Historic places in Bedford, Massachusetts

Bedford in Middlesex County has 15 properties on the National Register of Historic Places: 7 districts, 7 buildings, 1 site. The first was listed in 1973 and the most recent in 2021. The most common areas of significance here are architecture, community planning and development, industry.

Featured sites

Bedford Veterans Administration Hospital Historic District
Bedford Veterans Administration Hospital Historic DistrictBedford, MA · District
Farley-Hutchinson-Kimball House
Farley-Hutchinson-Kimball HouseBedford, MA · Building
Page, Christopher, House
Page, Christopher, HouseBedford, MA · Building
Two Brothers Rocks-Dudley Road Historic District
Two Brothers Rocks-Dudley Road Historic DistrictBedford, MA · District
Wilson Mill-Old Burlington Road District
Wilson Mill-Old Burlington Road DistrictBedford, MA · District

Every National Register listing in Bedford

  1. Bedford Veterans Administration Hospital Historic District (also Bedford Veterans Affairs Medical Center, BED.D; Edith Nourse Rogers Memorial Veterans Hospital)

    Listed November 28, 2012 · District · State significance · Access information not verified

    ArchitectureHealth/MedicinePolitics/Government

    The Bedford Veterans Affairs Medical Center, also known as the Edith Nourse Rogers Memorial Veterans Hospital, is a medical facility of the United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) at 200 Springs Road in Bedford, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]

    200 Springs Rd. · NPS record #12000977

  2. Farley-Hutchinson-Kimball House (also Red Feather Farm)

    Listed March 27, 2012 · Building · Local significance · Access information not verified

    ArchitectureCommunity Planning And Development

    The property consists of a house whose oldest portions date to c. 1732, and an attached barn from the late 19th century that has been converted to residential use. [Wikipedia]

    Town-level location only · NPS record #12000151

  3. Page, Christopher, House

    Listed March 9, 1990 · Building · State significance · Access information not verified

    Architecture

    The Christopher Page House is a historic First Period house in Bedford, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]

    Town-level location only · NPS record #90000163

  4. Two Brothers Rocks-Dudley Road Historic District

    Listed September 23, 2010 · District · Local significance · Access information not verified

    ArchitectureExploration/SettlementIndustryAgricultureReligionEntertainment/Recreation

    The Two Brothers Rocks–Dudley Road Historic District encompasses a historically significant rural area of Bedford and Billerica, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]

    Roughly Dudley Rd between Chestnut Lane and Emery Rd, Bedford, and Timbercreek Lane, Billerica, from SR 4 to Concord Riv · NPS record #10000790

  5. Wilson Mill-Old Burlington Road District

    Listed August 18, 2003 · District · Local significance · Access information not verified

    ArchitectureExploration/SettlementIndustry

    The Wilson Mill—Old Burlington Road District encompasses a historic mill site and several adjacent historic houses in Bedford, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]

    Old Burlington Rd. and Wilson Rd. · NPS record #03000792

  6. Bacon-Gleason-Blodgett Homestead (also Old Mill House)

    Listed April 14, 1977 · Building · Local significance · Access information not verified

    IndustryMilitaryAgricultureArchitecture

    Built about 1740, it is the town's only surviving example of a brick-end colonial-period house, with long association to a nearby gristmill. [Wikipedia]

    Town-level location only · NPS record #77000166

  7. Bedford Center Historic District

    Listed November 17, 1977 · District · Local significance · Access information not verified

    IndustryArchitecture

    Irregular pattern along Great Rd. from Bacon to Concord and North Rds. · NPS record #77000165

  8. Bedford Depot (also Bedford Depot Park Historic District)

    Listed August 21, 2003 · District · Local significance · Access information not verified

    ArchitectureTransportation

    Bedford Depot is a historic railroad depot in Bedford, Massachusetts, United States. [Wikipedia]

    80 Loomis St. and 120 South Rd. · NPS record #03000791

  9. Jones, Colonel Timothy, House

    Listed September 9, 2021 · Building · Local significance · Access information not verified

    ArchitecturePolitics/Government

    It was built about 1775 for a prominent local military officer and civic official, and was a well-preserved example of period architecture with Colonial Revival alterations until a gut renovation ca. 2022–2023. [Wikipedia]

    Town-level location only · NPS record #100006594

  10. Lane, David, House

    Listed April 2, 1980 · Building · Local significance · Access information not verified

    MilitaryArchitecture

    The house has high-quality interior woodwork dating to the time of the house's construction. [Wikipedia]

    Town-level location only · NPS record #80000644

  11. Lane, Job, House

    Listed May 8, 1973 · Building · Local significance · Access information not verified

    MilitaryEducationExploration/SettlementArchitecture

    It is a 2+1⁄2-story wood-frame structure, with a side-gable roof, clapboard siding, and a stone foundation. [Wikipedia]

    Town-level location only · NPS record #73000278

  12. Old Bedford Center Historic District (Boundary Increase and Decrease)

    Listed June 13, 2014 · District · Local significance · Access information not verified

    ArchitectureCommunity Planning And DevelopmentBlack

    The Bedford Center Historic District encompasses the historic heart of the town of Bedford, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]

    Roughly The Great Rd. from Bacon Rd., Memorial Park & Narrow Gauge Trail on E. to North & Concord Rds. on W. · NPS record #14000327

  13. Old Billerica Road Historic District (also Mitchell Grant; Billerica Rd.)

    Listed July 11, 2007 · District · Local significance · Access information not verified

    ArchitectureCommunity Planning And Development

    The Old Billerica Road Historic District encompasses a rural residential stretch of Old Billerica Road in Bedford, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]

    229-301 Old Billerica Rd. · NPS record #07000681

  14. Page, Nathaniel, House (also The Page Homestead)

    Listed March 29, 1978 · Building · Local significance · Access information not verified

    MilitaryPolitics/GovernmentArchitecture

    The Nathaniel Page House is a historic colonial First Period house in Bedford, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]

    Town-level location only · NPS record #78000433

  15. Shawsheen Cemetery (also Shawshine Cemetery)

    Listed June 12, 2007 · Site · Local significance · Access information not verified

    ArtCommunity Planning And DevelopmentLandscape ArchitectureSocial History

    Shawsheen Cemetery is a historic cemetery on Great Road and Shawsheen Road in Bedford, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]

    Great Rd. and Shawsheen Rd. · NPS record #07000547

Other towns in Middlesex County

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Being on the National Register does not mean a property is open to the public. Many are private homes; please respect owners and view from public roads.