Chelmsford Center Historic District

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Chelmsford Center Historic District
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Location Chelmsford, Massachusetts
Coordinates 42°35′53″N71°21′15″W / 42.59806°N 71.35417°W / 42.59806; -71.35417
Area35 acres (14 ha)
Architectural styleGreek Revival, Italianate
NRHP reference No. 80000646 [1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 20, 1980

The Chelmsford Center Historic District is a historic district encompassing the historic heart of the town of Chelmsford, Massachusetts. It extends from the town's central square in the east, where the intersection of Billerica Road and Chelmsford Street is located, west beyond the junction of Littleton and North Roads with Westford Street, and from there north along Worthen Road. It includes the area that was the 17th-century heart of the town, including its common and first burying ground, and has been the town's civic heart since its founding. [2]

The district was added to National Register of Historic Places in 1980. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. "NRHP nomination for Chelmsford Center Historic District". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved February 3, 2016.