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

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 May 10, 2024. ^[1]

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″N71°54′43″W / 42.6417°N 71.9119°W / 42.6417; -71.9119 (Ashburnham Center Historic District)	Ashburnham
2	Atherton Bridge	Atherton Bridge More images	September 19, 1979 (#79000377)	Bolton Rd. 42°26′40″N71°40′21″W / 42.4444°N 71.6725°W / 42.4444; -71.6725 (Atherton Bridge)	Lancaster
3	Athol High School	Athol High School	February 18, 2011 (#11000022)	494 School St. 42°35′40″N72°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	Baldwinville Village Historic District	February 27, 1986 (#86000273)	Roughly Elm and S. Main Sts. between Pleasant St. and Mt. View 42°36′18″N72°04′38″W / 42.605°N 72.0772°W / 42.605; -72.0772 (Baldwinville Village Historic District)	Templeton
5	Calvinistic Congregational Church	Calvinistic Congregational Church More images	June 15, 1979 (#79000371)	820 Main St. 42°35′06″N71°48′19″W / 42.585°N 71.8053°W / 42.585; -71.8053 (Calvinistic Congregational Church)	Fitchburg
6	Cambridge Grant Historic District	Cambridge Grant Historic District More images	August 20, 2001 (#01000626)	205-287 Russell Hill Rd., 15 Wilker Rd. 42°38′41″N71°51′44″W / 42.6447°N 71.8622°W / 42.6447; -71.8622 (Cambridge Grant Historic District)	Ashburnham
7	Center Village District	Center Village District	September 15, 1977 (#77000198)	Irregular pattern along Main St. 42°27′26″N71°40′19″W / 42.4572°N 71.6719°W / 42.4572; -71.6719 (Center Village District)	Lancaster
8	Cluett Peabody & Company	Cluett Peabody & Company More images	June 8, 1989 (#89000439)	123 1st St. 42°31′34″N71°45′11″W / 42.526111°N 71.753056°W / 42.526111; -71.753056 (Cluett Peabody & Company)	Leominster
9	Crocker Field Historic District	Crocker Field Historic District	June 14, 2001 (#01000651)	River St. 42°35′44″N71°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	Frances H. and Jonathan Drake House	January 29, 2008 (#07001488)	21 Franklin St. 42°31′20″N71°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	Duck Mill	May 9, 1985 (#85000982)	60 Duck Mill Rd. 42°34′05″N71°46′48″W / 42.568°N 71.78°W / 42.568; -71.78 (Duck Mill)	Fitchburg
12	Eastwood Cemetery		May 7, 2024 (#100010282)	Old Common-Wilder Road 42°26′27″N71°39′19″W / 42.4407°N 71.6554°W / 42.4407; -71.6554 (Eastwood Cemetery)	Lancaster	Extends into Bolton.
13	Elm Street Fire Station	Elm Street Fire Station More images	April 2, 1980 (#80001677)	58 Elm St. 42°34′40″N71°59′08″W / 42.577778°N 71.985556°W / 42.577778; -71.985556 (Elm Street Fire Station)	Gardner
14	Fay Club	Fay Club	January 31, 1978 (#78000470)	658 Main St. 42°34′59″N71°48′09″W / 42.5831°N 71.8025°W / 42.5831; -71.8025 (Fay Club)	Fitchburg
15	First Church of Christ, Lancaster	First Church of Christ, Lancaster More images	December 30, 1970 (#70000897)	Facing the Common 42°27′22″N71°40′25″W / 42.456089°N 71.673576°W / 42.456089; -71.673576 (First Church of Christ, Lancaster)	Lancaster	National Historic Landmark
16	First Minister's House	First Minister's House	November 14, 1979 (#79000372)	186 Elm St. 42°34′26″N71°59′00″W / 42.573889°N 71.983333°W / 42.573889; -71.983333 (First Minister's House)	Gardner
17	Fitchburg Historical Society	Fitchburg Historical Society	October 3, 2003 (#03000992)	50 Grove St. 42°35′04″N71°48′10″W / 42.5844°N 71.8028°W / 42.5844; -71.8028 (Fitchburg Historical Society)	Fitchburg
18	Fitchburg Yarn Mill	Fitchburg Yarn Mill	December 6, 2016 (#16000817)	1428 Main St. 42°35′15″N71°48′48″W / 42.587633°N 71.813271°W / 42.587633; -71.813271 (Fitchburg Yarn Mill)	Fitchburg
19	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″N71°36′46″W / 42.5461°N 71.6128°W / 42.5461; -71.6128 (Fort Devens Historic District)	Harvard	Extends into Ayer, Middlesex County
20	Founder's Hall	Founder's Hall	April 14, 1980 (#80001678)	Atlantic Union College Campus 42°26′42″N71°41′10″W / 42.445°N 71.6861°W / 42.445; -71.6861 (Founder's Hall)	Lancaster
21	Fruitlands	Fruitlands More images	March 19, 1974 (#74001761)	Prospect Hill 42°30′34″N71°36′45″W / 42.5094°N 71.6125°W / 42.5094; -71.6125 (Fruitlands)	Harvard	National Historic Landmark
22	Fruitlands Museums Historic District	Fruitlands Museums Historic District	May 23, 1997 (#97000439)	102 Prospect Hill Rd. 42°29′37″N71°36′47″W / 42.4936°N 71.6131°W / 42.4936; -71.6131 (Fruitlands Museums Historic District)	Harvard
23	Garbose Building	Garbose Building	April 12, 1983 (#83000609)	3 Pleasant St. 42°34′33″N71°59′46″W / 42.5758°N 71.9961°W / 42.5758; -71.9961 (Garbose Building)	Gardner
24	Gardner News Building	Gardner News Building More images	November 14, 1979 (#79000373)	309 Central St. 42°34′35″N71°59′44″W / 42.5764°N 71.9956°W / 42.5764; -71.9956 (Gardner News Building)	Gardner
25	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″N71°59′04″W / 42.5778°N 71.9844°W / 42.5778; -71.9844 (Gardner Uptown Historic District)	Gardner
26	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″N71°35′01″W / 42.4978°N 71.5836°W / 42.4978; -71.5836 (Harvard Center Historic District)	Harvard
27	Harvard Shaker Village Historic District	Harvard Shaker Village Historic District More images	October 30, 1989 (#89001871)	Roughly Shaker Rd., S. Shaker Rd., and Maple Ln. 42°31′57″N71°33′33″W / 42.5325°N 71.5592°W / 42.5325; -71.5592 (Harvard Shaker Village Historic District)	Harvard
28	Levi Heywood Memorial Library Building	Levi Heywood Memorial Library Building	December 6, 1979 (#79000374)	28 Pearl St. 42°34′46″N71°59′09″W / 42.5794°N 71.9858°W / 42.5794; -71.9858 (Levi Heywood Memorial Library Building)	Gardner	Now houses the Gardner Museum.
29	Heywood-Wakefield Company Complex	Heywood-Wakefield Company Complex More images	September 15, 1983 (#83000610)	206 Central St. 42°34′35″N71°59′27″W / 42.5764°N 71.9908°W / 42.5764; -71.9908 (Heywood-Wakefield Company Complex)	Gardner
30	Jewett Piano Company Building	Jewett Piano Company Building	November 1, 2019 (#100004559)	140 Adams St. 42°31′33″N71°45′53″W / 42.5258°N 71.7646°W / 42.5258; -71.7646 (Jewett Piano Company Building)	Leominster
31	Lake Street Fire Station	Lake Street Fire Station	March 25, 1980 (#80001676)	2 Lake St. 42°34′37″N71°59′42″W / 42.5769°N 71.995°W / 42.5769; -71.995 (Lake Street Fire Station)	Gardner
32	Lancaster Industrial School for Girls	Lancaster Industrial School for Girls More images	October 8, 1976 (#76000301)	Southeast of Lancaster on Old Common Rd. 42°26′35″N71°39′30″W / 42.4431°N 71.6583°W / 42.4431; -71.6583 (Lancaster Industrial School for Girls)	Lancaster
33	Anthony Lane House	Anthony Lane House	November 7, 1976 (#76000300)	Northeast of Lancaster on Seven Bridge Rd. 42°27′54″N71°39′58″W / 42.465°N 71.6661°W / 42.465; -71.6661 (Anthony Lane House)	Lancaster
34	Leominster High School	Leominster High School	February 1, 2021 (#100006083)	261 West St. 42°31′57″N71°46′21″W / 42.5326°N 71.7726°W / 42.5326; -71.7726 (Leominster High School)	Leominster	The former Carter Junior High School building.
35	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″N71°43′32″W / 42.595°N 71.7256°W / 42.595; -71.7256 (Lunenburg Historic District)	Lunenburg
36	Middle Cemetery	Middle Cemetery More images	November 8, 2019 (#100004560)	Main St. 42°26′59″N71°40′30″W / 42.4498°N 71.6751°W / 42.4498; -71.6751 (Middle Cemetery)	Lancaster
37	Miss Toy Town Diner	Miss Toy Town Diner More images	December 4, 2003 (#03001242)	102 Main St. 42°34′27″N71°59′41″W / 42.5742°N 71.9947°W / 42.5742; -71.9947 (Miss Toy Town Diner)	Gardner
38	Monument Park Historic District	Monument Park Historic District	May 16, 1978 (#78000478)	Monument Park and environs north of Main St. 42°35′01″N71°48′06″W / 42.5836°N 71.8017°W / 42.5836; -71.8017 (Monument Park Historic District)	Fitchburg
39	Monument Square Historic District	Monument Square Historic District	July 8, 1982 (#82004474)	Main and Water Sts. and Grove Ave. 42°31′37″N71°45′37″W / 42.5269°N 71.7603°W / 42.5269; -71.7603 (Monument Square Historic District)	Leominster
40	Moran Square Historic District	Moran Square Historic District More images	January 4, 2018 (#100001951)	Myrtle Ave., Sawyer Passway, Summer, Lunenburg, Main & Willow Sts. 42°34′54″N71°47′26″W / 42.5817°N 71.7905°W / 42.5817; -71.7905 (Moran Square Historic District)	Fitchburg
41	Murdock School	Murdock School	January 28, 1988 (#87002562)	Murdock Ave. 42°41′07″N72°03′15″W / 42.6853°N 72.0542°W / 42.6853; -72.0542 (Murdock School)	Winchendon
42	North Village Historic District	North Village Historic District	November 23, 1977 (#77000199)	N. Main St. 42°28′16″N71°40′45″W / 42.4711°N 71.6792°W / 42.4711; -71.6792 (North Village Historic District)	Lancaster
43	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″N72°02′21″W / 42.6619°N 72.0392°W / 42.6619; -72.0392 (Old Centre Historic District)	Winchendon
44	Old Common Burial Ground		May 7, 2024 (#100010283)	Four Corners-Old Common Road 42°26′34″N71°39′53″W / 42.4429°N 71.6647°W / 42.4429; -71.6647 (Old Common Burial Ground)	Lancaster
45	Old Settlers' Burying Ground	Old Settlers' Burying Ground More images	November 8, 2019 (#100004558)	Off Main St. 42°26′56″N71°40′22″W / 42.4489°N 71.6728°W / 42.4489; -71.6728 (Old Settlers' Burying Ground)	Lancaster
46	Old Town Hall	Old Town Hall More images	June 17, 1987 (#87000876)	1307 Main St. 42°35′32″N72°13′05″W / 42.5922°N 72.2181°W / 42.5922; -72.2181 (Old Town Hall)	Athol	Home to the Athol Historic Society.
47	Parkhill Mill	Parkhill Mill	February 20, 2008 (#08000090)	1 Oak Hill Rd. 42°34′51″N71°49′18″W / 42.5807°N 71.8218°W / 42.5807; -71.8218 (Parkhill Mill)	Fitchburg
48	Jabez Partridge Homestead	Jabez Partridge Homestead	December 6, 1979 (#79000375)	81 Partridge Rd. 42°33′30″N71°58′15″W / 42.5583°N 71.9708°W / 42.5583; -71.9708 (Jabez Partridge Homestead)	Gardner
49	Pequoig Hotel	Pequoig Hotel	November 17, 1978 (#78000469)	Main St. 42°35′39″N72°13′53″W / 42.5942°N 72.2314°W / 42.5942; -72.2314 (Pequoig Hotel)	Athol
50	Phillipston Center Historic District	Phillipston Center Historic District	November 22, 1999 (#99001385)	Roughly along The Common, Baldwinville, Petersham and Templeton Rds. 42°33′03″N72°08′13″W / 42.5508°N 72.1369°W / 42.5508; -72.1369 (Phillipston Center Historic District)	Phillipston
51	Sylvester K. Pierce House	Sylvester K. Pierce House	December 1, 2022 (#100008420)	4 West Broadway 42°33′27″N71°58′51″W / 42.5576°N 71.9807°W / 42.5576; -71.9807 (Sylvester K. Pierce House)	Gardner
52	Pine Grove Cemetery	Pine Grove Cemetery More images	March 12, 2008 (#08000168)	Tremaine and Main Sts. 42°31′54″N71°45′21″W / 42.5316°N 71.7558°W / 42.5316; -71.7558 (Pine Grove Cemetery)	Leominster
53	Ponakin Bridge	Ponakin Bridge More images	September 10, 1979 (#79000378)	North of Lancaster off Ponakin Rd. 42°28′52″N71°41′09″W / 42.4811°N 71.6858°W / 42.4811; -71.6858 (Ponakin Bridge)	Lancaster
54	W. S. Reed Toy Company-Wachusett Shirt Company Historic District	W. S. Reed Toy Company-Wachusett Shirt Company Historic District	November 24, 2021 (#100006863)	41-45 Summer St. 42°31′42″N71°45′24″W / 42.5284°N 71.7566°W / 42.5284; -71.7566 (W. S. Reed Toy Company-Wachusett Shirt Company Historic District)	Leominster
55	Royalston Common Historic District	Royalston Common Historic District	December 12, 1976 (#76000304)	Main St., Frye Hill Rd., and Athol Rd. 42°40′39″N72°11′18″W / 42.6775°N 72.188333°W / 42.6775; -72.188333 (Royalston Common Historic District)	Royalston
56	Safety Fund National Bank	Safety Fund National Bank	April 30, 2009 (#09000252)	470 Main St. 42°34′57″N71°47′57″W / 42.5826°N 71.7992°W / 42.5826; -71.7992 (Safety Fund National Bank)	Fitchburg
57	Searles Hill Cemetery	Searles Hill Cemetery More images	September 15, 2011 (#11000665)	Searles Hill Rd. 42°31′54″N72°07′35″W / 42.531595°N 72.126514°W / 42.531595; -72.126514 (Searles Hill Cemetery)	Phillipston
58	Shirley Shaker Village	Shirley Shaker Village More images	May 24, 1976 (#76000271)	South of Shirley on Harvard Rd. 42°31′35″N71°39′06″W / 42.526389°N 71.651667°W / 42.526389; -71.651667 (Shirley Shaker Village)	Lancaster	Extends into Shirley in Middlesex County.
59	F.W. Smith Silver Company	F.W. Smith Silver Company	November 14, 1979 (#79000376)	60 Chestnut St. 42°34′43″N71°59′14″W / 42.578611°N 71.987222°W / 42.578611; -71.987222 (F.W. Smith Silver Company)	Gardner
60	South Lancaster Engine House	South Lancaster Engine House	October 22, 1976 (#76000307)	283 S. Main St. 42°26′35″N71°41′06″W / 42.443056°N 71.685°W / 42.443056; -71.685 (South Lancaster Engine House)	South Lancaster
61	Still River Baptist Church	Still River Baptist Church	December 13, 1996 (#96001479)	213 Still River Rd. 42°29′29″N71°37′04″W / 42.491389°N 71.617778°W / 42.491389; -71.617778 (Still River Baptist Church)	Harvard
62	Templeton Common Historic District	Templeton Common Historic District	July 7, 1983 (#83000608)	Athol, Gardner, Hubbardston, Dudley, Wellington, and South Rds. 42°33′21″N72°04′07″W / 42.555833°N 72.068611°W / 42.555833; -72.068611 (Templeton Common Historic District)	Templeton
63	Templeton Farm Colony	Templeton Farm Colony	January 21, 1994 (#93001485)	126 Royalston Rd. 42°35′59″N72°07′08″W / 42.5997°N 72.1189°W / 42.5997; -72.1189 (Templeton Farm Colony)	Templeton
64	Nathaniel Thayer Estate	Nathaniel Thayer Estate More images	July 6, 1976 (#76000302)	438 S. Main St. 42°26′59″N71°40′43″W / 42.4497°N 71.6786°W / 42.4497; -71.6786 (Nathaniel Thayer Estate)	Lancaster
65	Wachusett Shirt Company	Wachusett Shirt Company	July 8, 1982 (#82004476)	97-100 Water St. 42°31′39″N71°45′23″W / 42.5275°N 71.7564°W / 42.5275; -71.7564 (Wachusett Shirt Company)	Leominster
66	Frederick Fiske and Gretchen Osgood Warren House	Frederick Fiske and Gretchen Osgood Warren House	December 6, 1996 (#96001466)	42 Bolton Rd. 42°29′21″N71°35′06″W / 42.4892°N 71.585°W / 42.4892; -71.585 (Frederick Fiske and Gretchen Osgood Warren House)	Harvard
67	Wellington Piano Case Company Building	Wellington Piano Case Company Building More images	May 31, 1984 (#84002922)	54 Green St. 42°32′06″N71°45′21″W / 42.535°N 71.7558°W / 42.535; -71.7558 (Wellington Piano Case Company Building)	Leominster
68	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″N71°59′43″W / 42.5747°N 71.9953°W / 42.5747; -71.9953 (West Gardner Square Historic District)	Gardner
69	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″N71°54′41″W / 42.5436°N 71.9114°W / 42.5436; -71.9114 (Westminster Village-Academy Hill Historic District)	Westminster
70	Enoch Whitmore House	Enoch Whitmore House	January 9, 2008 (#07001362)	12 Daniels Ln. 42°41′24″N71°58′15″W / 42.6900°N 71.9709°W / 42.6900; -71.9709 (Enoch Whitmore House)	Ashburnham	Underground Railroad in Massachusetts MPS
71	Whitney & Company	Whitney & Company	June 8, 1989 (#89000440)	142 Water St. 42°31′42″N71°45′13″W / 42.5283°N 71.7536°W / 42.5283; -71.7536 (Whitney & Company)	Leominster
72	Whitney Tavern	Whitney Tavern	June 12, 1996 (#96000304)	11 Patriots Rd. 42°33′53″N72°01′37″W / 42.5647°N 72.0269°W / 42.5647; -72.0269 (Whitney Tavern)	Gardner and Templeton
73	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″N71°45′18″W / 42.5292°N 71.755°W / 42.5292; -71.755 (F. A. Whitney Carriage Company Complex Historic District)	Leominster
74	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″N72°03′00″W / 42.6817°N 72.0501°W / 42.6817; -72.0501 (Winchendon Village Historic District)	Winchendon
75	Ahijah Wood House	Ahijah Wood House	September 17, 1987 (#87000374)	175 Worcester Rd. 42°31′21″N71°53′35″W / 42.5225°N 71.8931°W / 42.5225; -71.8931 (Ahijah Wood House)	Westminster	Incorrectly listed at 174 Worcester Rd.
76	Ezra Wood-Levi Warner Place	Ezra Wood-Levi Warner Place	July 7, 1983 (#83000614)	165 Depot Rd. 42°33′28″N71°52′23″W / 42.5578°N 71.8731°W / 42.5578; -71.8731 (Ezra Wood-Levi Warner Place)	Westminster
77	Nathan Wood House	Nathan Wood House	September 16, 1987 (#87000375)	164 Worcester Rd. 42°31′19″N71°53′30″W / 42.522°N 71.8917°W / 42.522; -71.8917 (Nathan Wood House)	Westminster

See also

• List of National Historic Landmarks in Massachusetts

References

1. National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior, "National Register of Historic Places: Weekly List Actions", retrieved May 10, 2024.
2. Numbers represent an alphabetical 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.