{"nrhp_refnum":"89000600","name":"High-School Streets Historic District","other_names":[],"category":"district","location":{"address":"High St. at School St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Southbridge","county":"Worcester County","state":"MA","lat":42.07823550000006,"lon":-72.04543265865159,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1989-06-22","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Industry","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A 4-acre residential historic district on parts of High and School Streets in Southbridge, Massachusetts, on a hillside overlooking the Hamilton Woolen Mill. It holds fourteen mid-19th century houses and an early-20th century garage, built mainly in the 1840s-1860s.","why_significant":"The district is presented as the largest and best preserved cluster of mid-19th century dwellings in Southbridge. It illustrates new housing types developed for the expanding middle class, on land the Hamilton Woolen Company sold with a $1000 minimum house cost requirement. The houses are primarily Greek Revival, with some Italianate and Victorian vernacular examples.","narrative":"High and School Streets climb a hillside above the Hamilton Woolen Mill in Southbridge, Massachusetts. The district covers about four acres and contains fourteen one- and two-family houses from the mid-19th century, plus an early-20th century garage. The Hamilton Woolen Company owned the land and began selling house lots in 1844, requiring each buyer to build a house worth at least one thousand dollars. Growth followed the success of delaines cloth, which brought skilled mill workers, supervisors, foremen and merchants to Globe Village. Most houses are Greek Revival, often with a gable front, three-bay side-entry plan, corner pilasters, pedimented gables and entrances with sidelights and transoms. Italianate, Victorian vernacular and Stick style touches also appear. An unusually high share of the houses are brick, including the Kitching, Clemence and Whiting houses. The area is considered the largest and best preserved group of mid-19th century dwellings in the town and retains its original setting and design.","period_of_significance":"1840s-1860s","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Greek Revival, with Italianate and Victorian vernacular examples","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Present use is residential neighborhood; general condition is described as fair to good.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:13:00.310327-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/7/7935/63793507/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_MA/89000600.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/89000600/668265945c-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/89000600/668265945c-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY 3.0","author":"John Phelan","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:House_at_the_corner_of_High_and_School_Streets,_Southbridge_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:House_at_the_corner_of_High_and_School_Streets,_Southbridge_MA.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63793507","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High%E2%80%93School_Streets_Historic_District","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5754441"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/massachusetts/worcester-county/high-school-streets-historic-district-89000600/"}