Medway Village Historic District

Medway Village, once called Factory Village, sits on the falls of the Charles River in the southeast corner of Medway, Massachusetts. The historic district covers about 60 acres and includes 289 buildings, a bridge, a dam and several objects. Small textile mills began the village's growth at the end of the 18th century, and industry kept expanding through the 19th century, peaking in the third quarter. Most of the mills are gone. The Italianate Sanford Mills complex of 1881, now condominiums, is the main survivor. Houses along Village and Holliston streets show common New England forms, including ell houses, double houses and Greek Revival end houses. Civic and religious buildings cluster at the center: the 1912 Sanford Hall town hall, the 1836 Greek Revival Village Evangelical Congregational Church, Gothic Revival St. Joseph's Church, and Christ Episcopal Church designed by Steven Earle. The district is now mostly residential, with a few small businesses.