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Commission weighs National Register nomination for White Cliffs and adding beehive stone walls to MACRIS inventory

Northborough Historic District Commission · January 22, 2026
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The commission heard that a consultant is preparing a National Register nomination for White Cliffs and discussed modifying the town's MACRIS inventory to include nearby beehive stone walls, as well as searching for historic water-system plans and archival records.

The commission received an update that a consultant has begun work on a National Register nomination for White Cliffs and discussed steps the commission could take to extend protections to nearby beehive stone walls.

Bob Light said consultant Carolyn Rafferty (Ryan LLC) is finalizing a contract to prepare a National Register application for White Cliffs and that preservation restrictions will need to be in place before any sale. He said Historic New England…

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