Historic places in Gardner, Massachusetts

Gardner in Worcester County has 13 properties on the National Register of Historic Places: 11 buildings, 2 districts. The first was listed in 1979 and the most recent in 2022. The most common areas of significance here are architecture, commerce, industry.

Featured sites

Gardner Uptown Historic District
Gardner Uptown Historic DistrictGardner, MA · District
Smith, F.W., Silver Company
Smith, F.W., Silver CompanyGardner, MA · Building

Every National Register listing in Gardner

  1. Gardner Uptown Historic District (also Gardner Center)

    Listed June 3, 1999 · District · Local significance · Access information not verified

    ArchitectureCommerceCommunity Planning And DevelopmentEducationIndustryPolitics/Government

    The Gardner Uptown Historic District is a historic district encompassing the former civic heart of Gardner, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]

    Roughly along Central, Cross, Elm, Green. Glazier, Pearl and Woodland Sts. · NPS record #99000660

  2. Smith, F.W., Silver Company

    Listed November 14, 1979 · Building · State significance · Access information not verified

    IndustryCommerceArchitecture

    The F.W. Smith Silver Company is a historic factory building at 60 Chestnut Street in Gardner, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]

    60 Chestnut St. · NPS record #79000376

  3. Elm Street Fire Station

    Listed April 2, 1980 · Building · Local significance · Access information not verified

    EngineeringArchitectureInvention

    The Elm Street Fire Station is a historic fire station in Gardner, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]

    58 Elm St. · NPS record #80001677

  4. First Minister's House (also Kuniholm House)

    Listed November 14, 1979 · Building · Local significance · Access information not verified

    Architecture

    The house was built in 1792 and served as the church parsonage for Rev. [Wikipedia]

    Town-level location only · NPS record #79000372

  5. Garbose Building (also Garland's Block; Ryan Building)

    Listed April 12, 1983 · Building · Local significance · Access information not verified

    CommerceArchitecture

    The Garbose Building is a historic commercial building located at 4-12 Pleasant Street in Gardner, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]

    3 Pleasant St. · NPS record #83000609

  6. Gardner News Building (also state survey no.:216)

    Listed November 14, 1979 · Building · Local significance · Access information not verified

    ArchitectureCommunications

    The Gardner News Building is a historic commercial building located at 309 Central Street in Gardner, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]

    309 Central St. · NPS record #79000373

  7. Heywood, Levi, Memorial Library Building (also Gardner Museum)

    Listed December 6, 1979 · Building · Local significance · Access information not verified

    EducationArchitectureSocial History

    The Levi Heywood Memorial Library Building is a historic library building at 28 Pearl Street in Gardner, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]

    28 Pearl St. · NPS record #79000374

  8. Heywood-Wakefield Company Complex

    Listed September 15, 1983 · Building · Local significance · Access information not verified

    IndustryArchitectureSocial History

    The Heywood-Wakefield Company Complex is a historic factory complex at 206 Central Street in Gardner, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]

    206 Central St. · NPS record #83000610

  9. Lake Street Fire Station

    Listed March 25, 1980 · Building · Local significance · Access information not verified

    Architecture

    The Lake Street Fire Station is an historic fire station in Gardner, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]

    2 Lake St. · NPS record #80001676

  10. Miss Toy Town Diner (also Blue Moon Diner; Bernier's Diner)

    Listed December 4, 2003 · Building · State, Local significance · Access information not verified

    ArchitectureCommerce

    The Blue Moon Diner, originally the Miss Toy Town Diner, is a historic diner in Gardner, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]

    102 Main St. · NPS record #03001242

  11. Partridge, Jabez, Homestead

    Listed December 6, 1979 · Building · Local significance · Access information not verified

    Exploration/SettlementArchitecture

    With its oldest part dating to about 1772, it is one of the oldest buildings in the town, built by an early settler, and is a good example of Federal period architecture. [Wikipedia]

    Town-level location only · NPS record #79000375

  12. Pierce, Sylvester K., House (also The Victorian)

    Listed December 1, 2022 · Building · Local significance · Access information not verified

    Architecture

    Built between 1873 and 1875 for a local chair manufacturer, it is a prominent local example of Second Empire architecture and is well-known for reports of paranormal activity. [Wikipedia]

    Town-level location only · NPS record #100008420

  13. West Gardner Square Historic District (also Gardner Center; Gatland Square Historic District)

    Listed December 30, 1985 · District · Local significance · Access information not verified

    IndustryCommunity Planning And DevelopmentCommercePolitics/GovernmentArchitecture

    The West Gardner Square Historic District encompasses the historic commercial, civic and industrial downtown area of Gardner, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]

    Roughly bounded by City Hall Ave., Pleasant, Connors, Parker, and Central Sts., and Providence & Worcester RR tracks. · NPS record #85003185

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