National Register of Historic Places listings in northern Worcester County, 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.

Contents: Counties in Massachusetts
This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted June 19, 2020.[1]
Location of Worcester County in Massachusetts

Cities and towns in northern Worcester County
[2] Name on the Register[3] Image Date listed[4] Location City or town Description
1 Ashburnham Center Historic District
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		 Ashburnham
2 Atherton Bridge
Atherton Bridge
 September 19, 1979
(#79000377)		 Bolton Rd.
42°26′40″N 71°40′21″W		 Lancaster
3 Athol High School
Athol High School
 February 18, 2011
(#11000022)		 494 School St.
42°35′40″N 72°13′13″W		 Athol This building, which is now residential, is not to be confused with the current high school.
4 Baldwinville Village Historic District
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		 Templeton
5 Calvinistic Congregational Church
Calvinistic Congregational Church
 June 15, 1979
(#79000371)		 820 Main St.
42°35′06″N 71°48′19″W		 Fitchburg
6 Cambridge Grant Historic District
Cambridge Grant Historic District
 August 20, 2001
(#01000626)		 205-287 Russell Hill Rd., 15 Wilker Rd.
42°38′41″N 71°51′44″W		 Ashburnham
7 Center Village District
Center Village District
 September 15, 1977
(#77000198)		 Irregular pattern along Main St.
42°27′26″N 71°40′19″W		 Lancaster
8 Cluett Peabody & Company
Cluett Peabody & Company
 June 8, 1989
(#89000439)		 123 1st St.
42°31′34″N 71°45′11″W		 Leominster
9 Crocker Field Historic District
Crocker Field Historic District
 June 14, 2001
(#01000651)		 River St.
42°35′44″N 71°48′34″W		 Fitchburg
10 Frances H. and Jonathan Drake House
Frances H. and Jonathan Drake House
 January 29, 2008
(#07001488)		 21 Franklin St.
42°31′20″N 71°45′41″W		 Leominster Underground Railroad in Massachusetts MPS
11 Duck Mill
Duck Mill
 May 9, 1985
(#85000982)		 60 Duck Mill Rd.
42°34′05″N 71°46′48″W		 Fitchburg
12 Elm Street Fire Station
Elm Street Fire Station
 April 2, 1980
(#80001677)		 58 Elm St.
42°34′40″N 71°59′08″W		 Gardner
13 Fay Club
Fay Club
 January 31, 1978
(#78000470)		 658 Main St.
42°34′59″N 71°48′09″W		 Fitchburg
14 First Church of Christ, Lancaster
First Church of Christ, Lancaster
 December 30, 1970
(#70000897)		 Facing the Common
42°27′22″N 71°40′25″W		 Lancaster National Historic Landmark
15 First Minister's House
First Minister's House
 November 14, 1979
(#79000372)		 186 Elm St.
42°34′26″N 71°59′00″W		 Gardner
16 Fitchburg Historical Society
Fitchburg Historical Society
 October 3, 2003
(#03000992)		 50 Grove St.
42°35′04″N 71°48′10″W		 Fitchburg
17 Fitchburg Yarn Mill
Fitchburg Yarn Mill
 December 6, 2016
(#16000817)		 1428 Main St.
42°35′15″N 71°48′48″W		 Fitchburg
18 Fort Devens Historic District
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		 Harvard Extends into Ayer, Middlesex County
19 Founder's Hall
Founder's Hall
 April 14, 1980
(#80001678)		 Atlantic Union College Campus
42°26′42″N 71°41′10″W		 Lancaster
20 Fruitlands
Fruitlands
 March 19, 1974
(#74001761)		 Prospect Hill
42°30′34″N 71°36′45″W		 Harvard National Historic Landmark
21 Fruitlands Museums Historic District
Fruitlands Museums Historic District
 May 23, 1997
(#97000439)		 102 Prospect Hill Rd.
42°29′37″N 71°36′47″W		 Harvard
22 Garbose Building
Garbose Building
 April 12, 1983
(#83000609)		 3 Pleasant St.
42°34′33″N 71°59′46″W		 Gardner
23 Gardner News Building
Gardner News Building
 November 14, 1979
(#79000373)		 309 Central St.
42°34′35″N 71°59′44″W		 Gardner
24 Gardner Uptown Historic District
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		 Gardner
25 Harvard Center Historic District
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		 Harvard
26 Harvard Shaker Village Historic District
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		 Harvard
27 Levi Heywood Memorial Library Building
Levi Heywood Memorial Library Building
 December 6, 1979
(#79000374)		 28 Pearl St.
42°34′46″N 71°59′09″W		 Gardner Now houses the Gardner Museum.
28 Heywood-Wakefield Company Complex
Heywood-Wakefield Company Complex
 September 15, 1983
(#83000610)		 206 Central St.
42°34′35″N 71°59′27″W		 Gardner
29 Jewett Piano Company Building November 1, 2019
(#100004559)		 140 Adams St.
42°31′33″N 71°45′53″W		 Leominster
30 Lake Street Fire Station
Lake Street Fire Station
 March 25, 1980
(#80001676)		 2 Lake St.
42°34′37″N 71°59′42″W		 Gardner
31 Lancaster Industrial School for Girls
Lancaster Industrial School for Girls
 October 8, 1976
(#76000301)		 Southeast of Lancaster on Old Common Rd.
42°26′35″N 71°39′30″W		 Lancaster
32 Anthony Lane House
Anthony Lane House
 November 7, 1976
(#76000300)		 Northeast of Lancaster on Seven Bridge Rd.
42°27′54″N 71°39′58″W		 Lancaster
33 Lunenburg Historic District
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		 Lunenburg
34 Middle Cemetery November 8, 2019
(#100004560)		 Main St.
42°26′59″N 71°40′30″W		 Lancaster
35 Miss Toy Town Diner
Miss Toy Town Diner
 December 4, 2003
(#03001242)		 102 Main St.
42°34′27″N 71°59′41″W		 Gardner
36 Monument Park Historic District
Monument Park Historic District
 May 16, 1978
(#78000478)		 Monument Park and environs north of Main St.
42°35′01″N 71°48′06″W		 Fitchburg
37 Monument Square Historic District
Monument Square Historic District
 July 8, 1982
(#82004474)		 Main and Water Sts. and Grove Ave.
42°31′37″N 71°45′37″W		 Leominster
38 Moran Square Historic District
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		 Fitchburg
39 Murdock School
Murdock School
 January 28, 1988
(#87002562)		 Murdock Ave.
42°41′07″N 72°03′15″W		 Winchendon
40 North Village Historic District
North Village Historic District
 November 23, 1977
(#77000199)		 N. Main St.
42°28′16″N 71°40′45″W		 Lancaster
41 Old Centre Historic District
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		 Winchendon
42 Old Settlers' Burying Ground November 8, 2019
(#100004558)		 Off Main St.
42°26′56″N 71°40′22″W		 Lancaster
43 Old Town Hall
Old Town Hall
 June 17, 1987
(#87000876)		 1307 Main St.
42°35′32″N 72°13′05″W		 Athol Home to the Athol Historic Society.
44 Parkhill Mill
Parkhill Mill
 February 20, 2008
(#08000090)		 1 Oak Hill Rd.
42°34′51″N 71°49′18″W		 Fitchburg
45 Jabez Partridge Homestead
Jabez Partridge Homestead
 December 6, 1979
(#79000375)		 81 Partridge Rd.
42°33′30″N 71°58′15″W		 Gardner
46 Pequoig Hotel
Pequoig Hotel
 November 17, 1978
(#78000469)		 Main St.
42°35′39″N 72°13′53″W		 Athol
47 Phillipston Center Historic District
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		 Phillipston
48 Pine Grove Cemetery
Pine Grove Cemetery
 March 12, 2008
(#08000168)		 Tremaine and Main Sts.
42°31′54″N 71°45′21″W		 Leominster
49 Ponakin Bridge
Ponakin Bridge
 September 10, 1979
(#79000378)		 North of Lancaster off Ponakin Rd.
42°28′52″N 71°41′09″W		 Lancaster
50 Royalston Common Historic District
Royalston Common Historic District
 December 12, 1976
(#76000304)		 Main St., Frye Hill Rd., and Athol Rd.
42°40′39″N 72°11′18″W		 Royalston
51 Safety Fund National Bank
Safety Fund National Bank
 April 30, 2009
(#09000252)		 470 Main St.
42°34′57″N 71°47′57″W		 Fitchburg
52 Searles Hill Cemetery
Searles Hill Cemetery
 September 15, 2011
(#11000665)		 Searles Hill Rd.
42°31′54″N 72°07′35″W		 Phillipston
53 Shirley Shaker Village
Shirley Shaker Village
 May 24, 1976
(#76000271)		 South of Shirley on Harvard Rd.
42°31′35″N 71°39′06″W		 Lancaster Extends into Shirley in Middlesex County.
54 F.W. Smith Silver Company
F.W. Smith Silver Company
 November 14, 1979
(#79000376)		 60 Chestnut St.
42°34′43″N 71°59′14″W		 Gardner
55 South Lancaster Engine House
South Lancaster Engine House
 October 22, 1976
(#76000307)		 283 S. Main St.
42°26′35″N 71°41′06″W		 South Lancaster
56 Still River Baptist Church
Still River Baptist Church
 December 13, 1996
(#96001479)		 213 Still River Rd.
42°29′29″N 71°37′04″W		 Harvard
57 Templeton Common Historic District
Templeton Common Historic District
 July 7, 1983
(#83000608)		 Athol, Gardner, Hubbardston, Dudley, Wellington, and South Rds.
42°33′21″N 72°04′07″W		 Templeton
58 Templeton Farm Colony
Templeton Farm Colony
 January 21, 1994
(#93001485)		 126 Royalston Rd.
42°35′59″N 72°07′08″W		 Templeton
59 Nathaniel Thayer Estate
Nathaniel Thayer Estate
 July 6, 1976
(#76000302)		 438 S. Main St.
42°26′59″N 71°40′43″W		 Lancaster
60 Wachusett Shirt Company
Wachusett Shirt Company
 July 8, 1982
(#82004476)		 97-100 Water St.
42°31′39″N 71°45′23″W		 Leominster
61 Frederick Fiske and Gretchen Osgood Warren House
Frederick Fiske and Gretchen Osgood Warren House
 December 6, 1996
(#96001466)		 42 Bolton Rd.
42°29′21″N 71°35′06″W		 Harvard
62 Wellington Piano Case Company Building
Wellington Piano Case Company Building
 May 31, 1984
(#84002922)		 54 Green St.
42°32′06″N 71°45′21″W		 Leominster
63 West Gardner Square Historic District
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		 Gardner
64 Westminster Village-Academy Hill Historic District
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		 Westminster
65 Enoch Whitmore House
Enoch Whitmore House
 January 9, 2008
(#07001362)		 12 Daniels Ln.
42°41′24″N 71°58′15″W		 Ashburnham Underground Railroad in Massachusetts MPS
66 Whitney & Company
Whitney & Company
 June 8, 1989
(#89000440)		 142 Water St.
42°31′42″N 71°45′13″W		 Leominster
67 Whitney Tavern
Whitney Tavern
 June 12, 1996
(#96000304)		 11 Patriots Rd.
42°33′53″N 72°01′37″W		 Gardner and Templeton
68 F. A. Whitney Carriage Company Complex Historic District
F. A. Whitney Carriage Company Complex Historic District
 June 23, 1988
(#88000716)		 Off 124 Water St.
42°31′45″N 71°45′18″W		 Leominster
69 Winchendon Village Historic District
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		 Winchendon
70 Ahijah Wood House
Ahijah Wood House
 September 17, 1987
(#87000374)		 175 Worcester Rd.
42°31′21″N 71°53′35″W		 Westminster Incorrectly listed at 174 Worcester Rd.
71 Ezra Wood-Levi Warner Place
Ezra Wood-Levi Warner Place
 July 7, 1983
(#83000614)		 165 Depot Rd.
42°33′28″N 71°52′23″W		 Westminster
72 Nathan Wood House
Nathan Wood House
 September 16, 1987
(#87000375)		 164 Worcester Rd.
42°31′19″N 71°53′30″W		 Westminster

See also

References
  1. "National Register of Historic Places: Weekly List Actions". National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved on June 19, 2020.
  2. 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.
  3. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 24, 2008.
  4. The eight-digit number below each date is the number assigned to each location in the National Register Information System database, which can be viewed by clicking the number.
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