North Grafton Old Stone Bridge

The actual site is next to the Wonder Bar

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        [Fwd: South Grafton Mill Village Historic Districts]
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        Thu, 17 Jun 2004 22:02:37 -0700
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        South Grafton Mill Village Historic Districts
   Date:
        Mon, 14 Jun 2004 10:25:15 EDT
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Monday, June 14th

Everyone:

With a little digging, on Friday morning we were able to find a large file in
the Planning Office on a $5,500 grant given to the town in 1995 by the
Massachusetts Historical Commission. (MHC) This resulted in the town hiring
Christine S. Beard Associates of Topsfield, Massachusetts to prepare and submit
nominations for a Fisherville Historic District and a Farnumsville Historic
District. At the same time the Ethan Allen Gun Factory in North Grafton was also
nominated for the Historic Register. The consultant's work includes an extensive
printed inventory and listing of South Grafton historic structures and buildings.

The Fisherville Historic District (1996--#96000056) and Farnumsville Historic
District (1996--#96000052 and their approximate boundaries are listed on the
National Parks Service National Register of Historic Places web site for
historic districts in Massachusetts.

http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/MA/Worcester/districts.html

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Grafton is also part of a Blackstone Canal Historic District, listed in the
National Register in 1995 as #95001004

With this historical listing work having already been done for two of the
three mill villages in South Grafton, and a walking tour brochure having been
produced for Saundersville in approximately 1991, this important "pick and
shovel" work should give us a significant head start in the master plan / visioning
process for the South Grafton Blackstone River and Canal Greenway corridor.

As you are aware, we recently received word that the JHC BRV National
Heritage Corridor Commission has awarded the Town of Grafton a $15,000 grant for this
work, but it must be matched within 120 days by funds that the town brings to
the table, either through other grants, private sources, or possibly through
the use of Community Preservation Act funds.

John LaPoint
P.O. Box 534
Grafton, MA. 01519
508-839-3367
508-735-5316
[email protected]