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Southbridge Town Hall

Southbridge Town Hall is an historic town hall at 41 Elm Street in Southbridge, Massachusetts. The imposing Romanesque Revival building was built in 1888 to serve as both the town hall and the public high school. It is the only major Romanesque building to survive in Southbridge. and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987. At the time of its construction, the town had been considering separate buildings to function as town hall and high school, replacing the single Greek Revival building that was serving both purposes (on the site of the present town hall). The town eventually decided, as a cost-saving measure, to build the single building, which served both purposes until a dedicated high school was built in 1927. Classrooms and town offices occupied the first floor, and a large meeting space was on the second floor. The interior underwent some renovations in the 1970s. The exterior of the building has typical Romanesque styling, with massive stone blocks, large arches, and textured ornamental brickwork. The massing is asymmetrical, with a round clocktower on the left. The entranceway features a two story arched brick surround over a pair of doorways, each of which is itself surrounded by a stone block arch supported by twin columns.

Hamilton Woolen Company Historic District

The Hamilton Woolen Company Historic District encompasses the well preserved "Big Mill" complex of the Hamilton Woolen Company, built in the mid 19th century. Located at the confluence of McKinstry Brook and the Quinebaug River in central Southbridge, Massachusetts, the complex consists of a cluster of mill buildings and a rare collection of 1830s brick mill worker housing units located nearby. The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. The site of the Hamilton Company's mill had been used as a mill site since 1750, when the first water privilege was granted to William Plimpton. In 1812 James and Perez Wolcott established a cotton mill on the site, building in 1814 what was at the time the world's largest cotton mill. The Wolcotts continued to expand their business, until a dam they built gave way, irreparably harming their business. Its remains were acquired by Boston investors, who formed the Hamilton Woolen Company in 1831. They rebuilt the dam to a higher level, and in 1836 embarked on a major expansion of the premises. Among the buildings erected in 1836 are the Big Mill, a five story brick structure that is the dominant feature of the complex. Extensively modified in 1850, the most distinctive feature of this building is an end stairwell which is capped by a tower with a Romanesque belfry. Immediately adjacent to the mill Brick Square was established. This was a cluster of brick housing units arranged around a quadrangle. This area, now bounded by Mill Street, Canal Street, and Brick Row, includes five surviving worker houses. Built in the then-popular Greek Revival style, one of them was later adapted for company offices. In the second half of the 19th century Hamilton was the dominant employer in Stockbridge, producing primarily woolen products, especially after the American Civil War cut off cotton supplies. It remained a major presence in town, although it had been eclipsed in size by the American Optical Company, until a strike in 1934 closed its doors forever. Its complex underwent expansion in the late 19th century, but many of these buildings have not survived. The company added several buildings to the complex in 1929, most notable the dye building, which features a large segmented arch window, but is not in a prominent position of visibility in the complex.

Sacred Heart Church Historic District

The Sacred Heart Church Historic District encompasses the complex of buildings associated with the Sacred Heart Church on Charlton Street in Southbridge, Massachusetts. The complex, which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989, is the second Roman Catholic parish built to serve Southbridge's growing Franco-American population. The four buildings in the complex were built between 1909 and 1926 in the Colonial Revival style. The parish was formally established in 1908, and construction on its buildings began in 1909. The first two to be built were the rectory and convent. The rectory, at 40 Charlton Street, is a 2.5 story brick structure with a hipped roof which is pierced by a few gable dormers. Its front facade features a central rounded bay, and both side facades have projecting rectangular bays. The convent is of similar styling, except its front facade features two side rounded bays and a central porch. Its rear facade also features an entry porch. The school, which opened in 1910, was at first run by the Sisters of Nicolette, who also ran the Notre Dame parish school. The building is a large two story brick block, with projecting sections at the center of each side that rise up to the roof line on three sides, and above the main roof line on the front, which features three round Roman arched doorways. The main roof his hipped, as are the roof lines of the projecting sections. The church was not completed until 1926. Unlike the other buildings, it has a marked Gothic character, with Gothic-style arched windows, buttresses, and Gothic ornamental detailing.

Hamilton Millwright-Agent's House

The Hamilton Millwright-Agent's House is a historic house at 757-761 Main Street in Southbridge, Massachusetts. Built about 1840, it is a rare surviving house from the Hamilton Woolen Company's early period of worker house construction. It is also rare as a brick house of the period; they were not commonly built in Southbridge at the time. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.

Judson-Litchfield House

The Judson-Litchfield House is a historic house at 313 South Street in Southbridge, Massachusetts. Built sometime in the 1830s, it is a well-preserved local example of brick Greek Revival architecture, of which there are few surviving examples in the city. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.

William McKinstry

The William McKinstry Jr. house is a historic house at 915 W. Main Street in Southbridge, Massachusetts. It is a 2+ story building, unusual because of its distinctive monitor roof. Its construction date is unknown, but it is documented in a painting of Southbridge's Globe Village area in 1822. It appears to have been intended for housing, but the monitor roof is more typically associated with mill buildings. It is known to have been occupied by William McKinstry, Jr., son of an early Southbridge settler, in 1836. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.

Stephen Richard House

The Stephen Richard House is a historic house at 239-241 Elm Street in Southbridge, Massachusetts. It is a 2.5 story wood frame house with two interior chimneys and fairly basic vernacular Federal styling. Its date of construction is unknown: structures with commercial uses appear at its location on maps of the area dated 1855 and 1870. The house's unusual angle with respect to the street (unlike its later neighboring houses), suggests an earlier date of construction. It is first definitively identified on an 1879, owned by Stephen Richard. Richard was a French Canadian who immigrated to Southbridge and established a cutlery making firm in 1862. He is locally notable as the first French Canadian to become a United States citizen, something that he apparently needed to acquire a license of some sort. In his wake a significant number of other immigrants also became citizens. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.

Simon Plimpton Farmhouse

The Simon Plimpton Farmhouse is a historic farm in Southbridge, Massachusetts. It was probably built about 1789 by Simon Plimpton and his brother Baxter on family-owned land. Baxter Plimpton eventually deeded his share over to Simon; the house has been in the hands of Plimpton descendants since. The house is a 2.5 story wood frame house, five bays wide, with a center chimney. Although the house is nominally Federal in its styling, there are Greek Revival details that may have been added later. The full-width front porch is a late 19th century addition. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.

George Sumner House

The George Sumner House is a historic house at 32 Paige Hill Road in Southbridge, Massachusetts. The 2.5 story late Federal wood frame house was built sometime before 1830, probably for Major George Sumner (who is recorded as its owner in 1855). Sumner was a leader in the early development of the textile industry in Southbridge, being the first in the area to offer as a service the complete cycle of woolen textile processing, although some work was still initially done in homes, not in a factory setting. The house is notable for the fanlight window on the gable end, which is a late 19th century addition. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.

Alden-Delahanty Block

The Alden-Delehanty Block is a historic commercial block at 858 Main Street in Southbridge, Massachusetts. The large three story brick Victorian building is one of the most imposing commercial buildings in the Globe Village part of Main Street. It was built in 1888 for William E. Alden, who operated a dry goods store on the first floor. The building housed shops on the ground floor, offices on the second, and a meeting hall space on the third floor. The latter was used for a time by the Ancient Order of Hibernians, and has been known as Hibernina Hall. The building was acquired in 1899 by John Delehanty, who owned a furniture store that was the building's sole tenant at the time. Except for some minor alterations to the cornice and parapet, the exterior of the building is unaltered from its initial construction. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.

Cliff Cottage

The Cliff Cottage is a historic cottage at 787 Mill Street in Southbridge, Massachusetts. The 1.5 story cottage was built sometime before 1855, when it first appears on local maps. The combination of Greek Revival and Gothic Revival features suggests that it was built after 1830. It is not known for whom it was built; its owner in 1855 was listed as F. McKinstry, from a family that owned other properties in the area. The main level of the house is built of paneled stone, and has an asymmetrical T-shaped layout. It has original casement windows, and its roof is punctured by a series of gable end dormers decorated with scallop trim. The porch is in a Greek Revival style. The house is a rare example of Gothic styling in Southbridge. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. Cliff Cottage has been undergoing substantial renovation since September of 2014 with a Purchase & Sale being executed for the property in March of 2015. There has been significant interior work done throughout the winter of 2014 with ongoing exterior work through the summer of 2015.

E. Merritt Cole House

The E. Merritt Cole House is a historic house at 386 Main Street in Southbridge, Massachusetts. It was built in the early 1800s by Jacob Edwards, and acquired its present Gothic Revival appearance as the result of a renovation between 1855 and 1878. This work was done for E. Merritt Cole, treasurer and a founding shareholder of the American Optical Company, a major local employer. The T-shaped two story house is notable for its two story front porch and elaborate relief details. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.

James Gleason Cottage

The James Gleason Cottage is a historic house at 31 Sayles Street in Southbridge, Massachusetts. It is a rare regional example of a residential house with Greek Revival and Gothic Revival features. It was built c. 1830, probably for James Gleason, an owner of a successful grocery business in the Globe Village section of Southbridge. The house is a modest 1.5 story wood frame structure with predominantly Greek Revival styling. However it also features a recessed second floor porch that is framed by a Gothic arch. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.

Upper Chapin Street Historic District

The Upper Chapin Street Historic District is a residential historic district on Chapin Street in Southbridge, Massachusetts. The district includes fourteen Victorian houses on Chapin Street, thirteen of which lie between Forest Avenue and Dresser Street, and two of which are just south of Forest. All of these houses, almost all of which were built in the 1870s, are well preserved, making it one of the most intact period neighborhoods in the city. Most of the houses in the district are relatively small cottage-style houses, either 1.5 or two stories, with Italianate and Gothic Revival style decoration. There is one house in the district with Queen Anne styling, and two in the Stick style. Only one property, 132 Chapin Street, does not contribute to the district. The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.

Holy Trinity Episcopal Church

The Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, formerly the Evangelical Free Church, is a historic church building at 446 Hamilton Street in Southbridge, Massachusetts. Built in 1869 for a nominally non-denominational congregation of senior Hamilton Woolen Company employees, it has house an Episcopal congregation since 1921. The building is architecturally noted for its Romanesque and Gothic Revival features, and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.

J.J. Oakes House

The J. J. Oakes House is a historic house at 14 South Street in Southbridge, Massachusetts. It is one of a few surviving Second Empire houses in Southbridge. The two story wood frame house was built sometime before 1870 for James Jacob Oakes, who grew up nearby, and owned a dry goods and clothing store in town. The house was later acquired by J. J. Delahanty, who owned a furniture store in the Alden-Delahanty Block in Globe Village. Although it is predominantly Second Empire in its styling (as indicated by the concave slate mansard roof), it also has significant Italianate detailing, including the three bay facade and bracketed eaves. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.

Globe Village Fire House

The Globe Village Fire House is a historic former fire house on West Street at Main Street in Southbridge, Massachusetts. It is the first of two fire stations built in the 1890s; the other, the Elm Street Fire House, is still in use as a fire station. It is a relatively modest Colonial Revival brick structure, although it shares some Greek Revival features with other nearby brick structures. Its corner tower originally had a mansard-style roof. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. At the time of its listing it had been repurposed for use by a veterans group.

House at 59-63 Crystal Street

The House at 59-63 Crystal Street in Southbridge, Massachusetts is a well preserved multiunit residential structure built to provide worker housing for the American Optical Company around the turn of the 20th century. It is a 2.5 story wood frame house, in a late Victorian style with both Italianate and Colonial Revival elements. Its side hall, gable front appearance is typical of many late 19th century houses in Southbridge. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.

House at 70-72 Main Street

The House at 70-72 Main Street in Southbridge, Massachusetts was built around the turn of the 20th century for George Wells, president of the American Optical Company, to provide housing for his workers. A gambrel-roofed three family house its gable end faces the street, and is adorned with porches, of which the one on the third floor has since been enclosed. The roof line is pierced by long dormers, giving the third floor unit more space than it might otherwise have. Ownership of the house was eventually transferred to the company, which continued to use the property for worker housing into the 1940s. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.

LaCroix-Mosher House

The LaCroix-Mosher House is a historic house at 56 Everett Street in Southbridge, Massachusetts. It is one of a few remaining Colonial Revival mansions from the early 20th century in Southbridge. It was designed by architect George H. Clemence, and built c. 1904-07 for Joseph Lacroix, president of the Hyde Manufacturing Company. In the late 1920s the house was acquired by Ira Mosher, vice president of the American Optical Company. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.

Maple Street Historic District

The Maple Street Historic District consists of a cluster of ten similar worker cottages on Maple Street in Southbridge, Massachusetts. They were built as part of an effort by the locally important American Optical Company to improve the quality of its worker housing in the 1910s. The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. The American Optical Company was a major employer in Southbridge from the late 19th century well into the 20th century. Its owners, members of the Wells family, had a history of building housing units to rent to workers in their factories. At some point in the early 20th century the company began acquiring existing houses which it also used to provide worker housing. Around 1915 the company built a series of housing units. The Maple Street cluster is one of these; others that have survived relatively intact include Windsor Court and Twinehurst Place, both of which consist of multiunit buildings. The Maple Street properties are ten nearly identical gambrel-roofed Colonial Revival cottages, which the company intended as housing for its foremen. Nominally 1.5 stories tall, they feature long dormers in their roof line that create a full second story inside. All feature a slate roof, stucco exterior, and an enclosed porch. The design work for them was done by Loring & Leland of Boston, who are known to have designed other worker housing areas.

Twinehurst American Optical Company Neighborhood

The Twinehurst American Optical Company Neighborhood is a residential historic district in Southbridge, Massachusetts. It consists of seven three family houses built by the owners of the American Optical Company to provide housing for their workers. The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. Six of the seven houses are on Twinehurst Place, a short loop near the junction of Paige Hill Road and Central Street; one house has an address on Central Street but is physically adjacent to the others. The center of the loop is an open grassy area, giving a clear view of the neighborhood. All of the houses were built between 1915 and 1917, and exhibit Colonial Revival characteristics despite subsequent alteration. The houses appear to be somewhat typical 2.5 story two family houses, with their gables toward the street. However, each has extended dormers sufficient to provide a full apartment on the third floor. Each unit originally had a porch on the south side, but in all cases these have been subsequently enclosed. The houses originally had wood shingle siding, but this has generally been changed: on some of the houses it has been replaced by wider wood siding, and on others by synthetic siding. Despite these changes, Colonial Revival trim details have generally been preserved.

A. Kinney House

The A. Kinney House is a historic house at 42 Edwards Street in Southbridge, Massachusetts. It is an excellent local example of a mid 19th century house with transitional Greek Revival and Italianate styling. Its basic form, a three wide, side hall layout, is classically Greek Revival, but its exterior includes Italianate details such as round-arch gable windows and bracketing in the cornice, gable and porch areas. Nothing is known of its owner, identified on period maps as A. Kinney. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. It now houses a funeral home.

Chamberlain-Bordeau House

The Chamberlain-Bordeau House is a historic house at 718 Main Street in Southbridge, Massachusetts. It is one of the best preserved Italianate houses in the city. It was built sometime between 1855 and 1870 for Captain John Chamberlain, an insurance agent. In the 1890s it was acquired by Gilbert Bourdeau, a box maker, who owned it until 1920. At the time of its construction it was the only house on north side of that section of Main Street; development of the rest of the immediate area followed in the next few decades. The house has typical exterior Italianate styling. It as a somewhat boxy appearance, which is embellished by overhanging bracketed eaves, corner quoins, and projecting window caps. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.

E. B. Cummings House

The E. B. Cummings House is a historic house at 52 Marcy Street in Southbridge, Massachusetts. It is the smallest but best preserved house of those at the corner of Marcy and Edward Streets, a fashionable suburban district of Southbridge in the mid to late 19th century. It was built in the 1870s for Edwin B. Cummings, co-owner of a hardware store on Main Street. Despite a construction date well past the typical period for Greek Revival styling, the house has paneled corner pilasters, and sidelight and transom windows around the door, elements characteristic of that style. It also has Italianate details such as double brackets in the eaves, roof pitch, and front porch. A number of other elements, such as the second floor bay window, are later additions. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.

George H. Hartwell House

The George H. Hartwell House is a historic house at 105 Hamilton Street in Southbridge, Massachusetts. It is a rare example of a modest vernacular Italianate house in Southbridge, and one of the only ones built of brick. It was built in the 1850s, not long after that stretch of Hamilton Street was laid out, for Dr. George Hartwell, nephew of Dr. Samuel Hartwell. The Hartwells controlled the Hartwell Block on Main Street, and George Hartwell ran a pharmacy, which continued in business into the 1970s. While the house has significant Italianate features such as bracketed eaves and paired windows, it lacks the flat roof line that is characteristic of other local Italianate houses, and is less massive than the more imposing James Gleason House and Chamberlain-Bordeau House. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.

E.M. Phillips House

The E. M. Phillips House is a historic house at 35 Dresser Street in Southbridge, Massachusetts. The two story L-shaped house was built in 1871 for E. M. Phillips, a local insurance agent. Its styling is Italianate: its main body is three window bays wide, there are brackets in the eaves and gable pitch, and the gables have small round-arch windows. After Phillips, the house was briefly occupied by Herbert E. Wells, son of Hiram C. Wells, owner of the locally important American Optical Company. The company later acquired the house and used it as employee housing. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.

William E. Alden House

The William E. Alden House is a historic house at 428 Hamilton Street in Southbridge, Massachusetts. The two story house was built in a fairly typical middle class Stick style, except it has some relatively exuberant Queen Anne detailing for a relatively modest house. It was built in 1882 for William E. Alden, Jr., who ran a shop in the Alden Block, which they built. At the time its construction, the house was, except for the church next door, the only building on that stretch of Hamilton Street. The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.

Beechwood

Beechwood is a historic house at 495 Main Street in Southbridge, Massachusetts. The two story Stick style house was built in 1868 as a wedding gift from Jedidah Marcy to his granddaughter, and was one of the first houses of the early Victorian style to be built in Southbridge. It was also one of the first built in that section of Southbridge, an area that would not be fully developed until the 1890s. Its porch, while typical of later buildings, shows details that are indicative of the earlier Italianate styling. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.

Alexis Boyer House

The Alexis Boyer House is a historic house at 306 Hamilton in Southbridge, Massachusetts. The 2.5 story Queen Anne house was built in 1888 for Alexis Boyer, a builder and political leader of the sizable French Canadian community in Southbridge. It features elaborate stickwork and a jigsaw-cut bargeboard decoration in the gable ends. It also has an feature otherwise unusual for Queen Anne houses, an exterior rear staircase, which is believed to have originated among the French Canadians. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.

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Top Attractions in Southbridge

Southbridge Town Hall

Hamilton Woolen Company Historic District

Sacred Heart Church Historic District

Hamilton Millwright-Agent's House

Judson-Litchfield House

William McKinstry

Stephen Richard House

Simon Plimpton Farmhouse

George Sumner House

Alden-Delahanty Block

Cliff Cottage

E. Merritt Cole House

James Gleason Cottage

Upper Chapin Street Historic District

Holy Trinity Episcopal Church

J.J. Oakes House

Globe Village Fire House

House at 59-63 Crystal Street

House at 70-72 Main Street

LaCroix-Mosher House

Maple Street Historic District

Twinehurst American Optical Company Neighborhood

A. Kinney House

Chamberlain-Bordeau House

E. B. Cummings House

George H. Hartwell House

E.M. Phillips House

William E. Alden House

Beechwood

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