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Royalston Common Historic District

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Built
  
1752

NRHP Reference #
  
76000304

Area
  
12 ha

Architect
  
Chase, Chauncey

Opened
  
1752

Added to NRHP
  
12 December 1976

Royalston Common Historic District

Location
  
Royalston, Massachusetts

Architectural style
  
Greek Revival, Second Empire, Federal

Similar
  
Royalston Falls, Wellfleet Driveā€‘In Theater, Quabbin Reservoir

Royalston Common Historic District is a historic district encompassing the historic village center of Royalston, Massachusetts. It is centered on a north-south stretch of Main Street (Massachusetts Route 68), between two separate complex junctions each involving three streets radiating out to neighboring towns. The town common, which this area is centered on, was laid out in 1752, and achieved its present shape about 1840. Flanking the common and lining the nearby roads are the town's major municipal buildings, with relatively little alteration since the 1850s.

The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. The common was named as one of the 1,000 places to visit in Massachusetts by the Great Places in Massachusetts Commission.

References

Royalston Common Historic District Wikipedia