North Uxbridge School
Why it's listed
North Uxbridge School, at 87 East Hartford Avenue, is a two-story wooden schoolhouse on a brick foundation, set on a hillside in a residential area overlooking the Crown & Eagle Mills. It was built in two stages. The rear section, in the Italianate style, dates to about 1870-75 and may have been moved from the earlier school site at 196 East Hartford Avenue. In 1900 a Colonial Revival front section was added at a cost of $16,000 to serve the area's growing population, designed by Cutting, Carleton & Cutting of Worcester. The symmetrical facade has a center entry with pilasters and an arched transom, flanked by oval lights, beneath a modillioned cornice, hip roof, pedimented dormers and a cupola. The rear portions have corner pilasters, a dentiled cornice and paired brackets. It is Uxbridge's largest and best-preserved school built before 1930, and the town's only 19th-century school architecture apart from several one-room district schools and the Uxbridge Academy Building.
Significance in brief: The building is described as a good local example of Colonial Revival architecture. It retains integrity from two periods of development. It is Uxbridge's largest and best-preserved school building built before 1930, and its only 19th-century school architecture apart from several one-room district schools and the Uxbridge Academy Building.
Machine-generated summary. This summary was generated by a language model from the official nomination document and has not been reviewed line by line by an editor. It may contain errors. Check the source document before relying on any detail. Source: nomination document (PDF) · National Archives catalog entry. NRHP reference 83004127, listed October 7, 1983. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | 87 E. Hartford Ave., Uxbridge |
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| County | Worcester County |
| Listed | October 7, 1983 |
| Reference number | 83004127 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Architect / builder | Cutting, Carleton & Cutting of Worcester (1900) |
| Architectural style | Italianate; Colonial Revival |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Architecture |
| Level of significance | State |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Owned by the Town of Uxbridge; present use is the same as the original use, a school house. No major alterations are apparent. |
| Acreage | 0.8 |
| Coordinates | 42.09212, -71.63858 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
For a publicly owned building or structure, listing mainly matters when federal funds, permits or licences are involved: projects then go through Section 106 review so effects on the property are considered. Listing also strengthens applications for preservation grants and, for leased income-producing uses, can enable the federal rehabilitation tax credit.
General information, not legal or tax advice. Rules change; confirm with your State Historic Preservation Office or a qualified adviser.
Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 83004127.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q7057092
- This listing as JSON
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