POMEROY TERRACE AREA NATIONAL REGISTER HISTORIC DISTRICT

WHAT IS THE NATIONAL REGISTER?

Official list of the American cultural resources worthy of preservation. Includes districts, sites, buildings, structures, objects National Park Service National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 Miss Florence Diner, National
Register listed in 1999

WHAT DOES LISTING MEAN?

Recognition of importance to the history of a community, state, and nation Create some tax incentives for rehabilitation of income-producing properties Possible grants for planning and rehab Provides limited protection from adverse effects from state or federal projects Also listed on state register

WHAT DOES LISTING NOT MEAN?

Does not create regulatory structure of a local historic district Does not establish design guidelines or require approval of architectural changes

NATIONAL REGISTER CRITERIA:

association with events that have made a significant contribution to the broad patterns of our history; association with the lives of persons significant in our past; embodiment of distinctive characteristics of a type, period, or method of construction, or that represent a significant and distinguishable entity whose components may lack individual distinction; or

likelihood of yielding information significant in history or prehistory.

Submittal of documentation to Mass Historic Commission Reviewed for eligibility and completeness, State Review Board votes to nominate the property All National Register properties also listed on state register Review and approval by National Park Service

NOMINATION PROCESS

HISTORY OF POMEROY TERRACE AREA

Bridge, Market and Hawley Streets some of earliest laid out streets in Northampton Bounded on the east by the Meadows Range of architectural styles Home to many leading industrialists and prominent citizens

Pomeroy Terrace in 1895

Bridge Street Cemetery

1663 20 acres +/- still in use Non-denominational Many prominent Northampton citizens, such as L. Clark Seelye and Timothy Dwight Ornate gravestones

Stones reflect changes in society, from the puritan simplicity of the 17th century, to the religious symbolism of the 18th century, to the neoclassical elements of the 19th century

POMEROY TERRACE DISTRICT HISTORY

First proposed in 1970s Initially part of larger Damon/Pratt district, Historic Northampton now listed separately Form B inventory was needed for many buildings Additional documentation done in 2004, but no submittal made

POMEROY TERRACE DISTRICT HISTORY

Additional work still required But Form B work has been completed as part of a Community Preservation Act grant by the Historical Commission, District Boundaries solidified Will work with MHC if neighborhood supports

PROPOSED DISTRICT BOUNDARY: 1978

UPDATED DISTRICT BOUNDARY: 2011