Spaulding Block
Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.
About Spaulding Block
Spaulding Block, at 141-143 Main St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Dec 3, 1980: the first place in Webster to be listed. Only 881 of Massachusetts’s 4,457 listings are older. The Register lists it for its commerce and architecture, at the local level. It describes its style as Queen Anne, as it does for 559 other Massachusetts listings. Four more Register listings are within a quarter mile.
PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 32 MB · National Archives↗Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 10 minutes
141-143 Main St., Webster · about 0.3 miles on foot, as the crow flies
4 more Register listings within 2 miles
★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.
Queen Anne style, nearby
Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Queen Anne.
Memories of Spaulding Block
The record says what it is. Neighbors know what it means.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Questions about Spaulding Block
Is Spaulding Block on the National Register of Historic Places?
Yes. It was added on Dec 3, 1980 (Register number 80000466).
Is Spaulding Block a National Historic Landmark?
No. It is on the National Register; Massachusetts has 189 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Henry C. Bowen House, 8.4 miles away.
Can you visit Spaulding Block?
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 Spaulding Block?
In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 32 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 63797220 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.