East Princeton Village Historic District

The East Princeton Village Historic District is a historic district encompassing a 19th-century industrial village center in Princeton, Massachusetts.[2] It is located roughly along Main Street between Beaman and Leominster Roads, and extends a short way along Leominster and Gleason Roads. The village grew up around the Keyes Brook, which was used as a power source for mills in the mid-19th century, particularly the successful Stuart Chair Factory which was established in 1841.[2]

East Princeton Village Historic District
East Princeton Village Historic District is located in Massachusetts
East Princeton Village Historic District
East Princeton Village Historic District is located in the United States
East Princeton Village Historic District
LocationPrinceton, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°28′23″N 71°50′14″W / 42.47306°N 71.83722°W / 42.47306; -71.83722
Area200 acres (81 ha)
Built1781
ArchitectMirick, John Fremont
Architectural styleFederal, Mid 19th Century Revival
NRHP reference No.04000188 [1]
Added to NRHPMarch 18, 2004

The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. ^ a b "NRHP nomination for East Princeton Village Historic District". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved March 21, 2014.
 
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East Princeton Village