{"nrhp_refnum":"06000717","name":"Vintonville Historic District","other_names":[],"category":"district","location":{"address":"Roughly bounded by Cottage, Green, Pine, Brigham, Beach Sts., and rear of properties along the east side of South St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Westborough","county":"Worcester County","state":"MA","lat":42.267089000000055,"lon":-71.60942220190067,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2006-08-23","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Community Planning and Development"],"significance_levels":[],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A residential historic district of 80 contributing houses beside downtown Westborough, Massachusetts, laid out after 1830 and built mostly between 1860 and 1890, east of South Street.","why_significant":"The district is significant for its link to industrial development in Westborough Center and for the growth of a compact community of Irish immigrant families. It also holds a cohesive group of modest, well-preserved 19th-century houses with Greek Revival, Italianate and Queen Anne details.","narrative":"Vintonville is a compact neighborhood of modest houses next to the commercial center of Westborough, Massachusetts. It is named for Otis Vinton, an early owner who created house lots in the northern part. No streets existed here before 1830, and most building took place between 1860 and 1890, when lots on small, narrow lanes were filled. The most common type is the 1½-story gable-front cottage, some with Greek Revival or Italianate touches such as bracketed entry hoods. Nine Queen Anne houses on Beach Street, built in 1895 and 1896 by Bartlett & Linane, are the largest in the district. Former non-residential buildings include a meat market, a carpenter shop and a butter and cheese factory, all now homes. The area was listed for its connection to the town's industrial growth, the settlement of Irish immigrant families who worked in local mills and shops, and its largely intact collection of 19th-century housing. It holds 118 contributing resources, including 80 houses and period outbuildings.","period_of_significance":"1850-1956","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Mid 19th Century: Greek Revival; Late Victorian: Italianate, Queen Anne; Other: vernacular","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"All principal buildings are currently used as residences, including three that were built as a market, a carpenter shop and a butter and cheese factory. Alterations are generally minor.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:13:05.246113-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/26/7973/63797326/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_MA/06000717.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/06000717/be73a94115-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/06000717/be73a94115-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY 3.0","author":"John Phelan","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cottage_Street,_Westborough_MA.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">John Phelan</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cottage_Street,_Westborough_MA.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63797326","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vintonville_Historic_District","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14715902"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/massachusetts/worcester-county/vintonville-historic-district-06000717/"}