▁( l iving ▁people ) ▁Category : M ale ▁musical ▁du os <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Ro cks ▁Village ▁Historic ▁District ▁is ▁a ▁historic ▁district ▁in ▁eastern ▁Ha ver hill , ▁Massachusetts . ▁ ▁It ▁en comp ass es ▁a ▁dense ▁community ▁of ▁ 2 5 ▁mainly ▁resident ial ▁structures ▁at ▁the ▁western ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁Ro cks ▁Village ▁Bridge , ▁an ▁early ▁crossing ▁point ▁of ▁the ▁M err im ack ▁River , ▁of ▁which ▁ 1 5 ▁date ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 8 th ▁century . ▁ ▁The ▁village ▁is ▁significant ▁for ▁its ▁association ▁with ▁the ▁poet ▁John ▁Green leaf ▁Wh itt ier , ▁who ▁was ▁born ▁nearby , ▁and ▁for ▁the ▁art work ▁of ▁R uf us ▁Por ter , ▁found ▁in ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁houses . ▁ ▁The ▁area ▁was ▁designated ▁a ▁local ▁historic ▁district ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 5 , ▁and ▁was ▁added ▁to ▁the ▁National ▁Register ▁of ▁Historic ▁Places ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 6 . ▁ ▁Description ▁and ▁history ▁Ro cks ▁Village , ▁located ▁in ▁far ▁eastern ▁Ha ver hill , ▁developed ▁beginning ▁in ▁ 1 6 4 0 ▁as ▁a ▁fer ry ▁crossing ▁point ▁on ▁the ▁river ▁joining ▁Ha ver hill ▁to ▁West ▁New bury , ▁and ▁as ▁a ▁local ▁ne x us ▁for ▁local ▁far mers . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁bridge ▁at ▁this ▁site ▁was ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 7 9 5 , ▁and ▁the ▁present ▁Rock ' s ▁Bridge , ▁a ▁multi - tr uss ▁steel ▁structure , ▁dates ▁to ▁ 1 9 0