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The Holden Center Historic District encompasses a significant portion of the historic village center of Holden, Massachusetts.When first listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the district included only nine buildings, including the 1836 town hall, the 1789 First Congregational Church, the 1835 First Baptist Church, and the 1880 Old Post Office, as well as the 1759 Old Burying Ground.
Holden is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The town was founded in 1741, and the Town Square (Center, Common) was donated by John Hancock , former Governor of Massachusetts. The population was 19,905 at the 2020 census . [ 3 ]
The town of Newbury was incorporated in 1635, with the original town center located around the Lower Green, about 2-1/2 miles to the south, on the banks of the Parker River. The present upper green was laid out in 1642 as a militia training ground, and became the new center of the town (which then included both Newburyport and West Newbury ...
The Rogers House is a historic house in Holden, Massachusetts.The 1.5-story Cape-style wood-frame house was built sometime before 1733, and is possibly the oldest building in Holden (there is no firm evidence for a traditionally-ascribed date of 1722 for its construction).
Stony Farm is a historic farmstead in Holden, Massachusetts. Built about 1790, the main house is a well-preserved local example of Federal architecture, and the surviving elements of the one-extensive farm property are a reminder of Holden's predominantly agrarian past. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995. [1]
Alden Research Laboratory, Inc. (Alden) (Holden, Massachusetts) was founded in 1894 as part of Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI). It is the oldest continuously operating hydraulic laboratory in the United States. [1] Today, as an independent entity, Alden has become a recognized leader in the field of fluid dynamics research and development ...
1830 Map of Newbury. Beers, D.G. 1872 Atlas of Essex County, Massachusetts Newbury. Plate 25. West Newbury. Plate 27. Walker, George H. 1884 Atlas of Essex County, Massachusetts Newbury. Plate 139. Newbury Vital Records to 1849; Library of Congress. Historic American Buildings Survey. Knight-Short House, 6 High Street, Newbury Old Town, MA
The town hall where the story ends is patterned after West Newbury's Old Town Hall. [36] West Newbury also provided the geographical inspiration for the Mad Scientists' Club series of stories by Bertrand R. Brinley. Portions of John Cena's music video, "Right Now", were shot in West Newbury, with the remainder filmed at Hampton Beach, New ...