Historic places in Sterling, Massachusetts

Sterling in Worcester County has 3 properties on the National Register of Historic Places: 2 buildings, 1 district. The first was listed in 1988 and the most recent in 2005. The most common areas of significance here are architecture, community planning and development, literature.

Every National Register listing in Sterling

  1. Hastings, Stephen, House (also Hastings-Jones-Wheaton House)

    Listed December 6, 2005 · Building · Local significance · Access information not verified

    ArchitectureCommunity Planning And Development

    Built in 1794, this 2+1⁄2-story house is believed to be the earliest brick house built in what is now Sterling. [Wikipedia]

    Town-level location only · NPS record #05001363

  2. Sawyer Homestead (also Mary Sawyer's House; Mary's Little Lamb House)

    Listed September 13, 2000 · Building · Local significance · Access information not verified

    ArchitectureLiteratureSocial History

    With an estimated construction date of 1756, the house was one of Sterling's oldest surviving structures, before it was destroyed by an arsonist in 2007. [Wikipedia]

    Town-level location only · NPS record #00001036

  3. Sterling Center Historic District

    Listed April 14, 1988 · District · Local significance · Access information not verified

    Community Planning And DevelopmentCommerceArchitecture

    The Sterling Center Historic District is a historic district encompassing the central village of Sterling, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]

    Roughly bounded by Meetinghouse Hill and Main, Maple and Kendall Hill, Boulding, Worcester and Princeton · NPS record #88000425

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Being on the National Register does not mean a property is open to the public. Many are private homes; please respect owners and view from public roads.