Historic places in Framingham, Massachusetts

Historic places in Framingham, Massachusetts

Infobox City
official_name = Framingham, Massachusetts
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image_caption = Framingham Historical Society Administrative Office
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map_caption = Location in Massachusetts
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Massachusetts
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Middlesex County
established_title = Settled
established_date = 1650
established_title2 = Incorporated
established_date2 = 1700
established_title3 =
established_date3 =
government_type = Representative town meeting
leader_title =
leader_name =
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area_total_km2 = 68.5
area_total_sq_mi = 26.4
area_land_km2 = 65.1
area_land_sq_mi = 25.1
area_water_km2 = 3.4
area_water_sq_mi = 1.3
population_as_of = 2000
settlement_type = Town
population_total = 66910
population_density_km2 = 1028.4
population_density_sq_mi = 2663.6
elevation_m = 50
elevation_ft = 165
timezone = Eastern
utc_offset = -5
timezone_DST = Eastern
utc_offset_DST = -4
latd=42 |latm=16 |lats=45 |latNS=N
longd=71 |longm=25 |longs=00 |longEW=W
website = http://www.framinghamma.gov/
postal_code_type = ZIP code
postal_code = 01701, 01702, 01703, 01704, 01705
area_code = 508 / 774
footnotes =

List of National Register sites

Framingham has several properties in the register: [ [http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/ National Register of Historic Places] ]

* Concord Square Historic District — Park, Concord, and Kendall Sts., and Union Ave. (added April 10, 1983)
* First Baptist Church — 1013 Worcester Rd. (added May 9, 1980)
* Framingham Center Common Historic District — Roughly centered on Framingham Center Common, between MA 9 and I-90 (added November 25, 1990)
* Framingham Railroad Station — 417 Waverly St. (added February 17, 1975)
* Framingham Reservoir No. 1 Dam and Gatehouse — E end of Framingham Reservoir No. 1, off Winter St. N of Long Ave. (added February 18, 1990)
* Framingham Reservoir No. 2 Dam and Gatehouse — Between Framingham Reservoirs Nos. 1 and 2, W of jct. of Winter and Fountain Sts. (added February 18, [1990)
* Framingham Reservoir No. 3 Dam and Gatehouse — SE end of Framingham Reservoir No. 3, off MA 9/30 (added February 18, 1990)
* Irving Square Historic District — Irving Square, Waverly, South, Columbia, Irving, Gordon and Hollis Sts. (added December 30, 1982)
* Lake Cochituate Dam — NW side of Lake Cochituate (added February 18, 1990)
* Moses Ellis House — 283 Pleasant St. (added December 29, 1983)
* Paul Gibbs House — 1147 Edmands Rd. (added April 10, 1983)
* Saint John's Episcopal Church — Maynard Rd. and Church St. (added February 12, 1990)
* Saxonville Historic District — Roughly, along Elm, Danforth, Central, Water and Concord Sts. (added September 20, 1992)
* Sudbury Aqueduct Linear District — Along Sudbury Aqueduct from Farm Pond at Waverly St. to Chestnut Hill Reservoir (added February 18, 1990)
* Whit's Diner — 184A Fountain St. (added 2003)

Places not listed on the National Register

* Framingham Civic League — Located downtown, part of the Cultural Triangle with the library, Nevins Hall, the Danforth Museum, and the Performing Arts Center of Metrowest. Historic theatre hosts performances, bingo, ESL classes, etc.

References

ee also

*Framingham State College
*Shoppers World
*Knox TrailMapit-US-cityscale|42.299795|-71.426627

External links

* [http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/MA/Middlesex/state.html National Register official listings for Middlesex County]


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