The town of Worcester was chartered in 1763 , but was abandoned in 1816 , the " Year Without a Summer " , when many crops failed . It was resettled in 1821 , its early town meetings held in a local tavern . In 1846 a combination church and town hall was built , providing space for both town meetings and the local Congregationalists . That building was destroyed by fire in 1904 . The present building was completed in 1912 on the site of the previous hall . It has been home to town meetings and social gatherings since then ; the town 's offices , which were never located in the previous building , are located in a different building constructed in 1990
Year Without a Summer
Year Without a Summer
Worcester Town Hall