▁Mill ers ▁Brook ▁to ▁P auch aug ▁Brook ▁in ▁North field , ▁Massachusetts . ▁ ▁The ▁district ▁en comp ass es ▁the ▁part ▁of ▁Main ▁Street ▁that ▁was ▁laid ▁out ▁when ▁North field ▁was ▁first ▁established ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 7 th ▁century . ▁ ▁The ▁area ▁has ▁retained ▁many ▁of ▁its ▁traditional ▁lot ▁divisions , ▁and ▁features ▁civ ic ▁and ▁resident ial ▁construction ▁from ▁the ▁ 1 8 th ▁to ▁the ▁ 2 0 th ▁centuries . ▁ ▁The ▁district ▁was ▁listed ▁on ▁the ▁National ▁Register ▁of ▁Historic ▁Places ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 2 . ▁ ▁Description ▁and ▁history ▁North field , ▁the ▁site ▁of ▁a ▁Native ▁American ▁community ▁prior ▁to ▁English ▁colon ization , ▁was ▁settled ▁in ▁ 1 6 7 2 , ▁abandoned ▁during ▁King ▁Philip ' s ▁War ▁( 1 6 7 5 - 7 8 ), ▁briefly ▁res ett led , ▁and ▁again ▁abandoned ▁for ▁the ▁duration ▁of ▁King ▁William ' s ▁War ▁and ▁Queen ▁Anne ' s ▁War ▁( 1 6 9 0 - 1 7 1 3 ). ▁ ▁The ▁community ' s ▁permanent ▁settlement ▁history ▁begins ▁in ▁ 1 7 1 4 , ▁although ▁the ▁site ▁of ▁a ▁fort ▁ere cted ▁in ▁ 1 6 8 5 ▁near ▁the ▁present ▁town ▁center ▁remained ▁ident ifiable ▁into ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁century . ▁▁ ▁Main ▁Street ▁was ▁located ▁on ▁a ▁terra ce ▁above ▁fert ile ▁far ml and ▁in ▁the ▁flo od plain ▁of ▁the ▁Connecticut ▁River , ▁and ▁is ▁still ▁the ▁major ▁north