Barre Common District
The Barre Common District is a historic district encompassing the town common of Barre, Massachusetts, and immediately adjacent historic buildings. It is bounded roughly by South, Exchange, Main, Pleasant, Broad, School and Grove Streets. The Barre common was laid out in 1792, and has been a focus of the town's civic life ever since, and is flanked by a number of high-quality Greek Revival buildings, as well as those in other styles. The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.
Barre Common District | |
U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
Old Town Hall | |
| Location | Bounded roughly by South, Exchange, Main, Pleasant, Broad, School and Grove Sts., Barre, Massachusetts |
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| Coordinates | 42°25′20″N 72°6′20″W |
| Area | 22 acres (8.9 ha) |
| Built | 1836 |
| Architect | Elias Carter; Multiple |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival, Other, Romanesque |
| NRHP reference No. | 76000298 |
| Added to NRHP | May 4, 1976 |
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