- s outh ▁route ▁on ▁the ▁east ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁river . ▁ ▁The ▁community ▁has ▁a ▁largely ▁agr arian ▁history , ▁with ▁Main ▁Street ▁a ▁foc al ▁point ▁for ▁business ▁and ▁civ ic ▁activities , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁a ▁substantial ▁number ▁of ▁early ▁resid ences . ▁ ▁The ▁historic ▁portion ▁of ▁Main ▁Street ▁extends ▁from ▁P ach aug ▁Brook ▁in ▁the ▁north ▁to ▁Miller ' s ▁Brook ▁in ▁the ▁south , ▁a ▁distance ▁of ▁more ▁than ▁. ▁ ▁The ▁spacing ▁and ▁layout ▁of ▁buildings ▁along ▁this ▁route ▁are ▁the ▁result ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 8 th - century ▁layout ▁of ▁the ▁street ▁and ▁its ▁ab ut ting ▁properties , ▁while ▁the ▁architecture ▁is ▁pre domin antly ▁ 1 9 th - century ▁in ▁character . ▁ ▁The ▁village ▁has ▁a ▁large ▁number ▁of ▁Federal ▁and ▁Greek ▁Rev ival ▁houses , ▁mainly ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁influence ▁of ▁Cal vin ▁and ▁Samuel ▁Ste ar ns , ▁build ers ▁who ▁had ▁worked ▁for ▁Charles ▁Bul fin ch ▁in ▁Boston ▁and ▁arrived ▁in ▁the ▁town ▁in ▁ 1 7 9 9 . ▁ ▁The ▁Ste ar ns ▁family , ▁in ▁addition ▁to ▁building ▁a ▁substantial ▁number ▁of ▁houses , ▁also ▁trained ▁a ▁generation ▁of ▁build ers ▁in ▁these ▁styles , ▁resulting ▁in ▁their ▁w ides p read ▁use ▁in ▁the ▁region . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁P ine ▁Street ▁School ▁( N orth field , ▁Massachusetts ) ▁North field ▁Center ▁C emetery ▁National ▁Register ▁of ▁Historic ▁Places ▁list ings ▁in ▁Franklin ▁County , ▁Massachusetts ▁ ▁References ▁