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Decorative drawing: a nineteenth-century hotel with a deep verandah across its front. Not a photograph of this place.

Weldon Hotel

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. A historic map-sheet match is not published yet. The record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary.

From the record

“In 181 1, leading men of Greenfield, aided by men of the northern towns, succeeded in getting the old county of Hampshire, nearly fifty miles square, divided, and Greenfield made the shire town of Franklin County. Great efforts were made to have the county buildings located at Cheapside, then a flourishing hamlet, because of its shipping facilities upon the Connecticut river, and considerable excitement was the result.”

Greenfield (Massachusetts) Sesqui-centennial, 1753 June 9 1903 : a Model Town of 8000 People (1903). Machine-read text.

one of 28 National Register listings in Franklin County · listed in 1980 · category: Building · one of 1 National Historic Landmarks in Franklin County.

Sources: the county history on the Internet Archive · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service

The listing

  • What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 building as contributing to the listing.
  • Address. 54 High St., Greenfield, 01301
  • When was it listed? 1980-08-06
  • Category. building
  • Township. Greenfield city
  • National Register reference number. 80000503 - the number the National Park Service assigned this property when it was listed, and the key its nomination file is catalogued under at the National Archives.

The ground it stands on

4,072 words

The chapter on Greenfield City in Greenfield (Massachusetts) Sesqui-centennial, 1753 June 9 1903 : a Model Town of 8000 People, published 1903 names Greenfield. This is what it says, exactly as the scans read.

THE PUBLICATION of this little Souvenir is made possible by the assistance of the Publishers of The Boston Globe, The Gazette and Courier and The Greenfield Recorder, and that of other friends and the cordial co-operatiori of the Business Men of Greenfield. It has the indorsement of the Coaching Club and the Board of Trade.

Passage source: Greenfield (Massachusetts) Sesqui-centennial, 1753 June 9 1903 : a Model Town of 8000 People, published 1903.

Between 1630 and 1640, more than 20,000 settlers had gathered about the shores of Massachusetts Bay. In 1635 a few daring people had settled upon the lower Connecticut river and the richness and beauty of the river bottoms soon attracted many people searching for homes. Springfield was settled in 1635. Settlements at Northampton, Hadley and Hatfield soon followed and by 1662 the population had become sufficient for the organization of Hampshire County. Deerfield was purchased from the Pocumptuck Indians in 1667, and in 1669 vSamuel Hinsdale had built on the rich meadow his log cabin and plowed his field. Greenfield, Conway, Shelburne and Gill were originally a part of Deerfield.

Passage source: Greenfield (Massachusetts) Sesqui-centennial, 1753 June 9 1903 : a Model Town of 8000 People, published 1903.

Machine-read from a century-old scan, so expect the errors a machine makes: misspelled names, dropped words, stray characters.

Read the whole chapter on Greenfield City - 4,072 words on its settlement, mills, schools and churches.

Fires near this property

38 since 2002

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 38 fires within 5 miles of Weldon Hotel between 2002 and 2020, burning about 15 acres in total. None started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause Fires
Debris and open burning24
Recreation and ceremony5
Smoking5
Railroad operations and maintenance4

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
17 August 2020Smokingunder an acreMassachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Controlnot named
14 July 2020Debris and open burningunder an acreMassachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Controlnot named
23 June 2020Smokingunder an acreMassachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Controlnot named
21 June 2020Smokingunder an acreMassachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Controlnot named
8 May 2004Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreMassachussetts State Fire Marshal's Officenot named
31 May 2018Debris and open burningunder an acreMassachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Controlnot named
31 May 2018Debris and open burningunder an acreMassachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Controlnot named
31 May 2018Debris and open burningunder an acreMassachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Controlnot named

Every fire recorded in Franklin County

Specimens collected near this property

12 of 3,348 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. Museums hold 3,348 specimens collected within 10 miles of Weldon Hotel between 1822 and 1975: 1,250 Plantae, 1,103 Animalia, 863 Fungi, 114 Unrecorded, 14 Protozoa, 4 Chromista. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by A S Pease, A V Osmun, A. Clark and others. Each is a physical object with a catalogue number, and each entry opens the museum's record. This is what was collected and kept, not a survey of what lives here - nothing can be concluded from a species being absent.

Image SpeciesYear Collected by Where, as recorded
Specimen of Cardamine diphylla (Michx.) A.W.WoodCardamine diphylla (Michx.) A.W.Wood1900F. F. Forbes
A photograph of the species Ptilidium pulcherrimum, not of this specimenPtilidium pulcherrimum (Weber) Hampe1822Ebenezer Emmons
A photograph of the species Cinna latifolia, not of this specimenCinna latifolia (Trevir. ex Göpp.) Griseb.1847Russell
unnamed (fossil)1867Othniel C. Marshblack sh, [property of T.M. Stoughton, 1871 Beers County map, previously owned by Dr. Roswell Field], S side of Connecticut River, Horse Race, Montague
A photograph of the species Carex pedunculata, not of this specimenCarex pedunculata Muhl. ex Willd.1892J. R. ChurchillMount Toby
A photograph of the species Carex prasina, not of this specimenCarex prasina Wahlenb.1892J. R. ChurchillMontague
A photograph of the species Carex torta, not of this specimenCarex torta Boott1892J. R. ChurchillMontague
A photograph of the species Hedeoma pulegioides, not of this specimenHedeoma pulegioides (L.) Pers.1892not recordedMt. Toby
Rhexia virginica L.1892not recordedMillers Falls
Spiranthes gracilis (Bigelow) L.C.Beck1892not recordedMt. Toby
A photograph of the species Spiranthes ochroleuca, not of this specimenSpiranthes ochroleuca (Rydb.) Rydb.1894Swinerton, J.R.Greenfield
A photograph of the species Asplenium rhizophyllum, not of this specimenAsplenium rhizophyllum L.1895not recorded

All 3,348 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.

Mines and quarries near this property

8 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Weldon Hotel: 4 past producers, 2 occurrences, 1 producer, 1 prospect. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Barium-Barite, Copper, Iron, Copper, Barium-Barite. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Turner Falls Copper Occurence NorthCopper, Barium-BariteOccurrenceMalachite
Turner Falls Copper Occurence SouthwestBarium-Barite, Copper, IronOccurrence
Turner Falls Copper ProspectBarium-Barite, CopperProspect
Greenfield PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Mackin Sand and Gravel IncSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSedimentary
East Deerfield Quarry and MillStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Town of Greenfield PitStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Warner Brothers IncStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer

Every working recorded in Franklin County

Storms near this property

59 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Greenfield, the town this property stands in, in 59 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 36 thunderstorm wind, 9 hail, 9 flood, 4 flash flood. The reports record 1 death. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
June 2004Thunderstorm WindGreenfield1 killed, $5,000no account filed
March 2011FloodGreenfield$100,000A water soaked ridge near the Green River Cemetery gave way resulting in a mudslide 13 inches deep that slid over Meridan and Water Streets. Three cars were buried and the mud was up to the foundations of three houses. This resulted in the evacuation of 17 people. These people were evacuated first to a shelter at Greenfield School run by the American Red Cross and then to family members houses (2 families) and a hotel (1 family) for the night while crews cleaned the mud from their houses. A portion of Meridian Street where it ends at Deerfield Road remained closed through the night of the 7th.
August 2018FloodGreenfield$30,000At 4:12 PM EST heavy rain in Greenfield caused flooding of several basements on Franklin Street. At 4:33 PM EST Scout Road was flooded and impassable with some basement flooding. At 4:36 EST PM Sanderson Road near Kennemetal and the Medical Center was completely flooded. At 4:46 PM EST Adams Road was flooded and impassable. At 5:06 PM EST Green Street in Greenfield had significant basement flooding.
May 2010Thunderstorm WindGreenfield$30,000Multiple trees downed throughout Greenfield, resulting in numerous road closures and power outages.
July 2015FloodGreenfield$25,000The intersections of Davis Road and Emily Lane and Chapman and Arch Streets were flooded and impassable. Basements were flooded on Norwood Street, O Street, and Elm Terrace. Part of the road was washed out at the intersection of Phillips and Elm Street. A manhole cover popped off on 7th Street from flooding. Columbus Avenue was flooded and impassable.
June 2011Thunderstorm WindGreenfield$25,000Large trees on Deerfield Street and on both sides of Interstate 91 were downed by thunderstorm winds.
May 2010Thunderstorm WindGreenfield$20,000Trees on Plain and Greenfield Roads were downed by thunderstorm winds.
May 2010Thunderstorm WindGreenfield$20,000Trees and wires were downed in Greenfield and Montague by thunderstorm winds.
July 2016Thunderstorm WindGreenfield$15,000Trees and wires on Leonard Street were downed by thunderstorm winds. One of the trees was downed onto a house.
July 2014Thunderstorm WindGreenfield$15,000In Greenfield, power lines were downed on West Street and Wisdom Way. Tree limbs fell on a police cruiser on Route 2 but there were no injuries. In Gill, trees and wires were downed on River Street and West Gill Street. Thunderstorm winds also downed trees and wires on Chestnut Lane in Turners Falls, on Parmenter Road in Berndardston, and on Captain Bears Plain Road and Burnham Road in Northfield.
July 2016Thunderstorm WindGreenfield$10,000A tree and wires on Prospect Avenue were downed by thunderstorm winds.
July 2016Thunderstorm WindGreenfield$10,000A tree on Mill Street was downed onto a house by thunderstorm winds.
July 2014Thunderstorm WindGreenfield$10,000Power lines on Shelburne Road and a tree on Route 2 and Colrain Street were downed by thunderstorm winds.
July 2014Thunderstorm WindGreenfield$10,000Wires on Mohawk Trail (Route 2), Highland Avenue, and Leyden Road were downed by thunderstorm winds.
July 2014Thunderstorm WindGreenfield$10,000Several trees along Route 2 and Leyden Road were downed by thunderstorm winds.
September 2004Flash FloodGreenfield$10,000Deerfield and Green Rivers
September 2003Flash FloodGreenfield$10,000no account filed
August 2008FloodGreenfield$8,000Several thunderstorms with heavy rain moved through Greenfield resulting in flooding. Ten basements were flooded and there was some sewage backup on Silver Street.
October 2020Thunderstorm WindGreenfield$5,000In Greenfield, a tree was down on a car on Interstate 91 southbound. No injuries reported.
July 2016Thunderstorm WindGreenfield$5,000A large tree on Turners Falls Road was downed onto wires by thunderstorm winds.
May 2015Thunderstorm WindGreenfield$5,000A large tree was downed onto wires on Shelburne Road by thunderstorm winds.
February 2008FloodGreenfield$5,000Several streets in Greenfield were flooded.
July 2008Thunderstorm WindGreenfield$5,000Trees were downed by thunderstorm winds.
December 2006Thunderstorm WindGreenfield$5,000Trees and wires were downed on Thayer Road and Bolton Road in Greenfield.
July 2005Flash FloodGreenfield$5,000no account filed
August 2005Thunderstorm WindGreenfield$5,000no account filed
May 2004Thunderstorm WindGreenfield$5,000no account filed
July 2024Thunderstorm WindGreenfield$4,000In Greenfield, there were multiple reports of trees down, branches on houses, and serious damage to property in the northeast section of town.
February 2017Thunderstorm WindGreenfield$3,000Trees and wires down on Mountain Road in Greenfield.
June 2016Thunderstorm WindGreenfield$3,000One of the TV meteorologists from WWLP reported a couple of large trees downed in front of a house on Forest Avenue in Greenfield. From pictures, it appears there was some damage to the roof of a front porch.
June 2008Thunderstorm WindGreenfield$3,000A large tree along Route 2 was downed by thunderstorm winds and fell in such a manner that it blocked Route 2 in front of Mohawk Diner.
August 2012Thunderstorm WindGreenfield$2,000A tree on Silver Street was uprooted.
July 2024Thunderstorm WindGreenfield$1,000In Greenfield, trees were reported down.
June 2017FloodGreenfield$1,000At 505 PM EST, several streets in Greenfield were reported flooded and impassable. These included Chapman, Grinnell, and Deerfield Streets.
July 2016Thunderstorm WindGreenfield$1,000A large tree branch was downed onto wires at the intersection of Congress and Orchard Streets.
June 2024Thunderstorm WindGreenfield$500In Greenfield, there were trees and wires down on the 10 Block of Miles St.
May 2021Thunderstorm WindGreenfield$500In Greenfield, a tree was down on Colrain Road south of the rotary at Greenfield Community College.
May 2020Thunderstorm WindGreenfield$500A tree was reported down in Greenfield...no street given.
May 2025Thunderstorm WindGreenfield$300In Greenfield, a tree was down on Maple St.
July 2024Thunderstorm WindGreenfield-In Greenfield, trees were downed blocking I-91.
July 2023Flash FloodGreenfield-In Greenfield, there was significant street flooding on sections of High St and Hastings Rd.
December 2020FloodGreenfield-In Greenfield, a portion of Nash's Mill Road was closed due to flooding near the Green River recreation area.
August 2015FloodGreenfield-Several streets in Greenfield experienced minor street flooding (less than 6 inches of water flowing over the road), including Deerfield Street south of Meridan Street and Federal Street.
June 2013HailGreenfield-Nickel to quarter size hail fell in Greenfield.
June 2008HailGreenfield-Penny to nickel size hail fell in Greenfield.
June 2008Thunderstorm WindGreenfield-Numerous trees and wires were downed by thunderstorm winds. Minor damage was done to several homes and small structures.
June 2007HailGreenfield-Penny size hail.
August 2007HailGreenfield-Nickel size hail.
July 1994Thunderstorm WindGreenfield-Large trees were blown down and a power line was knocked down. National Weather Service site inspection confirmed that a microburst occurred in Greenfield. In Turners Falls, trees and power lines were reported blown down.
August 2008HailGreenfield-no account filed
June 2004HailGreenfield-no account filed
July 2001Thunderstorm WindGreenfield-no account filed
August 2000Heavy RainGreenfield-no account filed
September 1998Thunderstorm WindGreenfield-no account filed
May 1998Thunderstorm WindGreenfield-no account filed
July 1998HailGreenfield-no account filed
July 1998HailGreenfield-no account filed
June 1996FloodGreenfield-no account filed
July 1995HailGreenfield-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Franklin County

Map coverage status

No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.

Listed places nearby

6 within 8 miles

Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.

Photograph PropertyDistance Listed
US Post Office--Greenfield Main0.2 miles1985
Leavitt-Hovey House0.3 miles1983
Garden Theater Block0.3 miles1983
Ashley House2.7 miles1966
Williams House2.8 miles1966
Allen House2.9 miles1966

Sources for this property

National Archives recordThe nomination case file for reference 80000503 in Record Group 79.
Franklin CountyAll 28 listed properties in this county.

Provenance

  • Listing record. National Park Service National Register of Historic Places, listed-properties dataset, current to 2026-05-22.
  • Map join. Address geocoded through the United States Census geocoder, then tested against the published boundary of every sheet in the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection.
  • How this page is made. Listing fields come from federal records; map-sheet coverage is a labelled coordinate-to-boundary calculation, not a source-field claim.
  • Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
  • Specimens. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF), https://www.gbif.org/. Only records licensed CC0 or CC BY are used. Records licensed CC BY-NC are excluded because this site carries advertising. Images are checked individually and any whose licence is non-commercial, no-derivatives or unreadable is refused.
  • Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
  • Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.