National Register of Historic Places listings in New Bedford, Massachusetts

List of Registered Historic Places in New Bedford, Massachusetts.

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[2]	Name on the Register [3]	Image	Date listed [4]	Location	Description
1	Acushnet Heights Historic District	Acushnet Heights Historic District	December 1, 1989 (#89002035)	Roughly bounded by Summer, Weld, Purchase, Pope, County, and Robeson 41°38′52″N70°55′53″W / 41.647778°N 70.931389°W / 41.647778; -70.931389 (Acushnet Heights Historic District)
2	Butler Flats Light	Butler Flats Light More images	June 15, 1987 (#87001530)	New Bedford Channel 41°36′07″N70°53′54″W / 41.601944°N 70.898333°W / 41.601944; -70.898333 (Butler Flats Light)
3	Buttonwood Park Historic District	Buttonwood Park Historic District More images	August 24, 2000 (#00000915)	Kempton St., Rockdale Ave., Hawthorne St., and Brownell Ave. 41°37′55″N70°57′07″W / 41.631944°N 70.951944°W / 41.631944; -70.951944 (Buttonwood Park Historic District)
4	Sgt. William H. Carney House	Sgt. William H. Carney House	April 21, 1975 (#75000243)	128 Mill St. 41°38′15″N70°55′59″W / 41.6375°N 70.933056°W / 41.6375; -70.933056 (Sgt. William H. Carney House)
5	Central New Bedford Historic District	Central New Bedford Historic District More images	April 24, 1980 (#80000430)	Roughly bounded by Acushnet Ave. and School, Middle, and 6th Sts. 41°38′06″N70°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 (#76000229)	Roughly bounded by Acushnet, Page, Middle, and Bedford Sts. (both sides) 41°37′55″N70°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 (#82001900)	1851 Purchase St. 41°39′N70°56′W / 41.65°N 70.93°W / 41.65; -70.93 (Dawson Building)
8	Thomas Donaghy School	Thomas Donaghy School	March 2, 1989 (#89000041)	68 South St. 41°37′33″N70°55′25″W / 41.625833°N 70.923611°W / 41.625833; -70.923611 (Thomas Donaghy School)
9	ERNESTINA (schooner)	ERNESTINA (schooner) More images	January 3, 1985 (#85000022)	Steamship Wharf 41°38′01″N70°55′16″W / 41.633611°N 70.921111°W / 41.633611; -70.921111 (ERNESTINA (schooner))
10	Fire Station No. 4	Fire Station No. 4	July 24, 1975 (#75000250)	79 S. 6th St. 41°37′41″N70°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 (#75000251)	149 William St. 41°38′06″N70°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 (#73001954)	Wharf Rd. within Fort Rodman Military Reservation 41°35′36″N70°54′14″W / 41.593333°N 70.903889°W / 41.593333; -70.903889 (Fort Taber District)
13	Griffin Street Cemetery	Griffin Street Cemetery More images	March 19, 2014 (#14000062)	S. 2nd & Griffin Sts. 41°37′42″N70°55′22″W / 41.628323°N 70.922738°W / 41.628323; -70.922738 (Griffin Street Cemetery)
14	Hazelwood Park	Hazelwood Park More images	June 24, 2010 (#10000389)	597-603 Brock Ave. 41°36′24″N70°54′48″W / 41.606667°N 70.913333°W / 41.606667; -70.913333 (Hazelwood Park)
15	Head of the River Historic District	Head of the River Historic District More images	December 2, 2009 (#09000965)	2-28 Mill Rd., 2-13 Tarkiln Hill Rd. 41°40′54″N70°55′09″W / 41.681736°N 70.919186°W / 41.681736; -70.919186 (Head of the River Historic District)	Extends into Acushnet.
16	Hotel Waverly	Hotel Waverly	January 26, 1990 (#89002326)	1162-1166 Acushnet Ave. 41°39′26″N70°55′38″W / 41.657222°N 70.927222°W / 41.657222; -70.927222 (Hotel Waverly)
17	Howland Mill Village Historic District	Howland Mill Village Historic District	May 30, 1996 (#96000609)	Roughly bounded by Bolton, Winsper, Hemlock Sts., and Rockdale Ave. 41°36′58″N70°56′00″W / 41.616111°N 70.933333°W / 41.616111; -70.933333 (Howland Mill Village Historic District)
18	Robert C. Ingraham School	Robert C. Ingraham School	March 2, 2010 (#10000056)	80 Rivet St. 41°37′14″N70°55′20″W / 41.6206°N 70.9223°W / 41.6206; -70.9223 (Robert C. Ingraham School)
19	Jewish Cemetery	Jewish Cemetery More images	April 15, 2014 (#14000155)	Old Plainville Road 41°40′51″N70°58′01″W / 41.6808°N 70.9670°W / 41.6808; -70.9670 (Jewish Cemetery)
20	Nathan and Mary Johnson Properties	Nathan and Mary Johnson Properties	February 16, 2000 (#00000260)	17-19 and 21 7th Street 41°37′59″N70°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
21	Lightship No. 114	Lightship No. 114	May 30, 1990 (#90000777)	formerly State Pier 41°38′08″N70°55′16″W / 41.635556°N 70.921111°W / 41.635556; -70.921111 (Lightship No. 114)	Scrapped.
22	Manomet Mills	Manomet Mills	May 24, 2012 (#12000304)	194-194R, 200 Riverside Ave. 41°40′03″N70°55′12″W / 41.667494°N 70.920035°W / 41.667494; -70.920035 (Manomet Mills)
23	Merrill's Wharf Historic District	Merrill's Wharf Historic District More images	November 11, 1977 (#77000167)	MacArthur Dr. 41°37′59″N70°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	Moreland Terrace Historic District More images	June 3, 1996 (#96000610)	Roughly bounded by Moreland Terrace, Ash, Bedford, and Page Sts. 41°37′40″N70°56′11″W / 41.627778°N 70.936389°W / 41.627778; -70.936389 (Moreland Terrace Historic District)
25	New Bedford Gas and Edison Light Complex	New Bedford Gas and Edison Light Complex	June 3, 2002 (#02000633)	180 MacAuthur Dr. 41°37′49″N70°55′16″W / 41.630278°N 70.921111°W / 41.630278; -70.921111 (New Bedford Gas and Edison Light Complex)
26	New Bedford Historic District	New Bedford Historic District More images	November 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″N70°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	New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park More images	November 12, 1996 (#03000283)	33 William St. 41°38′08″N70°55′27″W / 41.635692°N 70.924064°W / 41.635692; -70.924064 (New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park)
28	North Bedford Historic District	North Bedford Historic District More images	September 19, 1979 (#00000899)	Roughly bounded by Summer, Park, Pleasant, and Kempton Sts. 41°38′25″N70°55′49″W / 41.640278°N 70.930278°W / 41.640278; -70.930278 (North Bedford Historic District)
29	Oak Grove Cemetery	Oak Grove Cemetery More images	April 28, 2014 (#14000176)	Parker St. 41°38′37″N70°56′32″W / 41.6437°N 70.9422°W / 41.6437; -70.9422 (Oak Grove Cemetery)
30	Old Third District Courthouse	Old Third District Courthouse More images	September 28, 1971 (#71000083)	2nd and William Sts. 41°38′09″N70°55′29″W / 41.635833°N 70.924722°W / 41.635833; -70.924722 (Old Third District Courthouse)
31	Palmer Island Light Station	Palmer Island Light Station More images	March 26, 1980 (#80000433)	New Bedford Harbor 41°37′34″N70°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	William J. Rotch Gothic Cottage More images	February 17, 2006 (#06000236)	19 Irving St. 41°37′50″N70°55′55″W / 41.630494°N 70.931811°W / 41.630494; -70.931811 (William J. Rotch Gothic Cottage)
33	William Rotch Jr. House	William Rotch Jr. House More images	April 5, 2005 (#05000456)	396 County Street 41°37′49″N70°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	Rural Cemetery and Friends Cemetery More images	April 28, 2014 (#14000177)	149 Dartmouth St. 41°37′22″N70°56′07″W / 41.6229°N 70.9354°W / 41.6229; -70.9354 (Rural Cemetery and Friends Cemetery)
35	Bradford Smith Building	Bradford Smith Building	May 17, 1984 (#84002216)	1927-1941 Purchase St. 41°39′04″N70°55′49″W / 41.651111°N 70.930278°W / 41.651111; -70.930278 (Bradford Smith Building)	Demolished. [5]
36	Thompson Street School	Thompson Street School	January 26, 1990 (#89002329)	58 Crapo St. 41°37′17″N70°55′37″W / 41.621389°N 70.926944°W / 41.621389; -70.926944 (Thompson Street School)
37	Times and Olympia Buildings	Times and Olympia Buildings	July 7, 1983 (#83000725)	908-912 and 880-898 Purchase St. 41°38′11″N70°55′36″W / 41.636389°N 70.926667°W / 41.636389; -70.926667 (Times and Olympia Buildings)
38	U.S. Customhouse	U.S. Customhouse More images	December 30, 1970 (#70000735)	Southwestern corner of 2nd and Williams Sts. 41°38′07″N70°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
39	Union Baptist Church	Union Baptist Church	June 16, 2008 (#08000532)	109 Court St. 41°38′03″N70°56′05″W / 41.634181°N 70.934775°W / 41.634181; -70.934775 (Union Baptist Church)
40	Union Street Railway Carbarn, Repair Shop	Union Street Railway Carbarn, Repair Shop More images	October 2, 1978 (#78000431)	1959 Purchase St. 41°39′07″N70°55′52″W / 41.651944°N 70.931111°W / 41.651944; -70.931111 (Union Street Railway Carbarn, Repair Shop)
41	Wamsutta Mills	Wamsutta Mills More images	August 19, 2008 (#08000794)	Acushnet Ave., Logan, Wamsutta, and N. Front St. 41°39′05″N70°55′39″W / 41.651479°N 70.927627°W / 41.651479; -70.927627 (Wamsutta Mills)
42	Whitman Mills	Whitman Mills	August 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″N70°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	Description
1	Rotch Counting House		September 28, 1971 (#71001103)	September 25, 1972	123 Front St.	Demolished for construction of the JFK Memorial Parkway in downtown New Bedford. [6]
2	Shawmut Diner	Shawmut Diner	November 28, 2003 (#03001208)	December 26, 2023	943 Shawmut Ave. 41°39′32″N70°56′51″W / 41.658889°N 70.9475°W / 41.658889; -70.9475 (Shawmut Diner)

See also

• List of National Historic Landmarks in Massachusetts

References

1. National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior, "National Register of Historic Places: Weekly List Actions", retrieved February 2, 2024.
2. Numbers represent an alphabetical ordering by significant words. Various colorings, defined here, differentiate National Historic Landmarks and historic districts from other NRHP buildings, structures, sites or objects.
3. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. April 24, 2008.
4. 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.
5. "Cultural Inventory Record for Bradford Smith Building". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2013-10-16.
6. McCabe, Marsha; Thomas, Joseph D. (1995). Not Just Anywhere: The Story of WHALE and the Rescue of New Bedford's Waterfront Historic District. ISBN   9780932027283.