{"nrhp_refnum":"05001516","name":"West Main Street Historic District (Boundary Increase II)","other_names":[],"category":"district","location":{"address":"Roughly bounded by Charles, Forbes, South and Cross Sts.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Westborough","county":"Worcester County","state":"MA","lat":42.265407500000066,"lon":-71.61340429606696,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2006-01-11","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Community Planning and Development"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A residential historic district in Westborough, Massachusetts, roughly bounded by Charles, Forbes, South and Cross Streets. It is the 2005 boundary increase to the West Main Street Historic District and holds about 160 principal buildings, two historic cemeteries and two vacant lots.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the area is significant for its link to Westborough Center's growth from a rural agrarian village into the town's commercial, industrial, civic and institutional focus. It also holds an intact collection of buildings showing a full range of architectural styles from the 18th to early 20th century. The area has archaeological potential for both Native American and historic sites.","narrative":"This residential neighborhood in Westborough, Massachusetts, lies roughly between Charles, Forbes, South and Cross Streets and extends the West Main Street Historic District. It contains about 160 principal buildings, mostly single-family houses, along with Midland Cemetery (1810) and Pine Grove Cemetery (1844). The housing shows a wide range of styles. Two Colonial houses date from the 1790s, and several Federal examples follow. Greek Revival and Italianate homes are the most common, with Second Empire, Victorian Gothic, Stick Style, Queen Anne and Colonial Revival houses also present. Most were built in the second half of the 19th century, and construction largely stopped around 1930. The area is significant for its role in Westborough Center's shift from a farming village to the town's commercial, industrial and civic focus. One building at 12 Cross Street served as a boot and shoe factory from 1840 to 1860. The nomination also notes strong potential for Native American and historic archaeological finds, especially near Cedar Swamp.","period_of_significance":"1700-1955","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Colonial, Federal, Greek Revival, Second Empire, Italianate, Late Victorian, Queen Anne, Stick Style, Colonial Revival","criteria":["A","B","C"],"status_note":"All principal buildings in the extension area are currently residences, and there are two historic cemeteries; all but one of the dwellings are contributing.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:13:03.615959-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/98/7972/63797298/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_MA/05001516.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/05001516/6278b2226d-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/05001516/6278b2226d-1600.webp","licence":"CC0","author":"Daderot","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Unitarian_Universalist_Congregational_Society_of_Westborough_-_Westborough,_Massachusetts_-_DSC05133.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Daderot</a>, <a href=\"http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/deed.en\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Unitarian_Universalist_Congregational_Society_of_Westborough_-_Westborough,_Massachusetts_-_DSC05133.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63797298","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Main_Street_Historic_District_(Westborough,_Massachusetts)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17035788"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/massachusetts/worcester-county/west-main-street-historic-district-boundary-increase-ii-05001516/"}