Historic places in Lancaster, Massachusetts
Lancaster in Worcester County has 15 properties on the National Register of Historic Places: 5 sites, 4 buildings, 4 districts, 2 structures. The first was listed in 1970 and the most recent in 2024. The most common areas of significance here are architecture, art, social history. 1 is a National Historic Landmark: First Church of Christ, Lancaster.
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Every National Register listing in Lancaster
First Church of Christ, Lancaster (also Lancaster Church; First Church of Christ,Unitarian)
The First Church of Christ, Unitarian, also known as First Church in Lancaster and colloquially as "the Bulfinch Meetinghouse", is a historic congregation with its meeting house located at 725 Main Street facing the Common in Lancaster, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]
Facing the Common · NPS record #70000897
Atherton Bridge
The Atherton Bridge is a historic iron truss bridge in Lancaster, Massachusetts, spanning the South Branch of the Nashua River. [Wikipedia]
Bolton Rd. · NPS record #79000377
Lancaster Industrial School for Girls (also Bridecake Plain)
The Lancaster Industrial School for Girls was a reform school on Old Common Road in Lancaster, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]
SE of Lancaster on Old Common Rd. · NPS record #76000301
Center Village District (also See Also:First Church of Christ, Lancaster)
The Center Village District encompasses the historic village center of Lancaster, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]
Irregular pattern along Main St. · NPS record #77000198
Eastwood Cemetery (Additional Documentation)
Old Common-Wilder Road · NPS record #100010282
Founder's Hall
Founder's Hall, also known as Haskell Hall, is a historic academic building located on the campus of Atlantic Union College in Lancaster, Massachusetts, United States. [Wikipedia]
Atlantic Union College Campus · NPS record #80001678
Lane, Anthony, House
Built in 1809, it is one of the town's finest examples of Federal period architecture. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #76000300
Middle Cemetery
The Middle Cemetery is an historic cemetery on Main Street in southern Lancaster, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]
Main St. · NPS record #100004560
North Burial Ground (Additional Documentation) (also North Burial Field)
Old Union Turnpike · NPS record #100010567
North Village Cemetery
Otis Street · NPS record #100010942
North Village Historic District (also Union Village)
The North Village Historic District encompasses a well-preserved 19th-century rural village on North Main Street in Lancaster, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]
N. Main St. · NPS record #77000199
Old Common Burial Ground (also Old Common Cemetery)
Four Corners-Old Common Road · NPS record #100010283
Old Settlers' Burying Ground (also Old Settlers' Burial Field)
The Old Settlers' Burying Ground is an historic cemetery off Main Street in southern Lancaster, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]
Main Street · NPS record #100004558
Ponakin Bridge
The Ponakin Bridge is a historic Post truss bridge spanning the Nashua River in northern Lancaster, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]
N of Lancaster on Ponakin Rd. · NPS record #79000378
Thayer, Nathaniel, Estate (also Thayer Conservatory)
The Nathaniel Thayer Estate is a 21,802 sq ft (2,025.5 m2) historic house in Lancaster, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #76000302
Other towns in Worcester County
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