Highlands Historic District (Fall River, Massachusetts)

Highlands Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Corner of Walnut & Rock Street
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Location	Fall River, Massachusetts
Coordinates	41°42′37″N71°9′0″W / 41.71028°N 71.15000°W / 41.71028; -71.15000
Built	1840
Architectural style	Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Greek Revival, Late Victorian
MPS	Fall River MRA
NRHP reference No.	83000677 [1]
Added to NRHP	February 16, 1983

Edmund Chase House (c.1874)

Jefferson Borden House (c.1840)

The Highlands Historic District is a historic district roughly bounded by June, Cherry, and Weetamoe Streets, Lincoln, Highland, President, North Main, and Hood Avenues in Fall River, Massachusetts. The district lies just north of the Lower Highlands Historic District.

The Highlands Historic District was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. It encompasses over 1,400 acres (5.7 km²) and contains over 300 structures.

History

The area known today as the "highlands" in Fall River was originally known as the Rodman Farm. The area is located along a high ridge with views of the Taunton River and Mount Hope Bay. After the original downtown area of the city suffered a devastating fire in 1843, the wealthy mill owners and their families gradually sought to distance themselves from the central business district.

The Highlands Historic District contains a wide variety of mostly residential homes largely built between 1840 and 1925. Just one home, the Church-Tory house (c.1750) at 96 French Street predates the major development of the area.

The district also includes North Park, designed by the Olmsted Brothers in the mid-1880s. ^[2]

Contributing properties (partial listing)

Residential

• Charles Shove House (c.1850) 715 High Street, Italianate
• Church-Tory House (c.1750), 96 French Street, Colonial
• Jefferson Borden House (c.1840), 386 High Street, Greek Revival
• Remington-Borden House (c.1858), 511 Rock Street, Carpenter Gothic
• Edmund Chase House (c.1874), 388 Rock Street, Second Empire
• Philip Borden House (c.1884), 669 Rock Street, Queen Anne
• Simeon Borden House (1876), 484 Highland Street, Ruskinian Gothic
• Charles Buffington House (1882), 216 Prospect Street, Queen Anne
• Maplecroft (Allen-Borden House) (1889), 306 French Street, Queen Anne
• Michael T. Hudner House (1900), 674 Highland Avenue

Educational/public

• Westall School (1907), 276 Maple Street
• Fall River Technical School (1929), 290 Rock Street
• Quequechan Firehouse (1873), 330 Prospect Street
• Anawan No. 6 Firehouse (1873), North Main Street

Religious

• First Congregational Church (1913), 282 Rock Street
• United Presbyterian Church (1924), 414 Rock Street
• Temple Beth-El (1928), 385 High Street

Properties with separate NRHP listings

• B.M.C Durfee High School (1886), 289 Rock Street, added in 1981
• Osborn House (1843), 456 Rock Street, added in 1980

See also

• Lower Highlands Historic District
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Fall River, Massachusetts
• History of Fall River, Massachusetts

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
2. A Guide Book to Fall River's National Register Properties, 1984

External links

• Gallery of Homes in the Highlands
• photo of Rock Street in winter, from Asergeev.com