Acton Centre Historic District, Acton

Name: Acton Centre Historic District
Address: Acton, United States

#9 among attractions in Acton

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The Acton Centre Historic District encompasses the historic heart of the once-rural, now suburban, town of Acton, Massachusetts. The district includes properties on Main Street, Wood and Woodbury Lanes, Newtown, Concord, and Nagog Hill Roads, and has been the town's civic heart since its establishment in the 1730s. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. ()

Coordinates: 42°29'7"N, 71°26'0"W

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Acton United States

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Acton Centre Historic District – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Acton Congregational Church, Memorial Library, Jonathan and Simon Hosmer House, Acton Arboretum.

~250 ftSE
Church
Acton Congregational Church, Acton
2 min walk • The Acton Congregational Church is a mid-19th century, white clapboard, church building and active congregation in Acton, Massachusetts that become the center of national attention in 2018 when a case decided by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruled that churches cannot receive public funds to support religious activities.
~270 ftN
Library
Memorial Library, Acton
2 min walk • Acton Memorial Library is a public library at 486 Main Street in Acton, Massachusetts. In 1889 William Allan Wilde, a Sunday school publisher and philanthropist who was a native of Acton, donated funds to construct the library to memorialize Acton's citizens who served in the American Civil War.
1.1 miSW
Museum
Jonathan and Simon Hosmer House, Acton
28 min walk • The Jonathan and Simon Hosmer House is a historic house at 300 Main Street in Acton, Massachusetts. The 2+1⁄2-story wood-frame house was built in 1760, and is one of Acton's best-preserved colonial-era houses.
~1940 ftS
42°28'48"N • 71°26'4"W
Acton Arboretum, Acton
10 min walk • Garden, Park
0.9 miE
42°29'7"N • 71°24'58"W
Handworks Gallery of American Crafts, Acton
23 min walk • Museum

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Which popular attractions are close to Acton Centre Historic District?

Nearby attractions include Acton Congregational Church, Acton (2 min walk), Memorial Library, Acton (2 min walk), Acton Arboretum, Acton (10 min walk), Handworks Gallery of American Crafts, Acton (23 min walk).