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The Jabez Partridge Homestead is an historic farmstead at 81 Partridge Road in Gardner, Massachusetts. 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. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. [1]
The surviving company complex stands on 12.5 acres (5.1 ha) on the east side of downtown Gardner, running from Lake Street in the north to Cross Street in the south. Central Street cuts diagonally across the complex in its northern third. No structures survive from the site's 1835 beginning, which was largely destroyed by fire in 1860.
The 65-acre (26 ha) area includes the old town common, an early cemetery, and a modest number of non-residential buildings among a larger number of houses. The area was the center of civic life from the incorporation of Gardner in 1785 until municipal functions were moved to West Gardner beginning in the late 1920s. [2]
Beginning in 1871, the Boston, Barre and Gardner Railroad provided rail service to the town. Gardner Station was the terminus of the Fitchburg Line for the MBTA from 1980 to 1986, but was cut back to Fitchburg at the beginning of 1987. [21] MART began weekday van service from Gardner to the new Wachusett terminus of the Fitchburg line in 2016. [22]
The city of Gardner isn't the only one celebrating a 100th birthday - longtime Gardner resident Louise Murphy turned 100 on Feb. 25 this year.. The Murphy family has always gathered at the family ...
Mass Ave Rentals, led by developer Gary Lorden, recently received a $2.9 million loan to renovate and convert the two vacant commercial buildings at 42-50 Construction project to bring additional ...
On Sunday, Oct. 1 the First Congregational Church of Gardner at 28 Green St. held its last service in celebration of the long successful history of the church. The church is being sold and ...
The Smith Silver Company building is located in a mainly residential area east of downtown Gardner. It is an L-shaped three story masonry structure, built out of red brick with granite trim. The main section, three stories topped by a square tower, presents a short five-bay facade to the street, and extends toward the back of the lot.