New Life for Old Treasures 2

Part 2. While many of Northborough's treasured homes and public buildings have disappeared from the local landscape, many others have found new life in the 21st century. Here are more examples of old town treasures that have stood the test of time. The photos and descriptions have been taken from Images of America: Northborough courtesy of the Northborough Historical Society.

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Power Station. Built as the power station to run trolley cars, this brick building located at 43 Hudson Street later housed the O'Neill Brothers Ice Company, a warehouse and a foreign car garage.

Today. The former power station is home to Pepper's Fine Food Catering business.

C.A. Rice Livery Stable. on Main Street. Trinity Church can be seen to the right of the livery stable.

Today. The horse and buggy days of the C.A. Livery Stable made way for a car dealership and an Esso service station, to the Exxon service station it is today. Trinity Church can still be seen to the right.

Baptist Church/Historical Society. Beginning in 1860, several generations of Northborough's Baptists worshipped in this church. Its steeple crashed onto the front lawn during the September 1938 hurricane. The Northborough Historical Society purchased the building and converted its upper level into a museum. The historical society has carefully preserved certain features, such as the 1874 George Stevens organ.

Today. Founded in 1906, the Northborough Historical Society, purchased the Greek Revival-style former Baptist Church to house their extensive collection of treasured Northborough artifacts.

Captain Jeremiah House. 140 Main Street was known as the Captain Jeremiah Hunt House. Hunt was born in Northborough in 1785, and ran a shoe manufacturing business with his brother Stephen in the early 1800s. The is believed to have been built sometime around 1817.

Today. The Captain Jeremiah Hunt House, on 140 Main Street, is now home to the Purple Rose, a unique gifts and fine home furnishings store. The shop's website suggests that one of the upstairs rooms is inhabited by some friendly spirits of the past.

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