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 Conway Center Historic District - Conway MA Posted by:  nomadwillie
N 42° 30.519 W 072° 41.835
18T E 689187 N 4708823
Conway Center boom was in the 1840's to 1850's with roots in the cotton mill industry, the town looks pretty much like it did from it's birth
Waymark Code: WMKQWH
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 05/19/2014
Views: 3
The Conway Center Historic District, including an outstanding concentration of buildings from the twodecades preceding the Civil War and reflecting town development from 1830 to 1930, is an enduring center of town life, containing residential, institutional, civic, and commercial buildings. Under Criterion A it reflects town development from a period of antebellum industrial prosperity until after the automobile’s arrival in the early twentieth century.
Street address:
5-38 Academy Hill Rd., 1-59 Elm St., and 8-98 Main St. , Conway
Conway , MA
County / Borough / Parish: Franklin
Year listed: 1999
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering
Periods of significance: 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Historic function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Government, Social
Current function: Agriculture/Subsistence, Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Government, Recreation And Culture
Privately owned?: yes
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Season start / Season finish: Not listed
Hours of operation: Not listed
Secondary Website 1: Not listed
Secondary Website 2: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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