National Register of Historic Places listings in northern Worcester County, Massachusetts
National Register of Historic Places listings in northern Worcester County, Massachusetts
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Location of Worcester County in Massachusetts
This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) designated in northern Worcester County, Massachusetts. It includes listings from all Worcester County communities through which Massachusetts Route 2 passes, and those that lie to their north. This includes the communities of Ashburnham, Ashby, Athol, Fitchburg, Gardner, Harvard, Lancaster, Leominster, Lunenburg, Phillipston, Royalston, Templeton, Westminster, and Winchendon. National Register listings for other communities in the county are listed elsewhere.
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This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted October 4, 2018.[1]
Cities and towns in northern Worcester County[edit]
| [2] | Name on the Register[3] | Image | Date listed[4] | Location | City or town | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Ashburnham Center Historic District |  | January 27, 1999 (#99000050) | Roughly along MA 12 and MA 101 in Ashburnham 42°38′30″N 71°54′43″W / 42.6417°N 71.9119°W / 42.6417; -71.9119 (Ashburnham Center Historic District) | Ashburnham | |
2 | Atherton Bridge |  | September 19, 1979 (#79000377) | Bolton Rd. 42°26′40″N 71°40′21″W / 42.4444°N 71.6725°W / 42.4444; -71.6725 (Atherton Bridge) | Lancaster | |
3 | Athol High School |  | February 18, 2011 (#11000022) | 494 School St. 42°35′40″N 72°13′13″W / 42.5944°N 72.2203°W / 42.5944; -72.2203 (Athol High School) | Athol | This building, which is now residential, is not to be confused with the current high school. |
4 | Baldwinville Village Historic District |  | February 27, 1986 (#86000273) | Roughly Elm and S. Main Sts. between Pleasant St. and Mt. View 42°36′18″N 72°04′38″W / 42.605°N 72.0772°W / 42.605; -72.0772 (Baldwinville Village Historic District) | Templeton | |
5 | Calvinistic Congregational Church |  | June 15, 1979 (#79000371) | 820 Main St. 42°35′06″N 71°48′19″W / 42.585°N 71.8053°W / 42.585; -71.8053 (Calvinistic Congregational Church) | Fitchburg | |
6 | Cambridge Grant Historic District |  | August 20, 2001 (#01000626) | 205-287 Russell Hill Rd., 15 Wilker Rd. 42°38′41″N 71°51′44″W / 42.6447°N 71.8622°W / 42.6447; -71.8622 (Cambridge Grant Historic District) | Ashburnham | |
7 | Center Village District |  | September 15, 1977 (#77000198) | Irregular pattern along Main St. 42°27′26″N 71°40′19″W / 42.4572°N 71.6719°W / 42.4572; -71.6719 (Center Village District) | Lancaster | |
8 | Cluett Peabody & Company |  | June 8, 1989 (#89000439) | 123 1st St. 42°31′34″N 71°45′11″W / 42.526111°N 71.753056°W / 42.526111; -71.753056 (Cluett Peabody & Company) | Leominster | |
9 | Crocker Field Historic District |  | June 14, 2001 (#01000651) | River St. 42°35′44″N 71°48′34″W / 42.5956°N 71.8094°W / 42.5956; -71.8094 (Crocker Field Historic District) | Fitchburg | |
10 | Frances H. and Jonathan Drake House |  | January 29, 2008 (#07001488) | 21 Franklin St. 42°31′20″N 71°45′41″W / 42.522281°N 71.7615°W / 42.522281; -71.7615 (Frances H. and Jonathan Drake House) | Leominster | Underground Railroad in Massachusetts MPS |
11 | Duck Mill |  | May 9, 1985 (#85000982) | 60 Duck Mill Rd. 42°34′05″N 71°46′48″W / 42.568°N 71.78°W / 42.568; -71.78 (Duck Mill) | Fitchburg | |
12 | Elm Street Fire Station |  | April 2, 1980 (#80001677) | 58 Elm St. 42°34′40″N 71°59′08″W / 42.577778°N 71.985556°W / 42.577778; -71.985556 (Elm Street Fire Station) | Gardner | |
13 | Fay Club |  | January 31, 1978 (#78000470) | 658 Main St. 42°34′59″N 71°48′09″W / 42.5831°N 71.8025°W / 42.5831; -71.8025 (Fay Club) | Fitchburg | |
14 | First Church of Christ, Lancaster |  | December 30, 1970 (#70000897) | Facing the Common 42°27′22″N 71°40′25″W / 42.456089°N 71.673576°W / 42.456089; -71.673576 (First Church of Christ, Lancaster) | Lancaster | National Historic Landmark |
15 | First Minister's House |  | November 14, 1979 (#79000372) | 186 Elm St. 42°34′26″N 71°59′00″W / 42.573889°N 71.983333°W / 42.573889; -71.983333 (First Minister's House) | Gardner | |
16 | Fitchburg Historical Society |  | October 3, 2003 (#03000992) | 50 Grove St. 42°35′04″N 71°48′10″W / 42.5844°N 71.8028°W / 42.5844; -71.8028 (Fitchburg Historical Society) | Fitchburg | |
17 | Fitchburg Yarn Mill |  | December 6, 2016 (#16000817) | 1428 Main St. 42°35′15″N 71°48′48″W / 42.587633°N 71.813271°W / 42.587633; -71.813271 (Fitchburg Yarn Mill) | Fitchburg | |
18 | Fort Devens Historic District |  | June 10, 1993 (#93000437) | Roughly bounded by El Caney St., Antietam St., Sherman Ave., MacArthur Ave. and Buena Vista St. 42°32′46″N 71°36′46″W / 42.5461°N 71.6128°W / 42.5461; -71.6128 (Fort Devens Historic District) | Harvard | Extends into Ayer, Middlesex County |
19 | Founder's Hall |  | April 14, 1980 (#80001678) | Atlantic Union College Campus 42°26′42″N 71°41′10″W / 42.445°N 71.6861°W / 42.445; -71.6861 (Founder's Hall) | Lancaster | |
20 | Fruitlands |  | March 19, 1974 (#74001761) | Prospect Hill 42°30′34″N 71°36′45″W / 42.5094°N 71.6125°W / 42.5094; -71.6125 (Fruitlands) | Harvard | National Historic Landmark |
21 | Fruitlands Museums Historic District |  | May 23, 1997 (#97000439) | 102 Prospect Hill Rd. 42°29′37″N 71°36′47″W / 42.4936°N 71.6131°W / 42.4936; -71.6131 (Fruitlands Museums Historic District) | Harvard | |
22 | Garbose Building |  | April 12, 1983 (#83000609) | 3 Pleasant St. 42°34′33″N 71°59′46″W / 42.5758°N 71.9961°W / 42.5758; -71.9961 (Garbose Building) | Gardner | |
23 | Gardner News Building |  | November 14, 1979 (#79000373) | 309 Central St. 42°34′35″N 71°59′44″W / 42.5764°N 71.9956°W / 42.5764; -71.9956 (Gardner News Building) | Gardner | |
24 | Gardner Uptown Historic District |  | June 3, 1999 (#99000660) | Roughly along Central, Cross, Elm, Green. Glazier, Pearl and Woodland Sts. 42°34′40″N 71°59′04″W / 42.5778°N 71.9844°W / 42.5778; -71.9844 (Gardner Uptown Historic District) | Gardner | |
25 | Harvard Center Historic District |  | September 22, 1997 (#97001091) | Ayer, Still River, Old Littleton, Bolton and Oak Hill Rds, Elm and Fairbanks Sts, Lovers Ln., Mass. Ave. and Old Boston 42°29′52″N 71°35′01″W / 42.497778°N 71.583611°W / 42.497778; -71.583611 (Harvard Center Historic District) | Harvard | |
26 | Harvard Shaker Village Historic District |  | October 30, 1989 (#89001871) | Roughly Shaker Rd., S. Shaker Rd., and Maple Ln. 42°31′57″N 71°33′33″W / 42.5325°N 71.559167°W / 42.5325; -71.559167 (Harvard Shaker Village Historic District) | Harvard | |
27 | Levi Heywood Memorial Library Building |  | December 6, 1979 (#79000374) | 28 Pearl St. 42°34′46″N 71°59′09″W / 42.5794°N 71.9858°W / 42.5794; -71.9858 (Levi Heywood Memorial Library Building) | Gardner | Now houses the Gardner Museum. |
28 | Heywood-Wakefield Company Complex |  | September 15, 1983 (#83000610) | 206 Central St. 42°34′35″N 71°59′27″W / 42.5764°N 71.9908°W / 42.5764; -71.9908 (Heywood-Wakefield Company Complex) | Gardner | |
29 | Lake Street Fire Station |  | March 25, 1980 (#80001676) | 2 Lake St. 42°34′37″N 71°59′42″W / 42.576944°N 71.995°W / 42.576944; -71.995 (Lake Street Fire Station) | Gardner | |
30 | Lancaster Industrial School for Girls |  | October 8, 1976 (#76000301) | Southeast of Lancaster on Old Common Rd. 42°26′35″N 71°39′30″W / 42.4431°N 71.6583°W / 42.4431; -71.6583 (Lancaster Industrial School for Girls) | Lancaster | |
31 | Anthony Lane House |  | November 7, 1976 (#76000300) | Northeast of Lancaster on Seven Bridge Rd. 42°27′54″N 71°39′58″W / 42.465°N 71.6661°W / 42.465; -71.6661 (Anthony Lane House) | Lancaster | |
32 | Lunenburg Historic District |  | August 24, 1988 (#87001060) | Leominster Rd., Highland St., Oak and Massachusetts Aves., Main St., and Lancaster Ave. 42°35′42″N 71°43′32″W / 42.595°N 71.725556°W / 42.595; -71.725556 (Lunenburg Historic District) | Lunenburg | |
33 | Miss Toy Town Diner |  | December 4, 2003 (#03001242) | 102 Main St. 42°34′27″N 71°59′41″W / 42.574167°N 71.994722°W / 42.574167; -71.994722 (Miss Toy Town Diner) | Gardner | |
34 | Monument Park Historic District |  | May 16, 1978 (#78000478) | Monument Park and environs north of Main St. 42°35′01″N 71°48′06″W / 42.583611°N 71.801667°W / 42.583611; -71.801667 (Monument Park Historic District) | Fitchburg | |
35 | Monument Square Historic District |  | July 8, 1982 (#82004474) | Main and Water Sts. and Grove Ave. 42°31′37″N 71°45′37″W / 42.526944°N 71.760278°W / 42.526944; -71.760278 (Monument Square Historic District) | Leominster | |
36 | Moran Square Historic District |  | January 4, 2018 (#100001951) | Myrtle Ave., Sawyer Passway, Summer, Lunenburg, Main & Willow Sts. 42°34′54″N 71°47′26″W / 42.581747°N 71.790523°W / 42.581747; -71.790523 (Moran Square Historic District) | Fitchburg | |
37 | Murdock School |  | January 28, 1988 (#87002562) | Murdock Ave. 42°41′07″N 72°03′15″W / 42.685278°N 72.054167°W / 42.685278; -72.054167 (Murdock School) | Winchendon | |
38 | North Village Historic District |  | November 23, 1977 (#77000199) | N. Main St. 42°28′16″N 71°40′45″W / 42.4711°N 71.6792°W / 42.4711; -71.6792 (North Village Historic District) | Lancaster | |
39 | Old Centre Historic District |  | September 18, 1987 (#87000901) | Roughly Old County and Baldwinsville Rds., Hale St., and Teel Rd. 42°39′43″N 72°02′21″W / 42.661944°N 72.039167°W / 42.661944; -72.039167 (Old Centre Historic District) | Winchendon | |
40 | Old Town Hall |  | June 17, 1987 (#87000876) | 1307 Main St. 42°35′32″N 72°13′05″W / 42.5922°N 72.2181°W / 42.5922; -72.2181 (Old Town Hall) | Athol | Home to the Athol Historic Society. |
41 | Parkhill Mill |  | February 20, 2008 (#08000090) | 1 Oak Hill Rd. 42°34′51″N 71°49′18″W / 42.5807°N 71.8218°W / 42.5807; -71.8218 (Parkhill Mill) | Fitchburg | |
42 | Jabez Partridge Homestead |  | December 6, 1979 (#79000375) | 81 Partridge Rd. 42°33′30″N 71°58′15″W / 42.5583°N 71.9708°W / 42.5583; -71.9708 (Jabez Partridge Homestead) | Gardner | |
43 | Pequoig Hotel |  | November 17, 1978 (#78000469) | Main St. 42°35′39″N 72°13′53″W / 42.5942°N 72.2314°W / 42.5942; -72.2314 (Pequoig Hotel) | Athol | |
44 | Phillipston Center Historic District |  | November 22, 1999 (#99001385) | Roughly along The Common, Baldwinville, Petersham and Templeton Rds. 42°33′03″N 72°08′13″W / 42.5508°N 72.1369°W / 42.5508; -72.1369 (Phillipston Center Historic District) | Phillipston | |
45 | Pine Grove Cemetery |  | March 12, 2008 (#08000168) | Tremaine and Main Sts. 42°31′54″N 71°45′21″W / 42.5316°N 71.7558°W / 42.5316; -71.7558 (Pine Grove Cemetery) | Leominster | |
46 | Ponakin Bridge |  | September 10, 1979 (#79000378) | North of Lancaster off Ponakin Rd. 42°28′52″N 71°41′09″W / 42.4811°N 71.6858°W / 42.4811; -71.6858 (Ponakin Bridge) | Lancaster | |
47 | Royalston Common Historic District |  | December 12, 1976 (#76000304) | Main St., Frye Hill Rd., and Athol Rd. 42°40′39″N 72°11′18″W / 42.6775°N 72.188333°W / 42.6775; -72.188333 (Royalston Common Historic District) | Royalston | |
48 | Safety Fund National Bank |  | April 30, 2009 (#09000252) | 470 Main St. 42°34′57″N 71°47′57″W / 42.5826°N 71.7992°W / 42.5826; -71.7992 (Safety Fund National Bank) | Fitchburg | |
49 | Searles Hill Cemetery |  | September 15, 2011 (#11000665) | Searles Hill Rd. 42°31′54″N 72°07′35″W / 42.531595°N 72.126514°W / 42.531595; -72.126514 (Searles Hill Cemetery) | Phillipston | |
50 | Shirley Shaker Village |  | May 24, 1976 (#76000271) | South of Shirley on Harvard Rd. 42°31′35″N 71°39′06″W / 42.526389°N 71.651667°W / 42.526389; -71.651667 (Shirley Shaker Village) | Lancaster | Extends into Shirley in Middlesex County. |
51 | F.W. Smith Silver Company |  | November 14, 1979 (#79000376) | 60 Chestnut St. 42°34′43″N 71°59′14″W / 42.578611°N 71.987222°W / 42.578611; -71.987222 (F.W. Smith Silver Company) | Gardner | |
52 | South Lancaster Engine House |  | October 22, 1976 (#76000307) | 283 S. Main St. 42°26′35″N 71°41′06″W / 42.443056°N 71.685°W / 42.443056; -71.685 (South Lancaster Engine House) | South Lancaster | |
53 | Still River Baptist Church |  | December 13, 1996 (#96001479) | 213 Still River Rd. 42°29′29″N 71°37′04″W / 42.491389°N 71.617778°W / 42.491389; -71.617778 (Still River Baptist Church) | Harvard | |
54 | Templeton Common Historic District |  | July 7, 1983 (#83000608) | Athol, Gardner, Hubbardston, Dudley, Wellington, and South Rds. 42°33′21″N 72°04′07″W / 42.555833°N 72.068611°W / 42.555833; -72.068611 (Templeton Common Historic District) | Templeton | |
55 | Templeton Farm Colony |  | January 21, 1994 (#93001485) | 126 Royalston Rd. 42°35′59″N 72°07′08″W / 42.5997°N 72.1189°W / 42.5997; -72.1189 (Templeton Farm Colony) | Templeton | |
56 | Nathaniel Thayer Estate |  | July 6, 1976 (#76000302) | 438 S. Main St. 42°26′59″N 71°40′43″W / 42.4497°N 71.6786°W / 42.4497; -71.6786 (Nathaniel Thayer Estate) | Lancaster | |
57 | Wachusett Shirt Company |  | July 8, 1982 (#82004476) | 97-100 Water St. 42°31′39″N 71°45′23″W / 42.5275°N 71.7564°W / 42.5275; -71.7564 (Wachusett Shirt Company) | Leominster | |
58 | Frederick Fiske and Gretchen Osgood Warren House |  | December 6, 1996 (#96001466) | 42 Bolton Rd. 42°29′21″N 71°35′06″W / 42.4892°N 71.585°W / 42.4892; -71.585 (Frederick Fiske and Gretchen Osgood Warren House) | Harvard | |
59 | Wellington Piano Case Company Building |  | May 31, 1984 (#84002922) | 54 Green St. 42°32′06″N 71°45′21″W / 42.535°N 71.7558°W / 42.535; -71.7558 (Wellington Piano Case Company Building) | Leominster | |
60 | West Gardner Square Historic District |  | December 30, 1985 (#85003185) | Roughly bounded by City Hall Ave., Pleasant, Connors, Parker, and Central Sts., and Providence & Worcester Railroad tracks. 42°34′29″N 71°59′43″W / 42.5747°N 71.9953°W / 42.5747; -71.9953 (West Gardner Square Historic District) | Gardner | |
61 | Westminster Village-Academy Hill Historic District |  | June 23, 1983 (#83000612) | Bacon, Adams, Main, Dawley, Academy Hill, Leominster, and Pleasant Sts. 42°32′37″N 71°54′41″W / 42.5436°N 71.9114°W / 42.5436; -71.9114 (Westminster Village-Academy Hill Historic District) | Westminster | |
62 | Enoch Whitmore House |  | January 9, 2008 (#07001362) | 12 Daniels Ln. 42°41′24″N 71°58′15″W / 42.6900°N 71.9709°W / 42.6900; -71.9709 (Enoch Whitmore House) | Ashburnham | Underground Railroad in Massachusetts MPS |
63 | Whitney & Company |  | June 8, 1989 (#89000440) | 142 Water St. 42°31′42″N 71°45′13″W / 42.5283°N 71.7536°W / 42.5283; -71.7536 (Whitney & Company) | Leominster | |
64 | Whitney Tavern |  | June 12, 1996 (#96000304) | 11 Patriots Rd. 42°33′53″N 72°01′37″W / 42.5647°N 72.0269°W / 42.5647; -72.0269 (Whitney Tavern) | Gardner and Templeton | |
65 | F. A. Whitney Carriage Company Complex Historic District |  | June 23, 1988 (#88000716) | Off 124 Water St. 42°31′45″N 71°45′18″W / 42.5292°N 71.755°W / 42.5292; -71.755 (F. A. Whitney Carriage Company Complex Historic District) | Leominster | |
66 | Winchendon Village Historic District |  | September 1, 1993 (#92000056) | Roughly, N side Central St. from Summer to Front Sts. and N side Front from Academy to Spring Sts. 42°40′54″N 72°03′00″W / 42.6817°N 72.0501°W / 42.6817; -72.0501 (Winchendon Village Historic District) | Winchendon | |
67 | Ahijah Wood House |  | September 17, 1987 (#87000374) | 175 Worcester Rd. 42°31′21″N 71°53′35″W / 42.5225°N 71.8931°W / 42.5225; -71.8931 (Ahijah Wood House) | Westminster | Incorrectly listed at 174 Worcester Rd. |
68 | Ezra Wood-Levi Warner Place |  | July 7, 1983 (#83000614) | 165 Depot Rd. 42°33′28″N 71°52′23″W / 42.5578°N 71.8731°W / 42.5578; -71.8731 (Ezra Wood-Levi Warner Place) | Westminster | |
69 | Nathan Wood House |  | September 16, 1987 (#87000375) | 164 Worcester Rd. 42°31′19″N 71°53′30″W / 42.522°N 71.8917°W / 42.522; -71.8917 (Nathan Wood House) | Westminster |
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See also[edit]
- List of National Historic Landmarks in Massachusetts
References[edit]
^ https://www.nps.gov/subjects/nationalregister/weekly-list.htm "National Register of Historic Places: Weekly List Actions"]. National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved on October 4, 2018.
^ Numbers represent an ordering by significant words. Various colorings, defined here, differentiate National Historic Landmarks and historic districts from other NRHP buildings, structures, sites or objects.
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