House at 34 Benefit Street

The House at 34 Benefit Street in Southbridge, Massachusetts is a modest factory worker's cottage built by the American Optical Company during a period of its expansion in the 1870s. After opening its new Main Plant in The Flats section of Southbridge, workers began to migrate there from the Globe Village neighborhood, increasing demand for housing in that area. It is a narrow 1-1/2 story wood frame structure, which has some architectural style despite its simplicity. The styling is basically Italianate in influence, with wide eaves, and a porch with decorative posts, balustrade, and brackets.[2]

House at 34 Benefit Street
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	34 Benefit St., Southbridge, Massachusetts
Coordinates	42°4′31″N 72°1′46″W
Built	1870
Architectural style	Greek Revival, Vernacular Greek Revival
MPS	Southbridge MRA
NRHP reference No.	89000585 [1]
Added to NRHP	June 22, 1989

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.[1]

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Southbridge, Massachusetts
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Worcester County, Massachusetts

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
2. "MACRIS inventory record for 34 Benefit Street". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-01-02.

External links

• 34 Benefit Street MACRIS Listing