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Lithograph of Westford from 1886 by L.R. Burleigh with list of landmarks. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 31.3 square miles (81 km 2), of which 30.6 square miles (79 km 2) is land and 0.7 square miles (1.8 km 2) (2.30%) is water.
Westford Town Farm is a historic poor farm in Westford, Massachusetts. Its main building is a 2 + 1 ⁄ 2 story brick building, five bays wide and six deep, that was built in 1837. It was twice enlarged, in c. 1840 and c. 1900.
Fletcher Granite Company is a granite quarry that opened in 1881 in Westford, Massachusetts. History. In 2003, the company rebuilt their rail line, ...
The Graniteville Historic District of Westford, Massachusetts, United States, encompasses one of the town's historic 19th century industrial villages. The area was, until the arrival of the railroad in 1847, primarily known for its granite quarries.
The area has been the town center since settlement of the town began in the 1720s. Prominent in the district are the Westford Academy building and the First Parish Church, two fine Federal style structures built in 1794, and the Italianate town hall, built in 1871. [2] The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998. [1]
The Forge Village Historic District of Westford, Massachusetts, United States encompasses one of the town's historic 19th century mill villages.The focal point of the district is the mill complex of the Abbot Worsted Company, around which the village expanded after its founding in 1854.
The original concept dates to around 1820, with actual planning beginning in 1850. The cornerstone was laid August 2, 1859 by the Grand Lodge of Masons in Massachusetts, under the direction of Grand Master John T. Heard. The monument was completed in October 1888, and was dedicated with appropriate ceremonies on August 1, 1889. [3]
The Parker Village Historic District of Westford, Massachusetts encompasses a historic rural village center. The district extends from the junction of Carlisle Road and Griffin Road, westward along Carlisle Road to a triangular green where it meets Concord Road and Old Lowell Road.