Sturbridge Common Historic District, Sturbridge

Name: Sturbridge Common Historic District
Address: Sturbridge, United States

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The Sturbridge Common Historic District encompasses the historic center of Sturbridge, Massachusetts. Encompassing some 138 acres, the district is focused around the town common, which was laid out when the town established in 1738. The district is roughly linear, extending along Main Street from its junction with Interstate 84 eastward to Hall Road. The district also extends for short distances along Haynes, Maple, and Charlton Streets. Although most of the properties in the district are residential, the institutional properties, including the 1838 Greek Revival Town Hall, the 1896 Joshua Hyde Library building, and the 1922 Federated Church. The oldest building in the district is the c. 1772 Publick House, a tavern which has dominated the south side of the district since its construction. ()

Coordinates: 42°6'25"N, 72°4'44"W

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Sturbridge United States

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Sturbridge Common Historic District – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Old Sturbridge Village, Tantiusques, Heritage Country Club, East Brimfield Dam.

1 miW
Museum
Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge
27 min walk • 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.
4.4 miSW
Park, Hiking trail, Outdoor activities
Tantiusques, Sturbridge
111 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.
3.4 miNE
42°7'39"N • 72°1'7"W
Heritage Country Club, Charlton
87 min walk • Outdoor activities, Golf
2.4 miW
Dam
East Brimfield Dam, Sturbridge
62 min walk • The East Brimfield Dam is located on the Quinebaug River in Sturbridge, Massachusetts, approximately 20 miles southwest of Worcester, Massachusetts.
2 miSE
Dam
Westville Dam, Sturbridge
50 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.
2.6 miSE
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Holy Trinity Church, Southbridge
67 min walk • The Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, formerly the Evangelical Free Church, is a historic church building at 446 Hamilton Street in Southbridge, Massachusetts.
0.6 miNW
Georgian architecture
Oliver Wight House, Sturbridge
16 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.
2.4 miSE
Gothic Revival architecture
Alden-Delehanty Block, Southbridge
62 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.
2.5 miSE
Gothic Revival architecture, Greek Revival architecture
Cliff Cottage, Southbridge
64 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.
2.6 miSE
Gothic Revival architecture
James Gleason Cottage, Southbridge
68 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.
2.5 miSE
Greek Revival architecture
Hamilton Mill Brick House, Southbridge
65 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.