Wendell Town Common Historic District - Wendell MA - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com

The Common is the heart of Wendell. Most buildings in Wendell are Greek Revival in style and can be attributed ot Luke O Leach, the leading local master builder and lumber yard owner. Thru Wendell's simplicity its charm shows thru especially it's unpretentiousness.

John Erving set aside land for the ministerial lot, the first settlers of the town in 1774 decided that the center would be where it is. A natural center, other activities rose in this area. The cemetery was set aside in 1781. The Town House was built in 1846. After the Church decided to have a more modern building which did not include the town meetings. A second center arose in 1848 when the railroad came to the section known as the Depot. Today it is almost gone, the victim of floods and the center on the hill at the Common is again the true center of Wendell.

Street address: Jct. of Depot, Lock's Village, Montague and Morse Village Rds. Wendell, MA County / Borough / Parish: Franklin Year listed: 1992 Historic (Areas of) Significance: Architecture/Engineering, Event Periods of significance: 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799 Historic function: Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Education, Funerary, Government, Religion Current function: Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Education, Funerary, Government, Religion Privately owned?: no 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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