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| Location | 3159 Main St., Fall River, Massachusetts |
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| Coordinates | 41°44′21″N71°7′49″W / 41.73917°N 71.13028°W |
| Built | c. 1750 |
| Architectural style | Federal |
| MPS | Fall River MRA |
| NRHP reference No. | 83000621 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | February 16, 1983 |
The Ashley House (also known as Aunt Polly's House) was a historic house located at 3159 North Main Street in Fall River, Massachusetts.
The house was built in about 1750 in the Steep Brook section of the town, which was then still part of Freetown. It was a 2+1⁄2-story, wood-framed structure, five bays wide, with a side-gable roof and clapboard siding. It was one of the only Federal-period with a pedimented doorway that included a half-round fanlight. [2]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on February 16, 1983. [1]
The house was dismantled in July 1983, only 5 months after its designation as a landmark. [3] The site is now owned by the New England Power Company. [4]
First Baptist Church is a historic church at located 200-228 N. Main Street in Fall River, Massachusetts. The church was built in 1850 and was a work of local architect Josiah Brown. It is built of wood with brick trim in the Gothic Revival style. The tower originally contained a tall spire and corner finials that were destroyed during Hurricane Carol in 1954. In 1871, extensive repairs were made and the Meeting House was enlarged.
The Borden–Winslow House is a historic house located at 3063 North Main Street in Fall River, Massachusetts. It was built c. 1740 in the Steep Brook area, then still part of Freetown, making it possibly the oldest extant house in Fall River. Of particular interest is the fine Georgian pediment doorway, which includes a six-light transom within its entablature. The survival of this doorway makes the house unusually important.
St. Joseph's Orphanage is an historic former orphanage and school located at 56 St. Joseph Street in Fall River, Massachusetts.
The David M. Anthony House is a historic house located at 368 North Main Street in Fall River, Massachusetts. Built in 1875 for a local businessman, it is one of the city's finest examples of Second Empire style. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.
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St. Patrick's Church is a historic church building at 1598 South Main Street in Fall River, Massachusetts. It was built in 1881 from local Fall River granite, and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.
The Unitarian Society was a historic church building located in Fall River, Massachusetts.
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The following properties in Fall River, Massachusetts are listed on the Registered Historic Places. This is a subset of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Bristol County, Massachusetts.
The Squire William B. Canedy House is a historic house at 2634 N. Main Street in Fall River, Massachusetts. It is a 2+1⁄2-story wood-frame structure, five bays wide, with a side-gable roof, twin end chimneys, and wooden shingle siding. The center entrance is flanked by sidelight windows and pilasters, and is topped by a semi-elliptical solid fan. The house was built in 1806 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. The house is one of six in the Steep Brook section of Fall River considered to best represent the pre-industrial period of the city's history.
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The William Lindsey House is a historic house located at 373 North Main Street in Fall River, Massachusetts. It was designed by Rhode Island architect Russell Warren in 1844 for William Lindsey, a local merchant. It is one of seven extant monumental temple-fronted Greek Revival houses in Fall River, along with the John Mace Smith House next door. It is a 2+1⁄2-story wood-frame structure, five bays wide, with a hip roof topped by an octagonal cupola. The Greek temple front consists of a fully pedimented gable and entablature supported by four fluted Corinthian columns.
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