South Worthington Historic District

South Worthington Historic District

South Worthington Methodist Church
Location Worthington, Massachusetts
Coordinates 42°20′47″N 72°53′36″W / 42.34639°N 72.89333°W / 42.34639; -72.89333Coordinates: 42°20′47″N 72°53′36″W / 42.34639°N 72.89333°W / 42.34639; -72.89333
Architectural style Federal, Mid 19th Century Revival
NRHP Reference #

05000935

[1]
Added to NRHP September 1, 2005

The South Worthington Historic District is a historic district encompassing the formerly industrial, but now rural, village of South Worthington, Massachusetts. The village is centered on the junction of Huntington Road (MA Route 112), Ireland Street, and Thrasher Hill Road. The district extends along Ireland Road as far as Conwell Road, and one contributing element, the dam which impounds Little Galilee Pond, extends into neighboring Chesterfield. The area had a number of small mills along the banks of the Little River, a tributary of the Westfield River, but only one complex, the Theron Higgins Mill on South Worthington Road, has survived from the 19th century. Most of the buildings in the district are residences dating to the 19th century; also included are three churches, including the particularly elegant Greek Revival South Worthington Methodist Church (1848).[2]

South Worthington achieved some notice as the birthplace and summer home of Russell Conwell (1843-1925), a famous Baptist minister and writer. Conwell's summer stays in the house of his youth brought visitors to the community. Conwell's association with the village is commemorated by boulder with a plaque mounted on it near that house, 42 Conwell Road.[2]

The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2008-04-15). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 "NRHP nomination for South Worthingon Historic District". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2013-12-15.


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