Farnumsville Historic District

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Farnumsville Historic District
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Location Grafton, Massachusetts
Coordinates 42°10′28″N71°41′3″W / 42.17444°N 71.68417°W / 42.17444; -71.68417
Architectural styleLate 19th And 20th Century Revivals
NRHP reference No. 96000052 [1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 16, 1996

Farnumsville Historic District is a historic district encompassing a historic mill village in Grafton, Massachusetts. It is located on the eastern bank of the Blackstone River, extending along Providence and Main Streets, roughly between Cross and Depot Streets, and radiating along those roads and adjacent streets. This area was one of Grafton's 19th century industrial mill villages, which was centered on the Farnum Mill, which first began operating in the second decade of the 19th century. The main mill building that survives dates to 1844, and the housing stock in the village is in a diversity of styles, built roughly between the 1820s and 1920s. [2]

The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1996. [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. "MACRIS inventory record for Farnumville". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved March 23, 2014.