Washburn Square–Leicester Common Historic District
Leicester Unitarian Church
Washburn Square–Leicester Common Historic District is located in Massachusetts
Washburn Square–Leicester Common Historic District
Washburn Square–Leicester Common Historic District is located in the United States
Washburn Square–Leicester Common Historic District
LocationLeicester, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°14′46″N 71°54′13″W / 42.24611°N 71.90361°W / 42.24611; -71.90361
Area21 acres (8.5 ha)
Built1931
ArchitectEarle & Fisher; et al.
Architectural styleGeorgian, Federal
NRHP reference No.06000062 [1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 22, 2006

The Washburn Square–Leicester Common Historic District encompasses the historic civic heart of Leicester, Massachusetts. It includes Washburn Square, as the town common is called; the buildings along its perimeter; and the properties along Main Street extending east along Main Street to its junction with Henshaw Street. It includes the 1939 Leicester Town Hall, Becker College's 1962 Swan Library, a Victorian Gothic Revival First Congregational Church (a rarity due to its comparatively late construction date, 1901) and the 1834 Leicester Unitarian Church (originally known as the Second Congregational Church). The south side of Washburn Square (named for Leicester native son Governor Emory Washburn) is lined with stately homes that now are almost all owned by Becker College.[2]

The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. ↑ "NRHP nomination for Washburn Square–Leicester Common Historic District". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved March 31, 2014.


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