District Court Courthouse – Gardner
Location: 108 Matthews Street / Green Street
Built: 1975 – 1976
Style: Modern
Architect: Masiello & Associates
Contractor: Chick’s Construction Company Inc
Description: The building faces south and is a two story cream colored concrete structure. The building is located on landscaped grounds to the northeast of the center of Gardner and which slope to the east. The south front has a recessed entrance on the second story and with a wide overhanging roof. Along the sides are horizontal dividers. On the roof is a raised green colored section. The building houses the First District Court of Northern Worcester..
See: The architect, Masiello and Healy Architects, Inc .of Worcester, designed courthouses in Worcester County in Dudley, Milford, Uxbridge. and Westborough.
Old District Court Courthouse – Gardner
Location: 115 Pleasant Street / Knowlton Street
Built: 1927 – 1928
Style: Classical Revival
Architect: F Wesley Haynes of Haynes & Mason
Contractor: W J Hanley Company of Fitchburg
Description: The building faces east and is is a two story red colored brick and concrete structure. The rectangular shaped building is located on landscaped grounds in the center of Gardner next to the City Hall. The east front has a projecting center section with white colored pilasters rising to a header with gable above. The doorway is framed with white colored wood. The court formerly occupied the first story. The building served as the District Court Courthouse and police station. The cost of construction was $40,000.
See: The Worcester County courthouse is located in Worcester.
District Court Courthouse – Gardner
Old District Court Courthouse / City Hall – Gardner
Photos taken 2017