Sterling Farmstead Survey

An Historical Farmstead Survey documenting more than 80 agricultural properties with historical context and recommended nomination to the National Register of Historic Places is now available.

The Sterling Historical Commission with funding from the Town of Sterling and a Planning Grant from the Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC) undertook an intensive survey of historic famsteads, which augmented and expanded the existing inventory of the town's historic, architectural, and cultural resources.

A volunteer survey conducted primarily in the 1970s, a professionally-written survey of 35 properties in the mid-1980s, and the National Register Nomination form for Sterling Center provided an important documentation base. The current project, however, focused only on agricultural, or formerly agricultural, properties which retain a considerable portion of their outbuildings, farm structures, and in many cases, their agricultural landscapes. In all, 30 MHC Area Forms and 28 individual Building Forms were written, for 84 addresses.

The referenced document was assembled into one searchable PDF document. The individual reports are available in the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System - MACRIS at this link http://mhc-macris.net.

You can view the survey on the web or download the PDF below.