Historic Places in Framingham, MA

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Framingham, Massachusetts
Framingham HistoricalSociety Administrative Office
Framingham Historical
Society Administrative Office
Official seal of Framingham, Massachusetts
Seal
Location in Massachusetts
Location in Massachusetts
Coordinates: 42°16′45″N 71°25′00″W / 42.27917, -71.416667
Country United States
State Massachusetts
County Middlesex County
Settled 1650
Incorporated 1700
Government
 - Type Representative town meeting
Area
 - Total 26.4 sq mi (68.5 km²)
 - Land 25.1 sq mi (65.1 km²)
 - Water 1.3 sq mi (3.4 km²)
Elevation 165 ft (50 m)
Population (2000)
 - Total 66,910
 - Density 2,663.6/sq mi (1,028.4/km²)
Time zone Eastern (UTC-5)
 - Summer (DST) Eastern (UTC-4)
ZIP code 01701, 01702, 01703, 01704, 01705
Area code(s) 508 / 774
Website: http://www.framinghamma.gov/

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[edit] List of National Register sites

Framingham has several properties in the register:[1]

Framingham Common
Framingham Common
  • 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)

[edit] 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.

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