MassachusettsA contributing property in the Harwich Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975. Covering roughly 55 acres at the center of Harwich, this compact village district retains a strong concentration of 19th-century architecture, predominantly Greek Revival and Italianate with some Colonial Revival and Lombard Romanesque work. Main Street forms its spine, lined with a coherent mix of residential, commercial, and institutional buildings set among parks, open spaces, and mature foliage that lend a semi-rural feel. The district is closely tied to the town's development and to the philanthropic Brooks (formerly Broadbrooks) family, whose members gave the community its library, academy, church furnishings, and a public park.
Broadbrooks, Ebenezer Millstone #2
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Broadbrooks, Ebenezer Millstone #2 is a historical marker in Harwich, Barnstable County. It is one of 250 historical markers documented in Barnstable County, among 6,897 historic sites cataloged across the county on MassRoam.
The site sits at 41.6863, -70.0720 near Harwich. The nearest cataloged historic site is Brooks Park - Broadbrooks, Ebenezer Millstone #1 (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Brooks Park - Monticello Cannon, Gifford, Calvin Sr. - Brooks, Obed Jr. House, and Brooks, Sidney House.
This record is drawn from public historical records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
The Ebenezer Broadbrooks Millstone (#2) is a historic object on Main Street in Harwich, recorded as dating to about 1780. Millstones like this one were the working heart of colonial grist and grain mills, where grain was ground between paired stones; surviving examples are often preserved as reminders of a community's early industry. It is a contributing property in a National Register historic district.
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