North Becket Village Historic District - Becket, MA
N 42° 19.857 W 073° 05.076
18T E 657807 N 4688298
The North Becket Village Historic District is located on Main, High, and Pleasant Streets in Becket, Massachusetts. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.
Waymark Code: WMA2VM
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 11/07/2010
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The posted coordinates are for the Becket Arts Center, a former schoolhouse, which is a contributing building in the historic district.
"The Village is noted for its Greek Revival architecture, examples of which include the Becket Arts Center, offering exhibitions and classes during the summer months, and the Becket Athenaeum, a former church, housing the town’s library and museum."
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According to the National Register listing, the historic district includes structures of the following types:
Architectural Style: Bungalow/Craftsman, Greek Revival, Colonial Revival
Period of Significance: 1825-1849, 1850-1874, 1875-1899, 1900-1924, 1925-1949
Historic Function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Religion
Historic Sub-function: Library, Manufacturing Facility, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Current Function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Religion
Current Sub-function: Library, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Due to the lack of information about this Historic District on the internet, I have made some logical assumptions that the Becket Arts Center, Becket Athenaeum, and Becket Federated Church are contributing buildings to this historic district based on their location within the very small boundaries of the historic district and the above information on the NRHP link for the historic district that indicates: (1) Library, Education, and Religious Structure were historic/current functions or sub-functions, (2) Greek Revival was an architectural style, and (3) these structures were constructed within the Period of Significance. Photos of these three structures are included within the photo gallery.