{"nrhp_refnum":"83004120","name":"Granite Store","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"112-116 Hecla St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Uxbridge","county":"Worcester County","state":"MA","lat":42.07452193000006,"lon":-71.61246332799993,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1983-10-07","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Community Planning and Development","Commerce","Agriculture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A rectangular, two-story commercial building of split granite at 112-116 Hecla Street in the former mill village of Hecla, Uxbridge, Massachusetts, dated ca. 1850-1860. It is now used as a residence.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the building is notable for its granite construction and for preserving its original commercial design. It is also tied to the growth of Hecla Village as a mill village housing workers for the nearby Hecla Mill. It is held to meet criteria A and C.","narrative":"Built around 1850-1860 at 112-116 Hecla Street in Uxbridge, the Granite Store is a rectangular commercial building constructed of alternating wide and narrow courses of rock-faced granite ashlar. Its design is basically astylistic, though the cornices carry simple Italianate brackets and the windows are six-over-six sash in two sizes. The west facade is symmetrical, with a center entry, oversized windows, and single entries near the corners; the second story has six smaller windows. The building resembles the 1820s Rogerson Block at a smaller scale, which suggests it may have held a store below and a community hall above. Early ownership is unclear. A building owned by P. Cummings appears here in 1855, and G. R. Spaulding is listed on the site in 1870, possibly as operator of a company store for the Hecla Mill. It was listed for its integrity and its link to Hecla Village's growth as a mill village.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Astylistic, with simple Italianate style brackets on the cornices","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Present use is residential; original use was commercial. No major alterations are apparent.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:11:57.709699-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/51/7932/63793251/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_MA/83004120.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/83004120/5ab2029085-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/83004120/5ab2029085-1600.webp","licence":"CC0","author":"Daderot","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Granite_Store_-_Uxbridge,_Massachusetts_-_DSC02858.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:Granite_Store_-_Uxbridge,_Massachusetts_-_DSC02858.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63793251","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Granite_Store_(Uxbridge,_Massachusetts)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5595937"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/massachusetts/worcester-county/granite-store-83004120/"}