Historic places in Acton, Massachusetts
Acton in Middlesex County has 9 properties on the National Register of Historic Places: 6 buildings, 1 structure, 1 district, 1 site. The first was listed in 1971 and the most recent in 2019. The most common areas of significance here are architecture, community planning and development, military.
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Every National Register listing in Acton
Davis, Isaac, Trail (also Acton's Trail)
The Isaac Davis Trail, also known as the Acton Trail, is an historic 6-mile (9.7 km) trail running east–west in the towns of Acton and Concord, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]
Running E-W between towns of Acton and Concord · NPS record #72001347
Hosmer, Jonathan and Simon, House (also Tuttle, Francis, House; Twin Chestnut Farm)
The 2+1⁄2-story wood-frame house was built in 1760, and is one of Acton's best-preserved colonial-era houses. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #02000432
Acton Centre Historic District
The Acton Center Historic District encompasses the historic heart of the once-rural, now suburban, town of Acton, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]
Main St., Wood and Woodbur Lanes, Newton, Concord, and Nagog Hill Rds. · NPS record #83000780
Acton High School
The old Acton High School, also known as the McCarthy-Towne Elementary School, is a historic school building at 3 Charter Road in Acton, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]
3 Charter Rd. · NPS record #11000854
Exchange Hall
The Exchange Hall is a historic Italianate style hall on Quimby Square, at the intersection of Main and School Streets in the village of South Acton, in Acton, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]
Quimby Sq. on School St. · NPS record #86001327
Faulkner Homestead
The Faulkner House is the oldest colonial-era structure still standing in Acton, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #71000080
Jones Tavern
Jones Tavern is a historic tavern at 128 Main Street in Acton, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]
128 Main St. · NPS record #86001333
North Acton Cemetery (also Forest Cemetery; Old East Cemetery)
The North Acton Cemetery, also known locally as the Forest Cemetery, is a historic cemetery Carlisle Road and North Street in North Acton, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]
Carlisle Rd. & North St. · NPS record #100004269
Robbins, John, House (also Robbins "Lottery" House)
Built in 1800, it is a well-preserved example of a late Georgian/early Federal country house, and was the farmhouse for one of Acton's largest 19th-century farms. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #03000682
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