Historic places in Bourne, Massachusetts

Bourne in Barnstable County has 10 properties on the National Register of Historic Places: 7 buildings, 2 structures, 1 district. The first was listed in 1981 and the most recent in 2025. The most common areas of significance here are architecture, social history, education. Open to visitors: Bourne, Jonathan, Public Library, Aptucxet Trading Post Museum Historic District.

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Every National Register listing in Bourne

1. Bourne, Jonathan, Public Library (also Jonathan Bourne Historical Center)

   Listed January 14, 2013 · Building · Local significance · Open to visitors

   ArchitectureEducationSocial History

   The Jonathan Bourne Public Library (est. 1891) is a public library in Bourne, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]

   30 Keene St. · NPS record #12001168

2. Aptucxet Trading Post Museum Historic District

   Listed March 25, 2021 · District · Local significance · Open to visitors

   ConservationOtherArcheology-PrehistoricArcheology-Historic AboriginalArcheology-Historic Non-Aboriginal

   The Aptucxet Trading Post Museum is a small open-air historical museum in Bourne, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]

   6 Aptucxet Rd. · NPS record #100006301

3. Bourne High School (also Kempton J. Coady Junior High School; Waldorf School of Cape Cod)

   Listed February 27, 2013 · Building · Local significance · Access information not verified

   ArchitectureEducation

   The old Bourne High School is a historic school building at 85 Old Cotuit Road in Bourne, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]

   85 Cotuit Rd. · NPS record #13000035

4. Bourne Town Hall

   Listed January 14, 2013 · Building · Local significance · Access information not verified

   ArchitecturePolitics/GovernmentSocial History

   Bourne Town Hall is the town hall of Bourne, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]

   24 Perry Ave. · NPS record #12001169

5. Bournedale Village School

   Listed February 27, 2013 · Building · Local significance · Access information not verified

   ArchitectureEducationSocial History

   The Bournedale Village School is a historic school building at 29 Herring Pond Road in Bourne, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]

   29 Herring Pond Rd. · NPS record #13000037

6. Briggs, George I., House (also Briggs-McDermott House)

   Listed September 10, 1981 · Building · Local significance · Access information not verified

   ArtPolitics/GovernmentArchitecture

   It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1981, and currently serves as historic house museum operated by the Bourne Society for Historic Preservation. [Wikipedia]

   Town-level location only · NPS record #81000119

7. Cataumet Schoolhouse

   Listed August 15, 2019 · Building · Local significance · Access information not verified

   ArchitectureEducationSocial History

   The Cataumet Schoolhouse is a historic school building at 1200 County Road in Bourne, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]

   1200 Cty. Rd. · NPS record #100004268

8. Cleveland Ledge Light Station

   Listed June 15, 1987 · Structure · State significance · Access information not verified

   EngineeringTransportationArchitectureMaritime History

   Cleveland East Ledge Light is a historic lighthouse in Falmouth, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]

   Cape Cod Canal · NPS record #87001462

9. Travelers Club (also Pocasset Community Club)

   Listed January 29, 2025 · Building · Local significance · Access information not verified

   Social History

   314 Barlows Landing Road · NPS record #100011423

10. Wing's Neck Light

    Listed June 15, 1987 · Structure · State significance · Access information not verified

    EngineeringTransportationArchitectureMaritime History

    The Wing's Neck Light is a historic lighthouse in the Pocasset village of Bourne, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]

    Wing's Neck Rd. · NPS record #87001503

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