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W. S. Reed Toy Company-Wachusett Shirt Company Historic District

Buildings and structures in Leominster, MassachusettsHistoric districts in Worcester County, MassachusettsHistoric districts on the National Register of Historic Places in MassachusettsNRHP infobox with nocatNRHPweekly errors
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LeominsterMA ReedToyFactory2
LeominsterMA ReedToyFactory2

The W. S. Reed Toy Company-Wachusett Shirt Company Historic District encompasses two adjacent properties at 41 and 45 Summer Street in Leominster, Massachusetts. The two properties were historically associated with the business operations of William S. Reed, a businessman who operated a toy manufacturing company among other concerns. The properties were listed as a historic district on the National Register of Historic Places in 2021.

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W. S. Reed Toy Company-Wachusett Shirt Company Historic District
Summer Street, Leominster

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Summer Street 41
01453 Leominster
Massachusetts, United States
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Monument Square Historic District (Leominster, Massachusetts)
Monument Square Historic District (Leominster, Massachusetts)

The Monument Square Historic District is a historic district on Main and Water Streets, and Grove Avenue in Leominster, Massachusetts. The district includes Leominster's traditional town common or square, which is known as "Leominster Square" or "the Common." Leominster's common is the site of several monuments, including: a monument marking the site of the town's second meeting house from 1775-1824 (which was replaced by the first town house), a Native American mortar (moved to the site in 1880), several veterans' memorials, and a firefighters' memorial. The Leominster Historical Society headquarters is adjacent to the square. In 1743 the common was chosen as the site of the "First Church" meeting house in Leominster. At that time, an active church congregation was required for a town to gain a charter from the Massachusetts government. Originally a Congregationalist (Puritan) congregation, First Church's members later adopted a Unitarian theology in the early 19th century, causing the traditional Reformed (Calvinist) members to leave the building and found what is now Pilgrim Congregational Church, also located on the common. The First Church congregation was funded with state tax revenue until 1835, when Massachusetts separated its churches from state funding.The historic district also contains many 19th-century buildings, and the area was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. The city hall and various churches and businesses are adjacent to the square.