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Assington
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National Register of Historic Places

Assington

Sherborn’s first place on the National RegisterListed Jan 3, 1986; only 2,021 of Massachusetts’s 4,457 listings are older
Neo-PalladianListed 1986Sherborn
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Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

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About Assington

Assington, at 172 Forest St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Jan 3, 1986: the first place in Sherborn to be listed. Only 2,021 of Massachusetts’s 4,457 listings are older. The Register lists it for its town planning and architecture, at the local level. It was listed as part of Sherborn MRA. The listing covers 30 acres.

What it isHistoric house in Massachusetts, United States. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 7 MB · National Archives↗
Through the years

1930 to today

  1. 1930Built
  2. 1986Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  3. 2026On the Register for 40 years
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Finding Assington

172 Forest St., Sherborn

Directions

No other Register listing is within a short walk. The nearest are under Around it.

Around it

10 more Register listings within 2 miles

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

BDaniel Morse III HouseFirst Period · Built 17100.5 miBMorse-Barber HouseFirst Period · Built 16740.9 miBCharles Holbrook HouseSecond Empire · Built 18701.1 miDMedfield State HospitalGreek Revival1.3 miBWare's TavernFederal · Built 17801.3 miBRev. Edmund Dowse HouseGreek Revival · Built 18381.4 miDSherborn Center Historic DistrictGeorgian1.8 miBThomas Fleming HouseGreek Revival · Built 18501.9 miBH. G. Vaughn HouseDutch Colonial Revival · Built 19152 miBRichard Sanger III HouseGeorgian · Built 17342 mi

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Questions about Assington

Is Assington on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Jan 3, 1986 (Register number 86000490).

Is Assington a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Massachusetts has 189 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is The Parsonage, 3.3 miles away.

Can you visit Assington?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of Assington?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 7 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 63791807 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.