A 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.
Exchange Park - War Memorial Boulder
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Exchange Park - War Memorial Boulder 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 41.6865, -70.0758 near Harwich. The nearest cataloged historic site is Exchange Park (landmark), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Harwich Watering Trough, Brett, Charles E. Store - Post Office, and Harwich First Congregational Church.
This record is drawn from public historical records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
The War Memorial Boulder in Exchange Park stands at 702 Main Street in Harwich and is dated to 1923. Inscribed memorial boulders of this kind were widely dedicated in New England towns in the years after World War I to honor local residents who served. It is a contributing property in a National Register historic district.
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