The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗The village was part of the Phelps and Gorham Purchase (1788). It was incorporated in 1990 to combine the two adjacent communities of Holcomb and East Bloomfield.
The St. Bridget's Roman Catholic Church Complex and St. Peter's Episcopal Church are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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No old photos in the archives yetWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
📷 Add from your albumNational Register of Historic Places
Nothing in Bloomfield is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Bloomfield has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is St. Peter's Episcopal Church in East Bloomfield, 0.1 miles away.
Bloomfield and the nearest listed places
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Closest to Bloomfield
St. Peter's Episcopal ChurchEast Bloomfield · Building0.1miSt. Bridget's Roman Catholic Church ComplexEast Bloomfield · Built 18740.4miEast Bloomfield Historic DistrictEast Bloomfield · District0.6miGeorge and Addison Wheeler House (Boundary Increase)East Bloomfield · Building3.8miWaltrous Peck HouseWest Bloomfield · Building5.4mi
How a place gets listed
1Talk to the stateEvery nomination goes through the State Historic Preservation Office. Owners, towns and historical societies can start one.
2Try a local or state list firstMany states keep their own register with a shorter form, a common first step for old barns, halls and schoolhouses.
3Write it upA nomination covers the history, photos and a map. St. Peter's Episcopal Church’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Bloomfield?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Bloomfield’s story, or a memory of it.
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Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.