Graniteville Historic District (Westford, Massachusetts)
December 20, 2023
The Graniteville Historic District of Westford, Massachusetts, USA, encompasses one of the town's historic 19th century industrial villages. The area was, until the arrival of the railroad in 1847, primarily known for its granite quarries. The railroad's arrival prompted the construction of an industrial mill by Charles G. Sargent, and the area developed rapidly thereafter. A significant amount of housing stock, as well as civic institutional buildings, were built during the second half of the 19th century. The district is bounded on the east by River Street and on the south by Bridge Street and North Main Street. The western edge of the district runs just before North Main Street's junction with West Street, northward and then eastward to encompass a number of quarry sites, before meeting North Main Street at River Street.[2]
graniteville, historic, district, westford, massachusetts, graniteville, historic, district, westford, massachusetts, encompasses, town, historic, 19th, century, industrial, villages, area, until, arrival, railroad, 1847, primarily, known, granite, quarries, r. The Graniteville Historic District of Westford Massachusetts USA encompasses one of the town s historic 19th century industrial villages The area was until the arrival of the railroad in 1847 primarily known for its granite quarries The railroad s arrival prompted the construction of an industrial mill by Charles G Sargent and the area developed rapidly thereafter A significant amount of housing stock as well as civic institutional buildings were built during the second half of the 19th century The district is bounded on the east by River Street and on the south by Bridge Street and North Main Street The western edge of the district runs just before North Main Street s junction with West Street northward and then eastward to encompass a number of quarry sites before meeting North Main Street at River Street 2 Graniteville Historic DistrictU S National Register of Historic PlacesU S Historic districtC G Sargent s Sons 1877Show map of MassachusettsShow map of the United StatesLocationWestford MassachusettsCoordinates42 35 42 N 71 28 12 W 42 59500 N 71 47000 W 42 59500 71 47000Area150 acres 61 ha ArchitectWoodcock S S et al Architectural styleFederal GothicNRHP reference No 01001467 1 Added to NRHPJanuary 17 2002 Lithograph of Graniteville from 1886 by L R Burleigh with list of landmarksThe district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002 1 See also editForge Village Historic District Brookside Historic District National Register of Historic Places listings in Middlesex County MassachusettsReferences edit a b National Register Information System National Register of Historic Places National Park Service April 15 2008 NRHP nomination for Graniteville Historic District Commonwealth of Massachusetts Retrieved April 4 2014 This article about a National Register of Historic Places listing in Middlesex County Massachusetts is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Graniteville Historic District Westford Massachusetts amp oldid 1169074061, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
