Winchendon Village Historic District

Winchendon Village Historic District

The Beals Memorial Library, 1915
Location Roughly, N side Central St. from Summer to Front Sts. and N side Front from Academy to Spring Sts., Winchendon, Massachusetts
Coordinates 42°40′54″N 72°3′0″W / 42.68167°N 72.05000°W / 42.68167; -72.05000Coordinates: 42°40′54″N 72°3′0″W / 42.68167°N 72.05000°W / 42.68167; -72.05000
Area 15.9 acres (6.4 ha)
Architectural style Greek Revival, Italianate, Federal
NRHP Reference # 92000056[1]
Added to NRHP September 1, 1993

The Winchendon Village Historic District encompasses the 19th-century commercial center of Winchendon, Massachusetts. It extends along Front and School Streets from School Square to Spring Street, and continues north on Central Street as far as Summer Street. This area was developed primarily because of industrialization that took place along Miller's River beginning in the late 18th century and extending into the 1830s, and then expanded further with the arrival of the railroad in the area in the 1840s. This growth caused the area to eclipse the town's colonial town center. The area had risen to sufficient prominence by 1850 that the town hall was built there, which would be followed by other municipal buildings, including the 1913 Beals Memorial Library.[2]

The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "MACRIS inventory record and NRHP nomination for Winchendon Village Historic District". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2015-03-25.


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