{"nrhp_refnum":"83004144","name":"Uxbridge Town Hall","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"45 S. Main St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Uxbridge","county":"Worcester County","state":"MA","lat":42.07540333400004,"lon":-71.62905969099995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1983-10-07","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Politics/Government","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story brick town hall at 45 South Main Street in Uxbridge, Massachusetts, built in 1878-1879 to a design by Amos P. Cutting of Worcester, on a roughly 0.55-acre lot at the south end of the town center.","why_significant":"The nomination calls it an outstanding local example of Victorian Gothic architecture that retains most of its original design. It was the first building constructed exclusively for Uxbridge's town government and has served as the seat of town government and a social center since 1879.","narrative":"Uxbridge Town Hall, at 45 South Main Street, is a two-story brick building in the Victorian Gothic style, completed in 1879 from plans by Amos P. Cutting of Worcester. His design won a competition limited to proposals costing under $12,000. It rises from a rock-faced granite base to a high hip roof, with two towers marking the corners of an asymmetrical east facade. Decorative brickwork, blackened bricks and granite window trim add detail. The tower was shortened after the 1938 hurricane, and a two-story addition to the north was built in matching style. It was the first building constructed solely for Uxbridge's town government, with offices and a small auditorium below and a large public hall above. The hall hosted a dedication concert and ball, and later a roller skating rink in the 1880s. Pressed metal ceilings, wooden wainscots, paneled doors and Gothic-style wood trim survive inside. It remains the seat of town government and was listed for its civic history and architecture.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Amos P. Cutting of Worcester","architectural_style":"Victorian Gothic","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Still in use as the town hall and seat of town government; interior fittings largely intact.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:11:56.69777-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/17/7936/63793617/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_MA/83004144.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/83004144/44a8c2bb44-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/83004144/44a8c2bb44-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Kenneth C. Zirkel","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Uxbridge_Town_Hall_Massachusetts_2013.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Kenneth C. Zirkel</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Uxbridge_Town_Hall_Massachusetts_2013.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63793617","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uxbridge_Town_Hall","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7904041"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/massachusetts/worcester-county/uxbridge-town-hall-83004144/"}