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Worcester County
Harvard is a town of detached houses: 86% of units are single-family detached (ACS B25024), and 89% of occupied homes are owner-occupied. Forty-three percent of units were built from 1940 to 1979, 16% before 1940 and 17% in 2000 or later, and the median unit dates to 1975 (ACS B25034). About 3% of units are seasonal (ACS B25004).
The state inventory lists three local historic districts in Harvard: the Harvard Shaker Village Historic District (1974), the Fort Devens Historic District (1994) and the Harvard Common Historic District (2023) (MHC inventory). It also lists the Fruitlands Museum and Harvard Center districts on the National Register (MHC inventory). Under chapter 40C, a district commission reviews exterior changes visible from a public way (MGL c.40C §5 and §6). If your house is inside one of the local districts, ask the commission before replacing a garage door you can see from the road.
Older properties often have barns, carriage sheds or detached garages. Their openings can be wider or lower than standard and sometimes out of square. We measure first and size the door to the opening. A carriage house door keeps the look of a barn while working like an overhead door.
Ranches and colonials from the 1950s to 1970s often have original springs and openers that are worn out. Newer homes usually have two- or three-car garages with insulated doors and paired torsion springs. When one spring breaks, we replace both. See torsion spring repair.
Many homes sit well back from the road. A smart opener tells you whether the door is shut, and battery backup keeps it working after a storm.
The state's home improvement chart says a replacement door may need a building permit and a new installation does (mass.gov). We confirm with Harvard.
We install Clopay, Garaga, Wayne Dalton and Amarr doors and service LiftMaster, Chamberlain, Genie and other openers.
Harvard is in Worcester County. Nearby towns: Ayer, Bolton, Boxborough, Lancaster, Littleton, Stow. See carriage house doors. Call (781) 602-0737, or see emergency service.
