City of Pittsfield, Illinois history

His most notable commission occurred when then President James Monroe tapped him to design repairs and improvements to the wings and central portion of the Capitol building in Washington, D.C., after it was damaged by the British in 1814.

The bank was originally founded on April 27, 1818, after Berkshire Bank and Trust Co failed.

Pittsfield History First courthouse 1821

Also, in 1822, Martin was incorporated as a trustee of the Ministerial Fund.

Before the Bush Block in 1825, this site was used by Phineas Allen to publish The Pittsfield Sun.

The Callendar Block was built in 1827 on 23-35 North Street.

The first meeting to start the St Stephen’s Episcopal Church was organized by Edward A. Newton on June 25, 1830 at Lemuel Pomeroy’s Coffee House.

Before St Stephen’s Church was built in 1832, the “Lecture Room” at a nearby church was used for services.

In May 1841 on the west side of the bridge located on North Street, an Egyptian-style railroad depot was built for the Western Railroad States.

Built in 1848, it was based on Greek Revival/Italianate architecture.

In 1850 John Francis reorganized the church and the meeting house was located on 60-74 North Street.

From 1793-1851 the Bulfinch Church was located at 27 East Street, the current site of the First Congregational Church.

Bush Block was built on 15-23 North Street in 1859.

In 1861 the store expanded and moved into Bush Block and then to Stevenson Block.

The building was erected in 1868 as the Berkshire Life Insurance Headquarters, but it was also used as a bank, post office, gas company, and other town offices.

The Peace Party House, site of a famous celebration of American independence, stood at 76 East Street from 1773-1869, immediately in front of where Berkshire Superior Courthouse stands today.

In 1871 Calvin Martin bought Martin Block, which now contains the popular Patrick’s Pub.

The Academy of Music was built in 1872 on 160-196 North Street where the Miller Building now stands.

In 1876 of the Milton Whitney House which then became first the Sherman Hotel and then the Commercial Hotel.

Strong built Rosa England’s Block in 1884 which eventually became known as the Galleria Building.

St Stephen’s Episcopal Church was rebuilt in 1889 on the church’s original site in order to open access up to Allen Street.

Five of the windows were designed by famed female stained-glass artist Mary Elizabeth Tillinghast and the other six were made by the well known Louis Comfort Tiffany (son of Tiffany & Co.). All the debt of the church was paid off by November 12, 1892.

The current location of Rite Aid Pharmacy and the South Street Apartments was formerly the home of Doctor Alfreda Withington, the first woman member of the Massachusetts Medical Society, Berkshire County Branch.. Doctor Withington was the only medical doctor listed on the chapter roll in 1897.

The Dunham Block expanded in 1898 in order to accommodate the multiple businesses within the building, including New York Store, Root Shoes, Pharmer Jewelry Shop, Hub Restaurant, Kelsey’s Market, and Bossidy Shoe Store.

They lived in Boston until 1901, when they moved to Pittsfield in the Berkshire Hills of western Massachusetts.

The Museum of Natural History and Art, now commonly known as The Berkshire Museum, was founded in 1902 by Zenas Marshall Crane, the grandson of the founder of Crane & Co. in Dalton.

One memorable performance in 1903 featured two lions that broke out of the theater and had to be hunted down; one was killed and the other one was captured.

By 1906 the bank had more than $1 million dollars and was able to buy Read’s Block at this location on North Street.

The First Agricultural Bank building was built in 1908 at 100 North Street.

After the building was razed, in 1918 the Kinnell-Kresge Building was built on this site.

In 1920 she founded an annual competition for musical compositions.

Berkshire Auto, located on 109 South Street, was opened in 1921 by Ralph O’Conner, who quickly found himself overseeing one of the first, and most prosperous garages in Pittsfield.

In 1922 Berkshire Bank and Trust Co. reopened on this location.

In 1925 she created the Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge Foundation to build an auditorium, complete with organ, for the Library of Congress.

The church was dedicated at its South Street location on October 19, 1930, and the architect for this building was Joseph McArthur Vance.

Pittsfield Post Office 1939 First Jail at Pittsfield

In 1950 the South Congregational Church was the largest congregational church in Berkshire County.

In 1952 the Miller family bought the Theater; although George Miller was the lowest bidder for the property, he promised to preserve the Colonial and so won the auction.

In 1959 Berkshire Life moved out of the building and other businesses have occupied it since.

In 1970 there was a gas explosion which resulted in fire and water damage to the interior.

However, in 1980 the building was burned from a fire that supposedly began in Mel’s Restaurant.

In 1990, Pittsfield was the 542nd largest city in the US; now its fallen to the 919th largest city in the US. Pittsfield is currently 13.6% smaller than it was in 1990.

The Berkshire County Courthouse was renamed the Silvio O. Conte Courthouse on September 27, 1992 in honor of Rep.

City Savings Bank owned the building after Secunda until 1996 when 122 North Street Nominee Trust Mary C. Proskin Tr. bought the building.

In 1998 City Savings Bank built a new bank on the old England’s lot, which is now Legacy Bank.