 Harvard Center Historic District - Harvard MA
Posted by: nomadwillie
N 42° 30.037 W 071° 35.036
19T E 287684 N 4708597
Harvard was founded in 1732 and early life centered around the town commons.
Waymark Code: WMJXF9
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 01/11/2014
Views: 3
Harvard Center is the traditional meetinghouse center village that is typical New England. The village includes the majority of the town's civic and religious buildings, which serves as a small commercial center as well. Residences were clustered around this center, but expanded in the 19th and early 20th century. There is a total of 72 buildings, one burying ground, and one park in the district.
Street address: Ayer, Still River, Old Littleton, Bolton and Oak Hill Rds, Elm and Fairbanks Sts, Lovers Ln., Mass. Ave. and Old Boston Harvard, MA
 County / Borough / Parish: Worcester
 Year listed: 1997
 Historic (Areas of) Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering
 Periods of significance: 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1700-1749
 Historic function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic
 Current function: Domestic
 Privately owned?: yes
 Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
 Season start / Season finish: Not listed
 Hours of operation: Not listed
 Secondary Website 1: Not listed
 Secondary Website 2: Not listed
 National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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