Greenfield Reconnaissance Report - MA Heritage Landscapes ...

The E.A. Hall Building/First CountyCourthouseThe First Franklin CountyCourthouse/The E.A. Hall Building, at15 Bank Row, was built in 1813 in theClassic Revival style. It served as thefirst county courthouse until 1848 whenthe Second Courthouse/Greenfield TownHall was built. A rear addition wasadded in 1836, and in 1849 the doors,Bank Row, facing common in downtown Greenfield windows and 2 nd floor entrance wererenovated. In 1879, outside stairs wereremoved and the building was braced. The building was later used for a variety of purposesincluding church meetings and commercial businesses, and operation of the county’s firstnewspaper. In 1999 the building was purchased and renovated by the Connecticut RiverWatershed Council (CRWC), one of America’s earliest watershed associations. This brought theCRWC back to the same area in which it was founded in 1952 at the historic Weldon Hotel (54High Street). The building is now fully renovated and handicapped accessible, and in goodcondition, serving as the headquarters for the Connecticut River Watershed Council.First National Bank and Trust of GreenfieldThe First National Bank and Trust Company building is located at 9 Bank Row, between theAllen building on the corner of Bank Row and Main Street and the Connecticut RiverWatershed building (the First Franklin County Courthouse). The building was built in 1929 onthe eve of the Great Depression according to designs of the architecture firm Dennison andHirons of New York City. Its façade is constructed of granite and brick in the Moderne styleand contains the bank name recessed at the top of the building beneath a central clock. Thishistoric building was used as a bank until 1972, and was vacant for most of the past thirty-fiveyears. The Franklin County Community Development Corporation (FCCDC) took ownershipof the building in 2002 and has stabilized, weatherproofed, and remediated hazardoussubstances in a huge restoration effort. Most recently, funds were awarded to secure the façade,conserve the window frames and repair the interior walls.Franklin Savings Bank Building (Pushkin Gallery)The Franklin Savings Bank building, now the Pushkin Gallery, is located at the corner of MainStreet and Federal Street, overlooking the north side of the town common. This elegant vaultstylegranite bank building has more purely classical detailing than any other structure in thebusiness district. It was built in 1911 for the Franklin Savings Institution when rapidlyexpanding businesses caused it to outgrow its original office. Founded in 1834 by Elijah Alvord,Massachusetts Heritage Landscape Inventory Program 10Greenfield Reconnaissance Report