Maples Cottage is a historic cottage in

Westborough, Massachusetts Westborough is a New England town, town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 21,567 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, in over 7,000 households. Incorporated in 1717, the town is governed under the N ...

, USA. Located on the former grounds of the

Lyman School for Boys The Lyman School for Boys was established by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in and operated until . The institution opened following the closure of the State Reform School for Boys in Westborough. The school was named for its principal ben ...

, this Greek Revival cottage was built in 1832 by Rev. William White on the site of a 1725 parsonage. The property was acquired by the state in 1884, and used as part of the reform school, which is now closed. The building has lost most of its exterior Greek Revival styling (see photo). The cottage was listed on the

National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the Federal government of the United States, United States federal government's official United States National Register of Historic Places listings, list of sites, buildings, structures, Hist ...

in 1980, and included in the

historic district A historic district or heritage district is a section of a city which contains historic building, older buildings considered valuable for historical or architectural reasons. In some countries or jurisdictions, historic districts receive legal p ...

encompassing the Lyman School in 1994.

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Houses completed in 1830 Buildings and structures in Westborough, Massachusetts Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Worcester County, Massachusetts Historic district contributing properties in Massachusetts 1830 establishments in Massachusetts {{WorcesterCountyMA-NRHP-stub

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