Prospect Heights Historic District is a historic district roughly bounded by Prospect Heights, Prospect, and Water Streets in Milford, Massachusetts. It encompasses a neighborhood that was created by the Draper Corporation of Hopedale, Massachusetts for its immigrant workers. The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.
The community has a mix of different nationalities. Every year a new mayor is chosen to represent the community. There has been a mayor for every year starting in 1962, with a different background being represented each year: Portuguese, Irish, Italian, Greek, Armenian or Polish.
The Heights contains a World War II Memorial honoring local veterans who served in the war. The monument contains 184 names including one female, a nurse.
There is also the Portuguese Club, a soccer field, basketball courts, and a playground for children.
Every year the annual Portuguese Picnic is held drawing thousands every year. The new mayor also starts on the same day.
The motto of the heights is "No matter where you roam, Prospect Heights is still your home."
LIST OF MAYORS: 1961-1962 - Oracio Moreira - Portuguese † 1962-1963 - John Milan - Irish † 1963-1964 - Ardashes Krikorian - Armenian † 1964-1965 - Fred Crescenzi - Italian † 1965-1966 - John Chappel - Polish † 1966-1967 - George Alves - Portuguese † 1967-1968 - Jim Donlan - Irish † 1968-1969 - Hagop Papelian - Armenian † 1969-1970 - Joe Recchia - Italian † 1970-1971 - Thomas Tominsky - Polish † 1971-1972 - Joseph Lopes - Portuguese † 1972-1973 - Joseph McAuliffe - Irish † 1973-1974 - Joseph Derderian - Armenian † 1974-1975 - Dominik D'Amico - Italian † 1975-1976 - Joseph Oneschuk - Polish † 1976-1977 - Domenic Dias - Portuguese † 1977-1978 - John Coniaris - Greek † 1978-1979 - George Marashian - Armenian † 1979-1980 - Dante Viallani - Italian † 1980-1981 - Theodore Kosciak - Polish † 1981-1982 - Fernando Rodrigues - Portuguese † 1982-1983 - Joseph Evans - Irish † 1983-1984 - Carlos doCurral - Portuguese † 1984-1985 - John Villani - Italian † 1985-1986 - Nicholas Coniaris - Greek † 1986-1987 - Diego Chaves - Portuguese 1987-1988 - Alfred Andreola Jr. - Greek 1988-1989 - Daniel Ruggerio - Italian † 1989-1990 - Bento G. doCurral Jr. - Portuguese 1990-1991 - Edward Bertorelli - Irish 1991-1992 - Manoog Manoogian - Armenian 1992-1993 - Agostina Lancia - Italian † 1993-1994 - Domingoes Pereira - Portuguese 1994-1995 - John Wylie - Irish 1995-1996 - Jeffrey Varteresian - Armenian 1996-1997 - R. Allen Alves - Italian 1997-1998 - David Soares - Portuguese 1998-1999 - Albert Azevedo - Irish 1999-2000 - Walter Costa - Armenian 2000-2001 - Michael Tebeau - Italian 2001-2002 - John Perry - Polish 2002-2003 - John Fernandes - Portuguese 2003-2004 - Gary Matos - Irish 2004-2005 - John Derderian - Armenian 2005-2006 - David A. Consigli - Italian 2006-2007 - Joseph Batista - Portuguese † 2007-2008 - Thomas Cullen - Irish 2008-2009 - Anthony C. Gonsalves - Italian 2009-2010 - Alberto A. Correia - Portuguese 2011-2012 - Paul Sharp - Irish 2012-2013 - Steven Gulino - Italian 2013-2014 - Manny Borges - Portuguese 2014 -2015 - Will Kinkade - Irish 2015-2016 - Paul Mazzuchelli - Italian 2016-2017 - Ed Ross - Polish 2017-2018 - Domingos Roda - Portuguese 2018-2019 - John Laronga - Armenian 2019-2020 - Jamie Luchini - Italian 2021-2022 - Paul Braza - Portuguese 2022-2023 - Christopher DiGellonardo - Irish 2023-2024 - Edward Varteresian - Armenian 2024-2025 - Dennis Maietta - Italian
LIST OF HONORARY MAYORS: Scott Anderson David Azevedo Jose Batista Manuel Chaves Mike Consoletti Antonio Coelho Jose Coelho Manuel Esteves Manuel Gonsalves Louis Hellmuth Anthony Imbruno Anthony Matheus Manuel Matheus Aurelio Matos Frank Matos Maurice Panagian Rico Pisaro John Silva Sidney Smith Joseph Soares Dominic Alfonso
See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Worcester County, Massachusetts
References
External links List of Mayors