble by the National Regilter
designated a National Historic Landmark
recorded by Historic American BuUdingl
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Primary location of additional data:
[ ] State historic pre"Natlon office
Other State agency
Federal agency
Local government
University
Other
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recorded by Historic American Engineering
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10. Geographical Data
Acreage of property
approximately 30 acres
UTM References
A
I 617, 51 2, 8, 01
Zone
Easting
LhlJ
C
LhlJ
14, 615,912,6,01
B ~
Zone
Northing
I 61 7, 512, 8, 01 14,615 , 911 2 0 1
1
1
D
161 7, 515, 5: 01 I 4, 61 5, 913, 4, 01
Easting
LLJ I I , I
Northing
I
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[ ] See continuation sheet
Verbal Boundary Description .
IX] See
continuation sheet
IX] See
continuation sheet
Boundary Justification
11. Form Prepared By
nameltltle Linda Faye with Betsy Friedberq,
organization
Massachusetts Hi stori ca 1 Commi
street & number 80 Boyl ston Street
city or town
Boston
* u.s.GPO: 1988·0·223· 918
National Register Driector
ssi on
date Fall 1989
telephone (617) 727-8470
state Massachusetts
zip code
02116
�Untted Stat_ Department of tne .nterior
National Park Service
National Register of Historic Piaces
Continuation Sheet
Section number Photos
Page _"--_
Granville Center Historic District,
Granville, Massachusetts
GRANVILLE CENTER SUPPLEMENTARY PHOTOGRAPHS
GRANVILLE CENTER NATIONAL REGISTER DISTRIC1"
GRANVILLE, MASSACHUSETTS
on file at the Pioneer Valley Planning Commission
26 Central Street
West Springfield, Massachusetts
290-8
looking east along Main Road from Granville Center around the curve
leading to Granville Village to the east.
290-12
on the south side of Main Road, looking west; including the Stowe
House, Inv #44 in the foreground, the L. Hubbard House, Inv #43 to
the west of #44 and Town hall, Inv #42.
290-13
looking west, along the north side of Main Road, view of Bad Luck
Mountain to the north.
photos taken winter 1989 to supplement Granville Photographs on file at
Massachusetts Historical Commission
on file at Massachusetts Historical Commission:
1-
Looking to the east along Route 57, Main Road, from the front yard 9f
the 100s House, Inv #47.
2-
Looking to the east along Route 57, Main Road, from the front yard of
the J. Harger House, Inv'#41.
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United
sun_ DeDlirtment of the interior
National ParK Service
National Register of Historic Places
Continuation Sheet
Granville
Center Historic District,
Granville, Massachusetts
Section number
9
Page _ __
9. Major Bibliographical Reference
Bears, F.W. Atlas of Hampden County, MA., New York. 1870
Duris, helena et al, "200th Anniversary Celebration Pamphlet."
Granville, MA. 1954.
Everts, Louis H., History of the Connecticut Valley in Massachusetts.
Phila. 1879. ppl082-87.
"Granville Historic Resource Survey". Pioneer Valley Planning Commission.
1987.
Personal Interviews:
Mrs. Leona Glifford, Southwick, MA. June, 1989.
Mrs. Wilhelmina Tryon. Granville, MA. June, 1989.
Richards. Atlas Survey, Hampden County, MA. Springfield. 1894.
Tryon, Wilhelmina. "The Drum Factory", Southwoods. July, 1987.
pp. 16-18, 34-36.
Walling, Henry F., Map of Hampden County, MA., Boston, H.A. Haley. 1855.
Wilson, Albion B. History of Granville, MA., Hartford. Connecticut Printers.
1954.
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UnlteG Sat_ Department at the lnterior
~atlonal ParK &ervloe
National Register of Historic Places
Continuation Sheet
Section number
10
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Granville Center Historic District,
Granville, Massachusetts
10. Verbal Boundary Description
The boundaries were set by following the back parcel lines where appropriate,
using Assessor's maps #24 and Z, as indicated on the district data sheets.
Where the back parcel lines were not appropriate, either a geographical
feature such as a stream or ridge was used as a determinate or the boundary
was set at 300 feet from the middle of Main Road.
Boundary Justification
The boundary was determined to include buildings which relate historically to
the civic, religious and commercial development of the Center and which
demonstrate a consistency in scale, set-back and quality of craftsmanship.
Outside the district, to the west, is 20th century infill. To the east,
buildings are associated with Granville Village and are of a different scale
and period. The Center retains large, 19th century dwellings, a church,
store, and the town hall. It is further defined as a linear district along a
ridge, with steep valleys to the east and west.
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National ParK &ervlce
~nterior
National Register of Historic Places
Continuation Sheet
Section number
10
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UTM Coordinates
Southwick Quadrangle
A.
18
676180
4659290
B.
18
676180
4659060
Granville Center Historic District,
Granville, Massachusetts
�MAP/
PARCEL #
MHC #
HISTORIC NAME
DISTRICT DATA SHEET
Town of Granville, Massachusetts, Granville Center
DATE OF
STATUS
CONSTRUCTION
STREET ADDRESS
STYLE
RESOUR(
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------_.
24-9
24-9
J. Harger House
160 Main Road
ca. 1850
C
Greek Revival
B
Segmented Barn
41
160 Mai n Road
ca. 1850
C
N/A
B
26-41
42
Granvill e Town Hall
Main Road
1927
C
Col oni al Revival
B
26-41
905
War Memorial
Main Road
1925
C
N/A
0
26-42
43
L. Hubbard House
157 Main Road
ca. 1770
C
Federa 1
B
26-43
44
Stowe House
153 Main Road
1860
C
Gothic Revival
B
Barn/Shed
153 Main Road
ca. 1860
NC
Gothic Revial
B
Dr. Austin Scott
House
154 Main Road
ca. 1810
C
Federal
B
Garage
154 Main Road
20th C.
NC
Contemporary
B
James Cool ey Law
Office
152 Main Road
1800
C
Sa 1t Box
B
Garage
152 Main Road
20th C.
NC
Contemporary
B
Israel Parsons House
150 Main Road
1800
C
Federal with 20th
C. Alterations
B
Wooden Picket Fence
150 Main Road
20th C.
NC
N/A
0
Joel Root House
151 Main Road
1814
C
Federal
B
Garage
151 Main Road
20th C.
NC
Contemporary
B
1880
C
Queen Anne
B
26-43
26-1
45
26-1
26-2
46
26-2
24-8
47
24-8
26-24
48
26-24
26-3
49
Christopher Sauers
House
r~ain
Road
�DISTRICT DATA SHEET
Town of Granville, Massachusetts, Granville Center
DATE OF
MAP/
STATUS STYLE
RESOUR(
CONSTRUCTION
STREET ADDRESS
PARCEL # MHC # HISTORIC NAME
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------20th C.
NC
N/A
0
Gas Tank
Main Road
26-3
26-23
ca. 1880
NC
N/A
B
Main Road
1802
C
Federal with 1862
Alterations
B
Main Road
20th C.
NC
N/A
0
Barn
50
26-23
r~ai
First Church of Christ
Congregational
Wooden Painted Signpost
26-3
n Road
Sabbath Day House
147 Main Road
1805
C
Vernacular Federal
B
Barn
146 Main Road
ca. 1805
C
N/A
B
General Store
145 Main Road
1805
C
Federal Commercial
B
26-15
Wooden Painted
Signpost
145 Main Road
20th C.
NC
N/A
B
26-15
Shed
145
20th C.
NC
N/A
B
1850
C
Vernacular Federal
B
20th C.
NC
N/A
B
1850
C
Greek Revival
B
26-22
51
26-22
26-15
26-4
52
n Road
54
C. F. Bates House
Main Road
Barn
53
26-4
26-14
t~ai
I~ai
Bancroft House
n Road
143 Main Road
26-14
Propane Gas Tank
Main Road
20th C.
NC
N/A
0
26-14
Barn
Main Road
20th C.
NC
N/A
B
Lucius Gibbons House
Main Road
ca. 1840
C
Federa 1
B
26-13
Barn
~~ai
n Road
20th C.
NC
N/A
B
26-12
House
Main Road
20th C.
NC
N/A
B
R. S. Brown House
Main Road
1850
C
Vernacular
B
26-13
26-6
55
56
�DISTRICT DATA SHEET
Town of Granville, Massachusetts, Granville Center
DATE OF
MAP/
STREET ADDRESS
CONSTRUCTION
STATUS STYLE
RESOURC
PARCEL # MHC # HISTORIC NAME
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Dr. Timothy Mather
Main Road
1815
Federal
B
57
C
24-7
Cool ey House
24-7
Barn/Pottery
Main Road
ca. 1900
NC
N/A (major alterations)
B
24-7
Barn
Main Road
ca. 1900
C
N/A
B
26-7
House
Main Road
20th C.
NC
N/A
B
Jesse Spe1mann House
122 Main Road
1812
C
Federal
B
24-5
Garage
122 Main Road
20th C.
NC
Contemporary
B
24-5
Wooden Split-Rail
Fence
122 Main Road
20th C.
NC
N/A
0
24-5
58
F. Brown House
Main Road
1840
C
Greek Revival
B
24-4
House
Main Road
20th C.
NC
N/A
B
26-10
House
125 Main Road
20th C.
NC
Contemporary Federal
B
26-10
Storage
125 Main Road
ca. 1910
C
Main Road
ca. 1830
C
Federal
B
ca. 1830
NC
N/A
B
24-4
26-9
59
60
L.
Butler House
26-9
Barn
Main Road
26-11
Vacant
Main Road
24-6
Vacant
Main Road
B
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Granville
Present Use
Residential/Civic
Photos {3"x3" or l"x5" black
& white} - Indicate on back
of each photo street addresses
for buildings sh-own.
left side of form.
General ' Date or Period
General Conditi-0n
Acreage
Sketch Map .. Draw a general map of the
airea indicating. properties within it •. ,
Nwuber each property for which ind i vi dua 1
f rwentory forms have b.een completed ..
Label streets including route numbers, if
any. Indicate north. (Attach a -separate
sneet if space here is not su f ff dent).
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Organization
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Date
August 1987
�NATIONAL REGISTER CRITERIA STATEMENT (if applicable)
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~CHI TECTllRAL SIGNIFICA»c[
Describe im:pt>rtant architectural' featuresande-va1 uate i n terms of ,
ot.her areas withi n the coilmtmity.
The Granville Center area is defined by a cluster of early 19th century residences
and a Church many of which are the best examples of the Federal style in Granville
(#43, #45, #47, #48, #50, #58).
By 1850, conservative building plans had given way
to the Greek Revival style (#41, #54, #55, #59).
The Stowe House (#44), located here
is the only example of a Gothic Cottage in Granville.
Later infill consists of the
Christopher Sauer House (#49) and two bungalows #38 and #40.
The area retained its
identity as the primary town center with the construction of .the _. new town hall
1927 (#42).
HISTORJ CAt SIGNIFICANCE : Explain historica.l importance of area and how the area relates to the .
de:velopment of other areas of t he ,comnunity ..
The primary village developed at an intersection of major north-south and east-west
routes and was known as the East Parish.
With the construction of the First Church
of Christ Congregational in 1802 (#50), the area began to grow.
By mid-centu~y, the
village supported many commercial activities including a store, cooper's ··shop., hotel,
cigar shop, and the first drum shop.
Town Hall and
village at
a private academy.
The village was also the site of the first
When commercial activity shifted to Granville
the beginning of the 20th century, the areas importance was retained
when the new Town Hall (#42) was constructed.
BIBLIOGRAPHY and/or REFERENCES
Wilson - History of Granville
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FORM A - AREA AND SITE SURVEY
MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION
Office of the Secretary, State House, Boston
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Draw a general map of the area involved. Please indicate iii red any known historic sites
on which individual reports are contemplated on Form B. In~icate street boundaries of
area and any route numbers.
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Countryside and Scenes
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Views of the Granville countryside.
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Granville Public Library Historical Room
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Granville Center Historic District
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Granville Center Historic District
Historic District
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