Sutton Center Historic District

Sutton Center is the historic village core of Sutton, about twelve miles south of Worcester, Massachusetts. The district covers roughly 435 acres arranged around the crossing of Boston Road, Uxbridge Road and Singletary Avenue. Civic buildings cluster on the south side: the 1829 Congregational Meeting House, the 1719 Town Common, a 1982 Town Hall and the 1719 Center Burying Ground. A small commercial area to the north includes the 1839 Federal style Brick Block and a blacksmith shop. Beyond the center lie single-family houses and farmhouses with ample yards, barns, orchards and pastures. Most buildings are wooden and date from the 18th and 19th centuries, chiefly Federal or Greek Revival in style, including several two-story pre-Revolutionary houses. Large old maples line the streets, and some fields are still hayed or planted with corn. The district was listed because it keeps the layout and character of a 19th century rural New England village, with 121 contributing resources.