Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge

Name: Old Sturbridge Village
Address: Sturbridge, United States

#1 among attractions in Sturbridge

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Old Sturbridge Village is a living museum located in Sturbridge, Massachusetts which recreates life in rural New England during the 1790s through 1830s. It is the largest living museum in New England, covering more than 200 acres. The Village includes 59 antique buildings, three water-powered mills, and a working farm. Third-person costumed interpreters demonstrate and interpret 19th-century arts, crafts, and agricultural work. The museum is popular among tourists and for educational field trips. ()

Coordinates: 42°6'17"N, 72°5'55"W

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Old Sturbridge Village – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Tantiusques, Heritage Country Club, East Brimfield Dam, Wells State Park.

3.7 miSW
Park, Hiking trail, Outdoor activities
Tantiusques, Sturbridge
94 min walk • Tantiusques is a 57-acre open space reservation and historic site registered with the National Register of Historic Places. The reservation is located in Sturbridge, Massachusetts, and is owned and managed by The Trustees of Reservations; it is notable for its historic, defunct graphite mines.
4.4 miE
42°7'39"N • 72°1'7"W
Heritage Country Club, Charlton
113 min walk • Outdoor activities, Golf
1.4 miW
Dam
East Brimfield Dam, Sturbridge
37 min walk • The East Brimfield Dam is located on the Quinebaug River in Sturbridge, Massachusetts, approximately 20 miles southwest of Worcester, Massachusetts.
3.3 miNE
Park
Wells State Park, Sturbridge
85 min walk • Wells State Park is a public recreation area located off Route 49 in the town of Sturbridge, Massachusetts. The state park includes frontage on Walker Pond and the scenic metamorphic rock cliff face of Carpenter Rocks.
2.5 miSE
Dam
Westville Dam, Sturbridge
65 min walk • The Westville Dam is located on the Quinebaug River between Southbridge and Sturbridge, about 1.3 miles west of the Southbridge town center and 18 miles southwest of Worcester, Massachusetts.
5.2 miW
Town
Brimfield
134 min walk • Brimfield is a town in Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 3,694 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area.
0.7 miNE
Georgian architecture
Oliver Wight House, Sturbridge
18 min walk • The Oliver Wight House is a historic house located on Main Street in Sturbridge, Massachusetts. Built in the 1780s, the house was first occupied by local cabinet maker Oliver Wight and his family.
3.1 miSE
Gothic Revival architecture
Alden-Delehanty Block, Southbridge
80 min walk • The Alden-Delehanty Block is a historic commercial block at 858 Main Street in Southbridge, Massachusetts. Completed in 1888, it is the largest commercial building built in the town's Globe Village area, and is one of its most imposing Victorian edifices.
3.3 miSE
Gothic Revival architecture, Greek Revival architecture
Cliff Cottage, Southbridge
84 min walk • The Cliff Cottage is a historic cottage at 187 Mill Street in Southbridge, Massachusetts. Built before 1855, it is a distinctive combination of Greek Revival and Gothic features executed in stone.
3.3 miSE
Gothic Revival architecture
James Gleason Cottage, Southbridge
85 min walk • The James Gleason Cottage is a historic house at 31 Sayles Street in Southbridge, Massachusetts. Built about 1830 for a local businessman, it is a regionally rare example of vernacular Gothic Revival architecture.
3.2 miSE
Greek Revival architecture
Hamilton Mill Brick House, Southbridge
83 min walk • The Hamilton Mill Brick House is a historic house at 16 High Street in Southbridge, Massachusetts. Built c. 1855 by the Hamilton Woolen Mill Company, it is one of a small number of brick company housing units to survive from that time.