Park Square Historic District (Pittsfield, Massachusetts)

Park Square Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
First Church of Christ
Location	Pittsfield, Massachusetts
Coordinates	42°26′54″N 73°15′12″W / 42.44833°N 73.25333°WCoordinates: 42°26′54″N 73°15′12″W / 42.44833°N 73.25333°W
Built	1810
Architect	Peabody & Stearns; Et al.
Architectural style	Gothic Revival, Federal
NRHP Reference #	75001911 [1]
Added to NRHP	July 24, 1975

The Park Square Historic District is a historic district in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. The district is centered on the historic heart of Pittsfield encompassing a number city blocks adjacent to Park Square, which is at the junction of North, South, East, and West Streets.

When first listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975, the district encompassed the park and eight buildings that faced it, including the Old Town Hall, the county courthouse, the Berkshire Athaneum, and the First Church of Christ.^[2] In December 1991, the boundaries were expanded to the area roughly bounded by East Housatonic, South, North and Fenn Streets, and Wendell Avenue, adding 39 buildings to the district. Notable buildings included in this extension include the present City Hall (a repurposed post office building), the Berkshire Life Insurance Company Building, the Allen Hotel, the Berkshire Museum of Art and Natural History, and the Masonic temple.^[3]

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Berkshire County, Massachusetts

References

1. Staff (2008-04-15). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
2. "NRHP nomination for Park Square Historic District". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2013-11-27.
3. "NRHP nomination for boundary expansion of Park Square Historic District". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2013-11-27.