Hatfield

Hatfield settled in 1661 and became a town in 1670.

Churches

Holy Trinity Church

Saint Joseph’s Church

West Hatfield Congregational Chapel – 11 Church Avenue – stick style Victorian 1890s

First Congregational Church of Hatfield – 41 Main Street – https://www.hatfieldchurch.org/ – 1849 and is the 4th edition of the church – the clock is from 1891 – history of the church at external LINK

Saint John’s Lutheran Church – 53 Main Street 1907

Cemeteries

Bradstreet Cemetery – 100 feet to the west of Main Street at Old Farms and Depot Road – PLAT map 1843 – two large family plots

Calvary Cemetery – Bridge Street (100 yards from School Street and 200 yards from Prospect) – 1900 – belonged to Saint Joseph Parish – church at 15 School Street

Hill Cemetery

Holy Trinity Cemetery – Elm Court Road – perhaps 1916 to 2009

Main Street Cemetery

West Hatfield Cemetery – West Street south of Chestnut Street and north of Church Avenue 1848 – on the east side of the road

North Hatfield Cemetery – West Street just south of Mountain Drive 1844 – Wells burial plot has metallic chain with bells

Other

Billings Way Tobacco Barn 1890

Sophia Smith House 1867 26 Main – Austin Smith from 1820 at 22 Main Street

Graves – Lowell Mansion 1879 18 Elm St Hatfield

Dickinson Memorial Library – 39 Main St 1894

Milkman’s School at 3 School St 1871

Hatfield Memorial Town Hall

Hatfield High School – Hatfield Regional Library 1920

Hatfield Historical Society – 39 Main Street – https://hatfieldhistory.weebly.com/

Billings, David House 15 Main 1772

Neighborhoods

Upper Main Street – North, King, and Main Streets – Dickinson, William H. House from 1875 at 86 Main – Dickinson, Myron House from 1865 at 83 Main Street – Bardwell, E. Ashley House at 89 Main from 1871 – Bardwell, Henry House at 94 Main from 1864

Bradstreet Historic District – Main, Depot, and Old Farms Roads – River Road and then Bashin Road Tobacco Barns

North Hatfield Historic District – West Street near Depot Road – the Boston and Maine Railroad Depot is 166 Depot Road and is from 1850 – North Hatfield Elementary School – 312 West Street from 1871

West Hatfield Historic District – West Street near Church Avenue – has the West Hatfield Congregational Chapel

Mill – Prospect Street Historic District – Chestnut, Bridge, and Prospect Streets – agricultural

Hatfield Center Historic District – Main and Elm Streets and Sunset Avenue – numerous organizations

Elm Street Historic District – one feature is the Oliver Partridge House at 15 Elm Street from 1740 – Graves – Lowell Mansion at 18 Elm from 1874 – Hubbard, Roswell House at 24 Elm from 1820 – Porter, Henry S. House at 26 Elm from 1760

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