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Orange Center Historic District (Massachusetts)
Encyclopedia
Orange Center Historic District is a historic district
in Orange
, Massachusetts
in the United States
. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 1989.
Historic district
A historic district or heritage district is a section of a city which contains older buildings considered valuable for historical or architectural reasons. In some countries, historic districts receive legal protection from development....
in Orange
Orange, Massachusetts
Orange is a town in Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 7,839 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area.Part of the town is included in the census-designated place of Orange....
, Massachusetts
Massachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 1989.
National Register listing
- Orange Center Historic District (added 1989 - District - #89000057)
- Roughly N. and S. Main St. from Prospect St. to River St., Orange
- Historic Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering
- Architect, builder, or engineer: Howe,Lewis
- Architectural Style: Mid 19th Century Revival, Late 19th And Early 20th Century American *Movements, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
- Area of Significance: Architecture, Industry, Commerce
- Period of Significance: 1825-1849, 1850–1874, 1875–1899, 1900–1924, 1925–1949
- Owner: Private , Local Gov't
- Historic Function: Commerce/Trade, Education, Government, Industry/Processing/Extraction, *Landscape, Religion, Social, Transportation
- Historic Sub-function: Department Store, Manufacturing Facility
- Current Function: Commerce/Trade, Government, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Landscape, *Recreation And Culture, Religion, Work In Progress
- Current Sub-function: Department Store, Manufacturing Facility, Museum
See also
- List of Registered Historic Places in Franklin County, Massachusetts
- Orange Center Historic District (disambiguation)
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