East Princeton Village Historic District

{{short description|Historic district in Massachusetts, United States}}

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{{Infobox NRHP

| name = East Princeton Village Historic District

| nrhp_type = hd

| nocat = yes

| image = East_Princeton%2C_Massachusetts.jpg

| caption =

| location = Princeton, Massachusetts

| coordinates = {{coord|42|28|23|N|71|50|14|W|display=inline,title}}

| locmapin = Massachusetts#USA

| area = {{convert|200|acre|ha}}

| built = 1781

| architect = Mirick, John Fremont

| architecture = Federal, Mid 19th Century Revival

| added = March 18, 2004

| refnum = 04000188

{{NRISref|2008a}}

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The East Princeton Village Historic District is a historic district encompassing a 19th-century industrial village center in Princeton, Massachusetts.{{cite web|url=https://mhc-macris.net/details?mhcid=pri.a|title=NRHP nomination for East Princeton Village Historic District|publisher=Commonwealth of Massachusetts|access-date=2014-03-21}} It is located roughly along Main Street between Beaman and Leominster Roads, and extends a short way along Leominster and Gleason Roads. The village grew up around the Keyes Brook, which was used as a power source for mills in the mid-19th century, particularly the successful Stuart Chair Factory which was established in 1841.

The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.

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