A small town center area in rural Northern New York boasts this marker. The loop of Church street…read moreincludes the First Congregational Church and the Hopkinton Town Offices and a museum/library. There is a park with a gazebo, a small playground and parking. It appears that they host a farmers market on the green often. I was here after hours and all was locked up for the day. The marker reads, "The Hopkinton Green, Town Hall (1870) and Congregational Church (1892) are listed jointly on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. This area was originally deeded to local citizens in 1808 by town founder Roswell Hopkins "for the inhabitants of the town, to be used for a public Green or Common and for no other use whatever." The Hopkinton Green Historic District was recognized in 2014 by the Keeper of the National Register in Washington, D.C., as a site of cultural and architectural significance worthy of protection and preservation. "The park and buildings represent a distinct New England land-use pattern typical of settlers who migrated westward. By the early 1800s, utilization of such dedicated space had evolved from being simply a common or shared pasture for animals to serving as a permanent focal point for a variety of community functions. "The people of Hopkinton expanded the resources of the Green District in the 1980s by converting an adjacent 1838 house into a museum and library. During the Town Bicentennial Celebration in 2002, a gazebo was placed in the park to memorialize military service veterans. In 2017 the Town constructed a municipal office building and parking area just west of the Green." The marker was erected in 2018. [Review 1587 of 2024 - 502 in New York - 22610 overall]