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Native Americans were the first to settle along the rivers and ponds in the area now known as Winchester. They spoke the Algonquin language and were part of the Massachuset tribe, whose land stretched from Plymouth to Salem and west of Concord. By the time of European migration, their population had been decimated by disease and warfare with the Ab...
Europeans arrived in the area in the 1630s when Charlestown citizens were granted land in the northern ranges of the district, known as Waterfield. It was incorporated in 1642 from Charlestown lands and annexed to Woburn. Present-day Winchester includes lands which were originally part of Woburn, Arlington (West Cambridge), and Medford.
Early settlement was concentrated along Cambridge Street (the Cambridge-Woburn Road) with some scattered upland farms to the west, and along Richardson’s Row (Washington Street) to the east. Other settlements were located along the Medford-Woburn Road (Main Street). Symmes Corner located at the intersection of Grove, Bacon, and Main Streets, and Bl...
The Middlesex Canal, which opened in 1803, and the Boston and Lowell Railroad, which supplanted it in 1835, changed the character of the village. The small mills and tanneries on the Aberjona River along with the isolated farms now had fast and cheap access to Boston markets and beyond. These ties grew stronger over time. The early grist mills gave...
The thriving village soon began to feel the need to separate from the parent town of Woburn, and it was the South Woburn Congregational Church that initiated the move. In 1840 the South Woburn Congregational Church provided the first house of worship within the village boundaries. By 1850, the town was ready to establish its independence from Wobur...
Two distinct social groups developed in the new town. In the area near the mills, such as the Canal Street-Salem Street neighborhood and in Baconville (near Grove Street), industrial workers settled near their factories. Simultaneously, Boston businessmen began to settle in Winchester, attracted by the easy commute on the Boston & Lowell railroad. ...
Historic Places. Sixty-six buildings, along with the Winchester Center Historic District are listed in the National Register. Detailed information on Winchester’s historic places, including name, pictures, date listed, location, and description, can be found on-line here.
Winchester is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, located 8.2 miles (13.2 km) north of downtown Boston as part of the Greater Boston metropolitan area. It is also one of the wealthiest municipalities in Massachusetts. The population was 22,970 at the 2020 United States Census. [1]
The Sanborn House, located in Winchester, Massachusetts, is a unique example of a surviving country house model. It was purchased in 1904 by Oren Sanborn, who was the younger son of James Sanborn, the co-founder of the Chase & Sanborn Coffee Company.
WINCHESTER HISTORY ONLINE WELCOME. This site will introduce you to the history of Winchester, Massachusetts. It includes: A quick summary of key events below, Overview histories of the broad subject areas listed in the box to the left, including links to an assortment of articles on specific subjects, and
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This is a list of properties and historic districts in Winchester, Massachusetts, that are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap.
