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The Oliver Wight House is a historic house located on Main Street (U.S. Route 20) in Sturbridge, Massachusetts. Built in the 1780s, the house was first occupied by local cabinet maker Oliver Wight and his family. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. [1]
The oldest building in the district is the c. 1772 Publick House, a tavern which has dominated the south side of the district since its construction. [2] The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977. [1]
Publick House has made its space more welcoming and upgraded its menu in an effort to “get women and families back.” At 30, Columbia pub renovates, adds homemade corned beef — keeps beloved ...
Sturbridge lies approximately 29 miles (47 km) east of Springfield, 16 miles (26 km) southwest of Worcester, and 55 miles (89 km) west of Boston. U.S. Route 20 runs through Sturbridge, and the junction of Interstate 90 (the Massachusetts Turnpike) and the eastern terminus of Interstate 84 is located there.
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By 1941, the Fitch House, the Miner Grant Store, and the Richardson House (now the Parsonage) were on the common and the Gristmill was in operation. After a pause for World War II, George B.'s wife Ruth became acting director of the Village. They changed its name to Old Sturbridge Village and opened it on June 8, 1946.
As of the census [4] of 2000, there were 2,047 people, 795 households, and 580 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 147.7/km 2 (382.8/mi 2).There were 823 housing units at an average density of 59.4/km 2 (153.9/mi 2).
View of Southbridge c. 1905. The area was initially inhabited by the Nipmuck and Mohegan tribes, with the Quinebaug River dividing their territories. As early as 1638, John Winthrop Jr. purchased Tantiusques, a tract for mining "lead" centered at what is now Leadmine Road in Sturbridge (it was thought at the time that where there was lead, there should be silver nearby).