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Upper Historic District (Washington, Massachusetts)

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Architect
  
Unknown

MPS
  
Washington MRA

Area
  
64 ha

Architectural style
  
Greek Revival, Federal

NRHP Reference #
  
86002145

Added to NRHP
  
2 September 1987

Upper Historic District (Washington, Massachusetts)

Location
  
Washington, Massachusetts

The Upper Historic District is a historic district encompassing the historic center of Washington, Massachusetts on Washington Mountain Road. Located near the summit of Mount Washington, the town center flourished from the town's establishment in the 1750s until the center of the town's business moved closer to the newly lain railroad in the 1830s. The district includes the old town hall, cemetery, common, and pound, as well as a number of residences. A meeting house (church) and schoolhouse once stood in the area, but the 1792 church was destroyed by lightning in 1859, and the schoolhouse is no longer extant.

The district contains Greek Revival and Federal style architecture. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.

References

Upper Historic District (Washington, Massachusetts) Wikipedia