The Berkley Common Historic District is a historic district encompassing the historic heart of Berkley, Massachusetts. The town's village center is located near its geographic center, roughly midway between Massachusetts Route 24 and the Taunton River. Its central focus is the triangular town common, bounded by Main, Locust, and Porter Streets. The common is flanked by a number municipal and civic buildings, and has been the town's focus of civic life for more about 275 years.[2]
Berkley Common Historic District | |
_marker_and_library.jpg) Granite marker for Berkley Common. Berkley public library in background. | |
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| Location | N. Main, S. Main, Porter & Locust Sts., Berkley, Massachusetts |
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| Coordinates | 41°50′46″N 71°4′55″W / 41.84611°N 71.08194°W |
| NRHP reference No. | 15000980[1] |
| Added to NRHP | January 19, 2016 |
The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2016.[1]
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Sign for the Berkley Common Historic District -
Another sign, this one in front of the Middle School and cemetery -
Old Town Hall -
New Town Hall -
Berkley Common, church in the background -
The library -
Berkley Congregational Church
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See also
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References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ "MACRIS inventory record for Berkley Village-Berkley Common Area". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved February 4, 2016.