[2] A 0.26-square-mile (0.67 km2) area of the village has been designated a historic district, the Stafford Hollow Historic District, which includes Colonial Revival, Greek Revival, and Late Victorian architecture.

[2][3] Twentieth-century houses on the roads radiating away from the village center are not included in the historic district.

The Phelps furnace is reputed to have produced cannon and cannonballs, kettles, and pots for use by the Continental Army.

[2]: 16  The district includes the Pinney School building, a Queen Anne style structure from 1895.

[2]: 11  It includes the Valley Cotton Mill site, now ruins, which was destroyed in 1900.