{"nrhp_refnum":"12000152","name":"Webster Municipal Buildings Historic District","other_names":["Webster Plaza"],"category":"district","location":{"address":"350 Main, 29 Negus, & 2 Lake Sts.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Webster","county":"Worcester County","state":"MA","lat":42.04932000000005,"lon":-71.88032081255756,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2012-03-27","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Community Planning and Development"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A municipal civic district at 350 Main Street, 29 Negus Street and 2 Lake Street in downtown Webster, Massachusetts, with Classical Revival buildings, monuments and landscaped green space. It includes Bartlett High School (1903-5, remodeled ca. 1927-8), Town Hall (ca. 1927-28), Corbin Public Library (1920) and the Soldiers' Monument (1907).","why_significant":"The district is a cohesive, park-like civic complex whose Classical Revival buildings contrast with the varied commercial architecture along Main Street. The school, town hall, library, monument and related objects record Webster's civic growth and its commemoration of war service between 1903 and 1961. The town hall and school share an auditorium, and the library was funded by a bequest.","narrative":"Webster's municipal district occupies a green block at the east end of the downtown commercial area, between Main Street shops and neighbouring houses. It holds Bartlett High School, built 1903-5 and enlarged around 1927-28, and the brick Town Hall of the same years, joined by a shared 1,638-seat auditorium. The Chester C. Corbin Public Library, built in 1920 with a bequest from Mrs. Corbin, adds Classical Revival details to Craftsman-style massing. A 1907 granite and bronze Soldiers' Monument, with statues by sculptor Finn Haakon Frolich, honors Civil War service. Two Civil War-era howitzers, a relocated granite horse trough and a later Veterans' Court of Honor complete the grounds. Together the buildings and monuments form a unified civic center that contrasts with the varied commercial architecture nearby. The grouping reflects the town's investment in education, government, learning and remembrance between 1903 and 1961.","period_of_significance":"1903-1961","architect_builder":"Edward L. Tilton (library); J. N. White and Company (Soldiers' Monument design); Finn Haakon Frolich (monument sculptor)","architectural_style":"Late 19th and 20th-Century Revivals/Classical Revival","criteria":[],"status_note":"Buildings, structures and objects are described as in good condition; the current function list includes Town Hall, library and a vacant/not in use entry.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:10:51.75514-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/90/7972/63797290/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_MA/12000152.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/12000152/2102bc1056-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/12000152/2102bc1056-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"User:Magicpiano","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:WebsterMA_TownHall.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">User:Magicpiano</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 4.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:WebsterMA_TownHall.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63797290","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webster_Municipal_Buildings_Historic_District","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17034854"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/massachusetts/worcester-county/webster-municipal-buildings-historic-district-12000152/"}