National Register of Historic Places listings in New Bedford, Massachusetts

List of Registered Historic Places in New Bedford, Massachusetts.

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This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted December 16, 2016.^[1]

^[2]	Name on the Register^[3]	Image	Date listed^[4]	Location	Description
1	Acushnet Heights Historic District		000000001989-12-01-0000December 1, 1989 (#89002035)	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
2	Butler Flats Light		000000001987-06-15-0000June 15, 1987 (#87001530)	New Bedford Channel 41°36′07″N 70°53′54″W / 41.601944°N 70.898333°W / 41.601944; -70.898333 (Butler Flats Light)
3	Buttonwood Park Historic District		000000002000-08-24-0000August 24, 2000 (#00000915)	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)
4	Sgt. William H. Carney House		000000001975-04-21-0000April 21, 1975 (#75000243)	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)
5	Central New Bedford Historic District		000000001980-04-24-0000April 24, 1980 (#80000430)	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
6	County Street Historic District		000000001976-08-11-0000August 11, 1976 (#76000229)	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		000000001982-09-30-0000September 30, 1982 (#82001900)	1851 Purchase St. 41°39′N 70°56′W / 41.65°N 70.93°W / 41.65; -70.93 (Dawson Building)
8	Thomas Donaghy School		000000001989-03-02-0000March 2, 1989 (#89000041)	68 South St. 41°37′33″N 70°55′25″W / 41.625833°N 70.923611°W / 41.625833; -70.923611 (Thomas Donaghy School)
9	ERNESTINA (schooner)		000000001985-01-03-0000January 3, 1985 (#85000022)	Steamship Wharf 41°38′01″N 70°55′16″W / 41.633611°N 70.921111°W / 41.633611; -70.921111 (ERNESTINA (schooner))
10	Fire Station No. 4		000000001975-07-24-0000July 24, 1975 (#75000250)	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		000000001975-04-21-0000April 21, 1975 (#75000251)	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		000000001973-02-08-0000February 8, 1973 (#73001954)	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	Griffin Street Cemetery		000000002014-03-19-0000March 19, 2014 (#14000062)	S. 2nd & Griffin Sts. 41°37′42″N 70°55′22″W / 41.628323°N 70.922738°W / 41.628323; -70.922738 (Griffin Street Cemetery)
14	Hazelwood Park		000000002010-06-24-0000June 24, 2010 (#10000389)	597-603 Brock Ave. 41°36′24″N 70°54′48″W / 41.606667°N 70.913333°W / 41.606667; -70.913333 (Hazelwood Park)
15	Head of the River Historic District		000000002009-12-02-0000December 2, 2009 (#09000965)	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	Extends into Acushnet.
16	Hotel Waverly		000000001990-01-26-0000January 26, 1990 (#89002326)	1162-1166 Acushnet Ave. 41°39′26″N 70°55′38″W / 41.657222°N 70.927222°W / 41.657222; -70.927222 (Hotel Waverly)
17	Howland Mill Village Historic District		000000001996-05-30-0000May 30, 1996 (#96000609)	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
18	Robert C. Ingraham School		000000002010-03-02-0000March 2, 2010 (#10000056)	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)
19	Jewish Cemetery		000000002014-04-15-0000April 15, 2014 (#14000155)	Old Plainville Road 41°40′51″N 70°58′01″W / 41.6808°N 70.9670°W / 41.6808; -70.9670 (Jewish Cemetery)
20	Nathan and Mary Johnson Properties		000000002000-02-16-0000February 16, 2000 (#00000260)	17-19 and 21 7th Street 41°37′59″N 70°55′44″W / 41.633056°N 70.928889°W / 41.633056; -70.928889	National Historic Landmark; home and meetinghouse of African-American abolitionist couple who took in Frederick Douglass after he escaped from slavery
21	Lightship No. 114		000000001990-05-30-0000May 30, 1990 (#90000777)	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.
22	Manomet Mills		000000002012-05-24-0000May 24, 2012 (#12000304)	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)
23	Merrill's Wharf Historic District		000000001977-11-11-0000November 11, 1977 (#77000167)	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.
24	Moreland Terrace Historic District		000000001996-06-03-0000June 3, 1996 (#96000610)	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
25	New Bedford Gas and Edison Light Complex		000000002002-06-03-0000June 3, 2002 (#02000633)	180 MacAuthur Dr. 41°37′49″N 70°55′16″W / 41.630278°N 70.921111°W / 41.630278; -70.921111
26	New Bedford Historic District		000000001966-11-13-0000November 13, 1966 (#66000773)	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
27	New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park		000000001996-11-12-0000November 12, 1996 (#03000283)	33 William St. 41°38′08″N 70°55′27″W / 41.635692°N 70.924064°W / 41.635692; -70.924064
28	North Bedford Historic District		000000001979-09-19-0000September 19, 1979 (#00000899)	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)
29	Oak Grove Cemetery		000000002014-04-28-0000April 28, 2014 (#14000176)	Parker St. 41°38′37″N 70°56′32″W / 41.6437°N 70.9422°W / 41.6437; -70.9422 (Oak Grove Cemetery)
30	Old Third District Courthouse		000000001971-09-28-0000September 28, 1971 (#71000083)	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)
31	Palmer Island Light Station		000000001980-03-26-0000March 26, 1980 (#80000433)	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
32	William J. Rotch Gothic Cottage		000000002006-02-17-0000February 17, 2006 (#06000236)	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)
33	William Rotch, Jr. House		000000002005-04-05-0000April 5, 2005 (#05000456)	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
34	Rural Cemetery and Friends Cemetery		000000002014-04-28-0000April 28, 2014 (#14000177)	149 Dartmouth St. 41°37′22″N 70°56′07″W / 41.6229°N 70.9354°W / 41.6229; -70.9354
35	Shawmut Diner		000000002003-11-28-0000November 28, 2003 (#03001208)	943 Shawmut Ave. 41°39′32″N 70°56′51″W / 41.658889°N 70.9475°W / 41.658889; -70.9475 (Shawmut Diner)
36	Bradford Smith Building	Upload image	000000001984-05-17-0000May 17, 1984 (#84002216)	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.^[5]
37	Thompson Street School		000000001990-01-26-0000January 26, 1990 (#89002329)	58 Crapo St. 41°37′17″N 70°55′37″W / 41.621389°N 70.926944°W / 41.621389; -70.926944 (Thompson Street School)
38	Times and Olympia Buildings		000000001983-07-07-0000July 7, 1983 (#83000725)	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)
39	U.S. Customhouse		000000001970-12-30-0000December 30, 1970 (#70000735)	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
40	Union Baptist Church		000000002008-06-16-0000June 16, 2008 (#08000532)	109 Court St. 41°38′03″N 70°56′05″W / 41.634181°N 70.934775°W / 41.634181; -70.934775 (Union Baptist Church)
41	Union Street Railway Carbarn, Repair Shop		000000001978-10-02-0000October 2, 1978 (#78000431)	1959 Purchase St. 41°39′07″N 70°55′52″W / 41.651944°N 70.931111°W / 41.651944; -70.931111
42	Wamsutta Mills		000000002008-08-19-0000August 19, 2008 (#08000794)	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)
43	Whitman Mills		000000002003-08-29-0000August 29, 2003 (#03000844)	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)

Former listings

^[2]	Name on the Register	Image	Date listed	Date removed	Location	Summary
1	Rotch Counting House	Upload image	Unknown (#71001103)	000000001972-01-01-00001972	123 Front St.	Demolished for construction of the JFK Memorial Parkway in downtown New Bedford.^[6]

References

↑ "National Register of Historic Places: Weekly List Actions". National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved on December 16, 2016.
1 2 Numbers represent an ordering by significant words. Various colorings, defined here, differentiate National Historic Landmarks and historic districts from other NRHP buildings, structures, sites or objects.
↑ National Park Service (2008-04-24). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ The eight-digit number below each date is the number assigned to each location in the National Register Information System database, which can be viewed by clicking the number.
↑ "Cultural Inventory Record for Bradford Smith Building". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2013-10-16.
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