Natioal register of Historic Sites
Posted Wednesday, December 25, 2013 07:42 PM
Name on the Register[3] Image Date listed Location Summary
1 Acushnet Heights Historic District
Acushnet Heights Historic District
December 1, 1989 Roughly bounded by Summer, Weld, Purchase, Pope, County, and Robeson
41°38′52″N 70°55′53″W? / ?41.647778°N 70.931389°W? / 41.647778; -70.931389? (Acushnet Heights Historic District)
 
32 Bradford Smith Building   May 17, 1984 1927-1941 Purchase St.
41°39′04″N 70°55′49″W? / ?41.651111°N 70.930278°W? / 41.651111; -70.930278? (Bradford Smith Building)
Demolished.[4]
2 Butler Flats Light
Butler Flats Light
June 15, 1987 New Bedford Channel
41°36′07″N 70°53′54″W? / ?41.601944°N 70.898333°W? / 41.601944; -70.898333? (Butler Flats Light)
For Sale!!
3 Buttonwood Park Historic District
Buttonwood Park Historic District
August 24, 2000 Kempton St., Rockdale Ave., Hawthorne St., and Brownell Ave.
41°37′55″N 70°57′07″W? / ?41.631944°N 70.951944°W? / 41.631944; -70.951944? (Buttonwood Park Historic District)
 
5 Central New Bedford Historic District
Central New Bedford Historic District
April 24, 1980 Roughly bounded by Acushnet Ave. and School, Middle, and 6th Sts.
41°38′06″N 70°55′39″W? / ?41.635°N 70.9275°W? / 41.635; -70.9275? (Central New Bedford Historic District)
 
6 County Street Historic District
County Street Historic District
August 11, 1976 Roughly bounded by Acushnet, Page, Middle, and Bedford Sts. (both sides)
41°37′55″N 70°55′55″W? / ?41.631944°N 70.931944°W? / 41.631944; -70.931944? (County Street Historic District)
 
7 Dawson Building
Dawson Building
September 30, 1982 1851 Purchase St.
41°39′N 70°56′W? / ?41.65°N 70.93°W? / 41.65; -70.93? (Dawson Building)
 
9 ERNESTINA (schooner)
ERNESTINA (schooner)
January 3, 1985 Steamship Wharf
41°38′01″N 70°55′16″W? / ?41.633611°N 70.921111°W? / 41.633611; -70.921111? (ERNESTINA (schooner))
In Disrepair
10 Fire Station No. 4
Fire Station No. 4
July 24, 1975 79 S. 6th St.
41°37′41″N 70°55′38″W? / ?41.628056°N 70.927222°W? / 41.628056; -70.927222? (Fire Station No. 4)
1867 building was oldest fire station in state when closed; now home of New Bedford Fire Museum
11 First Baptist Church
First Baptist Church
April 21, 1975 149 William St.
41°38′06″N 70°55′44″W? / ?41.635°N 70.928889°W? / 41.635; -70.928889? (First Baptist Church)
 
12 Fort Taber District
Fort Taber District
February 8, 1973 Wharf Rd. within Fort Rodman Military Reservation
41°35′36″N 70°54′14″W? / ?41.593333°N 70.903889°W? / 41.593333; -70.903889? (Fort Taber District)
 
13 Hazelwood Park
Hazelwood Park
June 24, 2010 597-603 Brock Ave.
41°36′24″N 70°54′48″W? / ?41.606667°N 70.913333°W? / 41.606667; -70.913333? (Hazelwood Park)
 
14 Head of the River Historic District
Head of the River Historic District
December 2, 2009 2-28 Mill Rd., 2-13 Tarkiln Hill Rd.
41°40′54″N 70°55′09″W? / ?41.681736°N 70.919186°W? / 41.681736; -70.919186? (Head of the River Historic District)
Extends into Acushnet.
15 Hotel Waverly
Hotel Waverly
January 26, 1990 1162-1166 Acushnet Ave.
41°39′26″N 70°55′38″W? / ?41.657222°N 70.927222°W? / 41.657222; -70.927222? (Hotel Waverly)
 
16 Howland Mill Village Historic District
Howland Mill Village Historic District
May 30, 1996 Roughly bounded by Bolton, Winsper, Hemlock Sts., and Rockdale Ave.
41°36′58″N 70°56′00″W? / ?41.616111°N 70.933333°W? / 41.616111; -70.933333? (Howland Mill Village Historic District)
 
19 Lightship No. 114
Lightship No. 114
May 30, 1990 formerly State Pier
41°38′08″N 70°55′16″W? / ?41.635556°N 70.921111°W? / 41.635556; -70.921111? (Lightship No. 114)
Scrapped.
20 Manomet Mills
Manomet Mills
May 24, 2012 194-194R, 200 Riverside Ave.
41°40′03″N 70°55′12″W? / ?41.667494°N 70.920035°W? / 41.667494; -70.920035? (Manomet Mills)
 
21 Merrill's Wharf Historic District
Merrill's Wharf Historic District
November 11, 1977 MacArthur Dr.
41°37′59″N 70°55′15″W? / ?41.633056°N 70.920833°W? / 41.633056; -70.920833? (Merrill's Wharf Historic District)
Encompasses Steamship Pier and adjacent Coal Pocket Pier.
22 Moreland Terrace Historic District
Moreland Terrace Historic District
June 3, 1996 Roughly bounded by Moreland Terrace, Ash, Bedford, and Page Sts.
41°37′40″N 70°56′11″W? / ?41.627778°N 70.936389°W? / 41.627778; -70.936389? (Moreland Terrace Historic District)
 
18 Nathan and Mary Johnson Properties
Nathan and Mary Johnson Properties
February 16, 2000 17-19 and 21 7th Street
41°37′59″N 70°55′44″W? / ?41.633056°N 70.928889°W? / 41.633056; -70.928889? (Nathan and Mary Johnson Properties)
National Historic Landmark; home and meetinghouse of African-American abolitionist couple who took in Frederick Douglass after he escaped from slavery
23 New Bedford Gas and Edison Light Complex
New Bedford Gas and Edison Light Complex
June 3, 2002 180 MacAuthur Dr.
41°37′49″N 70°55′16″W? / ?41.630278°N 70.921111°W? / 41.630278; -70.921111? (New Bedford Gas and Edison Light Complex)
 
24 New Bedford Historic District
New Bedford Historic District
November 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
41°38′07″N 70°55′27″W? / ?41.635278°N 70.924167°W? / 41.635278; -70.924167? (New Bedford Historic District)
National Historic Landmark
25 New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park
New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park
November 12, 1996 33 William St.
41°38′08″N 70°55′27″W? / ?41.635692°N 70.924064°W? / 41.635692; -70.924064? (New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park)
 
26 North Bedford Historic District
North Bedford Historic District
September 19, 1979 Roughly bounded by Summer, Park, Pleasant, and Kempton Sts.
41°38′25″N 70°55′49″W? / ?41.640278°N 70.930278°W? / 41.640278; -70.930278? (North Bedford Historic District)
 
27 Old Third District Courthouse
Old Third District Courthouse
September 28, 1971 2nd and William Sts.
41°38′09″N 70°55′29″W? / ?41.635833°N 70.924722°W? / 41.635833; -70.924722? (Old Third District Courthouse)
 
28 Palmer Island Light Station
Palmer Island Light Station
March 26, 1980 New Bedford Harbor
41°37′34″N 70°54′35″W? / ?41.626111°N 70.909722°W? / 41.626111; -70.909722? (Palmer Island Light Station)
ARLHS USA-578
17 Robert C. Ingraham School
Robert C. Ingraham School
March 2, 2010 80 Rivet St.
41°37′14″N 70°55′20″W? / ?41.6206°N 70.9223°W? / 41.6206; -70.9223? (Robert C. Ingraham School)
 
4 Sgt. William H. Carney House
Sgt. William H. Carney House
April 21, 1975 128 Mill St.
41°38′15″N 70°55′59″W? / ?41.6375°N 70.933056°W? / 41.6375; -70.933056? (Sgt. William H. Carney House)
 
31 Shawmut Diner
Shawmut Diner
November 28, 2003 943 Shawmut Ave.
41°39′32″N 70°56′51″W? / ?41.658889°N 70.9475°W? / 41.658889; -70.9475? (Shawmut Diner)
 
8 Thomas Donaghy School
Thomas Donaghy School
March 2, 1989 68 South St.
41°37′33″N 70°55′25″W? / ?41.625833°N 70.923611°W? / 41.625833; -70.923611? (Thomas Donaghy School)
 
33 Thompson Street School
Thompson Street School
January 26, 1990 58 Crapo St.
41°37′17″N 70°55′37″W? / ?41.621389°N 70.926944°W? / 41.621389; -70.926944? (Thompson Street School)
 
34 Times and Olympia Buildings
Times and Olympia Buildings
July 7, 1983 908-912 and 880-898 Purchase St.
41°38′11″N 70°55′36″W? / ?41.636389°N 70.926667°W? / 41.636389; -70.926667? (Times and Olympia Buildings)
 
35 U.S. Customhouse
U.S. Customhouse
December 30, 1970 Southwestern corner of 2nd and Williams Sts.
41°38′07″N 70°55′29″W? / ?41.635278°N 70.924722°W? / 41.635278; -70.924722? (U.S. Customhouse)
Oldest U.S. Customs facility in continuous use; Greek Revival public building by Robert Mills
36 Union Baptist Church
Union Baptist Church
June 16, 2008 109 Court St.
41°38′03″N 70°56′05″W? / ?41.634181°N 70.934775°W? / 41.634181; -70.934775? (Union Baptist Church)
 
37 Union Street Railway Carbarn, Repair Shop
Union Street Railway Carbarn, Repair Shop
October 2, 1978 1959 Purchase St.
41°39′07″N 70°55′52″W? / ?41.651944°N 70.931111°W? / 41.651944; -70.931111? (Union Street Railway Carbarn, Repair Shop)
 
38 Wamsutta Mills
Wamsutta Mills
August 19, 2008 Acushnet Ave., Logan, Wamsutta, and N. Front St.
41°39′05″N 70°55′39″W? / ?41.651479°N 70.927627°W? / 41.651479; -70.927627? (Wamsutta Mills)
 
39 Whitman Mills
Whitman Mills
August 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.
41°39′45″N 70°55′10″W? / ?41.6625°N 70.919444°W? / 41.6625; -70.919444? (Whitman Mills)
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29 William J. Rotch Gothic Cottage
William J. Rotch Gothic Cottage
February 17, 2006 19 Irving St.
41°37′50″N 70°55′55″W? / ?41.630494°N 70.931811°W? / 41.630494; -70.931811? (William J. Rotch Gothic Cottage)
 
30 William Rotch, Jr. House
William Rotch, Jr. House
April 5, 2005 396 County Street
41°37′49″N 70°55′43″W? / ?41.630297°N 70.928686°W? / 41.630297; -70.928686? (William Rotch, Jr. House)
Early Richard Upjohn house for prominent whaling family