Uxbridge is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States, first colonized in 1662 and incorporated in 1727. It was originally part of the town of Mendon, and named for the Earl of Uxbridge. The town is located 36 mi (58 km) southwest of Boston and 15 mi (24 km) south-southeast of Worcester, at the midpoint of the Blackstone Valley National Historic Park. The historical society notes that Uxbridge is the "Heart of The Blackstone Valley" and is also known as "the Cradle of the Industrial Revolution". Uxbridge was a prominent Textile center in the American Industrial Revolution. Uxbridge was an early center for rural engagement in the American anti-slavery movement. The age of computing started here with IBM’s first chief engineer and lab.Uxbridge "weaves a tapestry of early America".
Northeast
Uxbridge
Middlesex County, MA
Population
14,228
Walk Score
61 · Somewhat Walkable
Median rent
$1,374
Median home value
$400,200
Colonized
1662
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On the National Register
Historic districts
- Central Woolen Mills District · listed 1984
- Uxbridge Common District · listed 1984
- Wheelockville District · listed 1984
Notable landmarks
- Capron, Charles, House · listed 1983
- Adams, Benjamin, House · listed 1983
- Albee, E., House · listed 1983
- Aldrich, Daniel, Cottage and Sawmill · listed 1983
- Aldrich, J., House · listed 1984
- Aldrich, S., House · listed 1983
- Aldrich, W., House · listed 1983
- Bank Building · listed 1983
- Brown, E., House · listed 1983
- Butler Block · listed 1983
- Carpenter, George, House · listed 1983
- Chapin, A., House · listed 1983
- Cook, A. E., House · listed 1983
- Deane, Francis, Cottage · listed 1983
- Farnum Block · listed 1983
- Farnum, Coronet John, House · listed 1980
- Farnum, Moses, House · listed 1983
- Farnum, R., House · listed 1983
- Farnum, William and Mary, House · listed 1984
- Friends Meetinghouse · listed 1974
- Granite Store · listed 1983
- Hall, S.A., House · listed 1983
- Hayward, William, House · listed 1983
- Holbrook, Sylvanus, House · listed 1983
- Ironstone Mill Housing and Cellar Hole · listed 1983
- …and 23 more
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