National Register of Historic Places listings in New Bedford, Massachusetts

List of Registered Historic Places in New Bedford, Massachusetts, which has been transferred from and is an integral part of List of Registered Historic Places in Bristol County, Massachusetts

Contents: Counties in Massachusetts
This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted December 30, 2011.[1]
[2] Landmark name [3] Image Date listed Location City or town Summary
1 Acushnet Heights Historic District 01989-12-01December 1, 1989 Roughly bounded by Summer, Weld, Purchase, Pope, County, and Robeson
2 Butler Flats Light 01987-06-15June 15, 1987 New Bedford Channel
3 Buttonwood Park Historic District 02000-08-24August 24, 2000 Kempton St., Rockdale Ave., Hawthorne St., and Brownell Ave.
4 Sgt. William H. Carney House 01975-04-21April 21, 1975 128 Mill St.
5 Central New Bedford Historic District 01980-04-24April 24, 1980 Roughly bounded by Acushnet Ave. and School, Middle, and 6th Sts.
6 County Street Historic District 01976-08-11August 11, 1976 Roughly bounded by Acushnet, Page, Middle, and Bedford Sts. (both sides)
7 Dawson Building 01982-09-30September 30, 1982 1851 Purchase St.
8 Thomas Donaghy School 01989-03-02March 2, 1989 68 South St.
9 ERNESTINA (schooner) 01985-01-03January 3, 1985 Steamship Wharf
 National Historic Landmark
10 Fire Station No. 4 01975-07-24July 24, 1975 79 S. 6th St.
 1867 building was oldest fire station in state when closed; now home of New Bedford Fire Museum
11 First Baptist Church 01975-04-21April 21, 1975 149 William St.
12 Fort Taber District 01973-02-08February 8, 1973 Wharf Rd. within Fort Rodman Military Reservation
13 Hazelwood Park 02010-06-24June 24, 2010 597-603 Brock Ave.
14 Head of the River Historic District 02009-12-02December 2, 2009 2-28 Main St., Acushnet; 2-28 Mill Rd., 2-13 Tarkiln Hill Rd.
15 Hotel Waverly 01990-01-26January 26, 1990 1162-1166 Acushnet Ave.
16 Howland Mill Village Historic District 01996-05-30May 30, 1996 Roughly bounded by Bolton, Winsper, Hemlock Sts., and Rockdale Ave.
17 Robert C. Ingraham School 02010-03-02March 2, 2010 80 Rivet St.
18 Nathan and Mary Johnson Properties 02000-02-16February 16, 2000 17-19 and 21 7th Street
 National Historic Landmark; home and meetinghouse of African-American abolitionist couple who took in Frederick Douglass after he escaped from slavery
19 Lightship No. 114 01990-05-30May 30, 1990 State Pier
20 Merrill's Wharf Historic District 01977-11-11November 11, 1977 MacArthur Dr.
21 Moreland Terrace Historic District 01996-06-03June 3, 1996 Roughly bounded by Moreland Terrace, Ash, Bedford, and Page Sts.
22 New Bedford Gas and Edison Light Complex 02002-06-03June 3, 2002 180 MacAuthur Dr.
23 New Bedford Historic District 01966-11-13November 13, 1966 Bounded by Front St. on the east, Elm St. on the north, Acushnet Ave. on the west, and Commercial St. on the south
 National Historic Landmark
24 New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park 01996-11-12November 12, 1996 33 William St.
25 North Bedford Historic District 01979-09-19September 19, 1979 Roughly bounded by Summer, Park, Pleasant, and Kempton Sts.
26 Old Third District Courthouse 01971-09-28September 28, 1971 2nd and William Sts.
27 Palmer Island Light Station 01980-03-26March 26, 1980 New Bedford Harbor
 ARLHS USA-578
28 William J. Rotch Gothic Cottage 02006-02-17February 17, 2006 19 Irving St.
 National Historic Landmark
29 William Rotch, Jr. House 02005-04-05April 5, 2005 396 County Street
 National Historic Landmark
Early Richard Upjohn house for prominent whaling family
30 Shawmut Diner 02003-11-28November 28, 2003 943 Shawmut Ave.
31 Bradford Smith Building 01984-05-17May 17, 1984 1927-1941 Purchase St.
32 Thompson Street School 01990-01-26January 26, 1990 58 Crapo St.
33 Times and Olympia Buildings 01983-07-07July 7, 1983 908-912 and 880-898 Purchase St.
34 U.S. Customhouse 01970-12-30December 30, 1970 Southwestern corner of 2nd and Williams Sts.
 Oldest U.S. Customs facility in continuous use; Greek Revival public building by Robert Mills
35 Union Baptist Church 02008-06-16June 16, 2008 109 Court St.
36 Union Street Railway Carbarn, Repair Shop 01978-10-02October 2, 1978 1959 Purchase St.
37 Wamsutta Mills 02008-08-19August 19, 2008 Acushnet Ave., Logan, Wamsutta, and N. Front St.
38 Whitman Mills 02003-08-29August 29, 2003 1, 90, and the eastern side of Riverside Ave., rear 1 and the southern and northern sides of Coffin Ave., and 10 Manomet St.
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References

  1. ^ "National Register of Historic Places: Weekly List Actions". National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved on December 30, 2011.
  2. ^ Numbers represent an ordering by significant words. Various colorings, defined here, differentiate National Historic Landmark sites and National Register of Historic Places Districts from other NRHP buildings, structures, sites or objects.
  3. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. . http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html. 
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