Historic places in Fall River, Massachusetts
Fall River in Bristol County has 111 properties on the National Register of Historic Places: 94 buildings, 7 structures, 6 districts, 4 sites. The first was listed in 1973 and the most recent in 2026. The most common areas of significance here are architecture, industry, religion. 4 are National Historic Landmarks: USS MASSACHUSETTS (BB-59) National Historic Landmark, PT BOAT 796 (torpedo boat), U.S.S. JOSEPH P. KENNEDY JR. (DD-850), USS LIONFISH (SS0298) National Historic Landmark.
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USS MASSACHUSETTS (BB-59) National Historic Landmark (also See Also:USS MASSACHUSETTS)
USS Massachusetts, hull number BB-59, is the third of four South Dakota-class fast battleships built for the United States Navy in the late 1930s. [Wikipedia]
Battleship Cove · NPS record #76002269
PT BOAT 796 (torpedo boat)
PT-796 is a 78-foot PT boat built by Higgins Industries of New Orleans in 1945. [Wikipedia]
Battleship Cove · NPS record #86000092
U.S.S. JOSEPH P. KENNEDY JR. (DD-850)
USS Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. (DD-850) is a former United States Navy Gearing-class destroyer. [Wikipedia]
Battleship Cove · NPS record #76000231
USS LIONFISH (SS0298) National Historic Landmark (also See Also:USS LIONFISH)
USS Lionfish (SS-298), a Balao-class submarine, was the only ship of the United States Navy named for the lionfish. [Wikipedia]
Battleship Cove · NPS record #76002270
Borden, N. B., School
The N. B. Borden School is a historic school building at 43 Morgan Street in Fall River, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]
43 Morgan St. · NPS record #83000631
Chase's, Oliver, Thread Mill (also Mt. Hope Mill; Conanicut Mill)
Oliver Chace's Thread Mill is an historic mill building at 505 Bay Street in Fall River, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]
505 Bay St. · NPS record #83000649
Jesus Marie Convent
The Jesus Mary Convent is a historic former convent located at 138 St. [Wikipedia]
138 St. Joseph's St. · NPS record #83000685
Lafayette-Durfee House
While the exact date of its construction is not known, it is estimated to have been built before 1750. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #82004959
Oak Grove Cemetery
Oak Grove Cemetery is a historic cemetery located at 765 Prospect Street in Fall River, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]
765 Prospect St. · NPS record #83000698
Pocasset Firehouse No. 7
Pocasset Firehouse No. 7 is a historic former fire station in Fall River, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]
1058 Pleasant St. · NPS record #83000706
Santo Christo Church
Santo Christo Church is an historic church located at 240 Columbia Street in Fall River, Massachusetts, dedicated to the Lord Holy Christ of the Miracles. [Wikipedia]
240 Columbia St. · NPS record #83000715
Smith, John Mace, House
The house was built in 1844 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #83000717
St. Anne's Church and Parish Complex
St. [Wikipedia]
780 S. Main St. · NPS record #83000719
St. Joseph's Orphanage (also Mt. St. Joseph's School)
St. [Wikipedia]
56 St. Joseph's St. · NPS record #83000721
Union Mills
Union Mills is a historic textile mill complex located on Pleasant Street in Fall River, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]
Pleasant St. · NPS record #83000726
Academy Building (also Academy of Music Building; Borden Block)
Academy Building (also known as "Academy of Music Building" or "Borden Block") is a historic building in Fall River, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]
S. Main St. · NPS record #73000277
Al Mac's Diner-Restaurant
Al Mac's Diner-Restaurant is an historic restaurant building at 135 President Avenue in Fall River, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]
135 President Ave. · NPS record #99001119
Algonquin Printing Co.
The Algonquin Printing Co. is a historic industrial complex at 1 Middle Street, off Bay Street in Fall River, Massachusetts, United States. [Wikipedia]
Bay St. · NPS record #83000615
American Printing Co. and Metacomet Mill
The Metacomet Mill, built in 1847 by Colonel Richard Borden for the manufacture of cotton textiles, is the oldest remaining textile mill in Fall River, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]
Anawan St. · NPS record #83000617
Anthony, David M., House
Built in 1875 for a local businessman, it is one of the city's finest examples of Second Empire style. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #83000620
Ashley House (also "Aunt Polly's House")
Town-level location only · NPS record #83000621
Ashworth Brothers Mill (also Ashworth Brothers Inc.)
Ashworth Brothers Mill is an historic mill complex located on Globe Mills Avenue in Fall River, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]
89 Globe Mills Ave. · NPS record #100009284
Barnard Mills
Barnard Mills is an historic textile mill at 641-657 Quarry Street in Fall River, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]
641-657 Quarry St. · NPS record #83000623
Belmont Club/John Young House
The house was built in 1845, and is one of the few surviving homes built close to the city's business district soon after the devastating 1843 fire. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #83000624
Blossom, Barnabus, House
Built in about 1800, it is one of the city's oldest surviving buildings, and significant local example of Federal architecture. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #83000627
Boguslavsky Triple-Deckers
The Boguslavsky Triple-Deckers is a group of six historic triple-decker tenement houses at 53-87 Albion Street in Fall River, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]
53-87 Albion St. · NPS record #83000628
Borden Flats Light Station
Borden Flats Light is a historic lighthouse at the mouth of the Taunton River in Somerset, Massachusetts, US. It is a tower-on-caisson type known as a sparkplug lighthouse. [Wikipedia]
Taunton River · NPS record #87001528
Borden, A.J., Building
The A. J. Borden Building is a historic commercial building located at 91–111 South Main Street in Fall River, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]
91-111 S. Main St. · NPS record #83000629
Borden, Ariadne J. and Mary A., House
Town-level location only · NPS record #83000630
Borden-Winslow House
It was built c. 1740 in the Steep Brook area, then still part of Freetown, making it possibly the oldest extant house in Fall River. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #83000632
Border City Mill No. 2
The Border City Mill No. 2 is a historic cotton textile mill at One Weaver Street in Fall River, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]
One Weaver St. · NPS record #90000999
Bourne Mill (also Bourne Mill Division of Berkshire--Hathaway; Tiverton Industrial Park)
844 State Ave. · NPS record #06001190
Bradford Durfee Textile School
64 Durfee Street · NPS record #100009976
Brayton Methodist Episcopal Church
Brayton Methodist Episcopal Church is an historic former Methodist church building located at 264 Griffin Street in Fall River, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]
264 Griffin St. · NPS record #83000635
Brightman, Hathaway, House
Town-level location only · NPS record #83000637
Bristol County Superior Court
The Bristol County Superior Court is a historic courthouse at 441 N. Main Street in Fall River, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]
441 N. Main St. · NPS record #83000638
Canedy, Squire William B., House
It is a 2+1⁄2-story wood-frame structure, five bays wide, with a side-gable roof, twin end chimneys, and wooden shingle siding. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #83000640
Cataract Engine Company No. 3
Cataract Engine Company No. 3 is a historic building at 116 Rock Street in Fall River, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]
116 Rock St. · NPS record #83000645
Central Congregational Church
Central Congregational Church is a historic church at 100 Rock Street in Fall River, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]
100 Rock St. · NPS record #83000646
Chace Mills
Chace Mills is a historic textile mill complex on Lewiston and Salem Streets in Fall River, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]
Lewiston and Salem Sts. · NPS record #83000648
Chace, A. B., Rowhouses
The A.B. Chace Rowhouses is a historic apartment building located at 655-685 Middle Street in Fall River, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]
655-685 Middle St. · NPS record #83000647
Charlton Mill
Charlton Mill is a historic textile mill at 109 Howe Street in Fall River, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]
109 Howe St. · NPS record #83000650
Chase-Hyde Farm
The two-story main house with a mansard roof was built in 1879 for Abraham & Abby Chase. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #83000651
Children's Home
It was built in 1895 to replace an earlier wooden building. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #83000652
Church of the Ascension
The Church of the Ascension is a historic Episcopal church building located at 160 Rock Street in Fall River, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]
160 Rock St. · NPS record #83000653
Collins, William, House
The William Collins House is a historic house in Fall River, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #83000654
Connell, William M., School
William M. Connell School is a historic school located at 650 Plymouth Avenue in Fall River, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]
650 Plymouth Ave. · NPS record #83000655
Corky Row Historic District
Corky Row Historic District is a historic district located in Fall River, Massachusetts bounded by Plymouth Avenue, Interstate-195 and Second Street. [Wikipedia]
Roughly bounded by Plymouth Ave. I195 and 2nd St. · NPS record #83000656
Cornell Mills
Cornell Mills is an historic cotton textile mill on Alden Street in Fall River, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]
Alden St. · NPS record #83000657
Coughlin School
Coughlin School is a historic school building located at 1975 Pleasant Street in Fall River, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]
1975 Pleasant St. · NPS record #83000658
Crescent Mill
Crescent Mill, later Merchant Mill No. 3, is a historic cotton textile mill located at 54 Front Street in Fall River, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]
30 Front St. · NPS record #83000659
Davol School
Davol School is a historic school at 112 Flint Street in Fall River, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]
112 Flint St. · NPS record #83000661
Davol, William C., Jr., House
The William C. Davol Jr. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #83004286
Downtown Fall River Historic District
Downtown Fall River Historic District is a historic district on North and South Main, Bedford, Granite, Bank, Franklin, and Elm Streets in Fall River, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]
N. and S. Main, Bedford, Granite, Bank, Franklin, and Elm Sts. · NPS record #83000662
Durfee Mills
Durfee Mills is an historic textile mill complex located at 359-479 Pleasant Street in Fall River, Massachusetts, USA. Developed between 1866 and 1904, it was during its period of development the city's largest and architecturally finest mill complex. [Wikipedia]
359-479 Pleasant St. · NPS record #83000664
Durfee, B.M.C., High School (also Durfee Education Center)
B.M.C. Durfee High School is an historic former high school building at 289 Rock Street in Fall River, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]
289 Rock St. · NPS record #81000109
Earle, John M., House
The John M. Earle House is a historic house located in Fall River, Massachusetts, United States. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #83000665
Fall River Bleachery
Fall River Bleachery is an historic textile bleachery on Jefferson Street in Fall River, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]
Jefferson St. · NPS record #83000667
Fall River Waterworks
Fall River Waterworks is a 22-acre (8.9 ha) historic site located at the eastern end of Bedford Street in Fall River, Massachusetts, along the shore of North Watuppa Pond. [Wikipedia]
Bedford St. · NPS record #81000714
First Baptist Church
First Baptist Church is a historic church at located 200-228 N. Main Street in Fall River, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]
200-228 N. Main St. · NPS record #83000668
Flint Mills
Flint Mills is a historic textile mill complex located on Alden Street in Fall River, Massachusetts, near the banks of the Quequechan River. [Wikipedia]
Alden St. · NPS record #83000669
Foster Spinning Co.
Foster Spinning Co. is an historic textile mill on Cove Street in Fall River, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]
Cover St. · NPS record #83000670
Globe Yarn Mills
Globe Yarn Mills are two historic textile mills located at 460 Globe Street in Fall River, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]
Globe St. · NPS record #83000671
Greany Building
The Greany Building is a historic mixed-use commercial and residential building located at 1270–1288 Pleasant Street in Fall River, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]
1270-1288 Pleasant St. · NPS record #83000674
Hargraves Mill No. 1 (also Parker "C" Mill)
Hargraves Mill No. 1 is an historic textile mill on Quarry Street in Fall River, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]
Quarry St. · NPS record #83000675
Hathaway, James D., House
Town-level location only · NPS record #83000676
Highlands Historic District (also Rodman Farm)
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. [Wikipedia]
Roughly bounded by June, Cherry, and Weetamae Sts., Lincoln,Highland, President, N. Main, and Hood Aves. · NPS record #83000677
Home for Aged People (also Adams House)
Town-level location only · NPS record #100010281
House at 108-112 Quarry Street
The 1+1⁄2-story house was built in 1850. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #83000683
Kennedy Park
Kennedy Park (originally known as South Park) is a 57-acre (23 ha) historic park located in Fall River, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]
Bounded by S. Main St., Bradford Ave., Middle, and Bay Sts. · NPS record #83000686
King Philip Mills
King Philip Mills is an historic cotton mill complex located at 372 Kilburn Street in Fall River, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]
Kilburn St. · NPS record #83000687
Lindsey, William, House
It was designed by Rhode Island architect Russell Warren in 1844 for William Lindsey, a local merchant. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #83000690
Lower Highlands Historic District (also See Also: Cataract Engine Company No. 3; Church of the Ascens)
The Lower Highlands Historic District encompasses one of the oldest residential areas of Fall River, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]
Roughly bounded by Cherry, Main, Winter, and Bank Sts. · NPS record #84002171
Manley, William M., House
The William M. Manley House is a historic house located in Fall River, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #86001401
Massasoit Fire House No. 5
Massasoit Fire House No. 5 is a historic former fire station located in Fall River, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #83000692
Mechanics Mill
Mechanics Mill is a historic cotton textile mill located at 1082 Davol Street in Fall River, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]
1082 Dawol St. · NPS record #83000693
Narragansett Mills
Narragansett Mills is a historic textile mill site located at 1567 North Main Street in Fall River, Massachusetts, United States. [Wikipedia]
1567 N. Main St. · NPS record #83000694
North Burial Ground
North Burial Ground is a historic cemetery located on North Main Street between Brightman and Cory Streets in Fall River, Massachusetts, United States. [Wikipedia]
N. Main St. between Brightman and Cory Sts. · NPS record #83000695
North Christian Congregational Church
North Christian Congregational Church is a historic church located at 3538 North Main Street in Fall River, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]
3538 N. Main St. · NPS record #83000696
Notre Dame School
Notre Dame School is a historic former school building located at 34 St. [Wikipedia]
34 St. Joseph's St. · NPS record #83000697
Osborn House (also Durfee-Carr Osborn House)
Town-level location only · NPS record #80000431
Osborn Street School
The Osborn Street School is a historic school building located at 160 Osborn Street in Fall River, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]
160 Osborn St. · NPS record #83000699
Picard, Israel, House
Town-level location only · NPS record #83000702
Pilgrim Mills
Pilgrim Mills is an historic textile mill located at 847 Pleasant Street in Fall River, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]
847 Pleasant St. · NPS record #83000704
Pine Street School
The Pine Street School is a historic former school building located at 880 Pine Street in Fall River, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]
880 Pine St. · NPS record #83000705
Qheguechan Club
The building was built in 1861 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #83000708
Queguechan Valley Mills Historic District
Quequechan Valley Mills Historic District is a historic district located on Quequechan, Jefferson, and Stevens Streets between Interstate-195 and Denver Street in Fall River, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]
Queguechan, Jefferson, and Stevens Sts. between I-195 and Denver St. · NPS record #83000709
Read, Nathan, House
Town-level location only · NPS record #83000710
Ruggles Park
Ruggles Park is a park in Fall River, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]
Bounded by Seabury, Robeson, Pine, and Locust Sts. · NPS record #83000711
S. Gourse & Sons Block (also The Hub Clothing Store; Benjamin &)
162-170 Pleasant St. · NPS record #100008429
Sacred Heart School
The Sacred Heart School is a historic former school building in Fall River, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]
90 Linden St. · NPS record #87000371
Sagamore Mill No. 2
Sagamore Mill No. 2 is an historic textile mill located at 1822 N. Main Street in Fall River, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]
1822 N. Main St. · NPS record #83000712
Sagamore Mills No. 1 and No. 3
Sagamore Mills No. 1 and No. 3 are two historic textile mills on Ace Street in Fall River, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]
Ace St. · NPS record #83000713
Sanford Spinning Co.
Sanford Spinning Company is an historic mill complex located on Globe Mills Avenue in Fall River, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]
Globe Mills Ave. · NPS record #83000714
Seaconnett Mills
Clover Leaf Mills (or formerly known as Seaconnet Mills) is a historic cotton textile mill complex located at 1 & 21 Father DeValles Boulevard in Fall River, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]
E. Warren St. · NPS record #83000716
St. Joseph's Church
St. [Wikipedia]
1355 N. Main St. · NPS record #83000720
St. Louis Church
St. [Wikipedia]
440 Bradford Ave. · NPS record #83000722
St. Mary's Cathedral and Rectory
The Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Assumption, colloquially known as Saint Mary's Cathedral, is a historic church located in Fall River, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]
407 Spring St. · NPS record #83000723
St. Patrick's Church
St. [Wikipedia]
1588 S. Main St. · NPS record #83000724
Stafford Mills
Stafford Mills is an historic textile mill complex located on County Street in Fall River, Massachusetts, USA. Founded in 1872, it is a well-preserved late-19th century textile complex, typical of the mills built in Fall River during its period of most rapid growth. [Wikipedia]
County St. · NPS record #83000718
Third Street Commercial Corridor Historic District (also Allen, Slade &; Co. Headquarters)
18-48 3rd St. · NPS record #100008624
Truesdale Hospital
Truesdale Hospital is a historic former hospital building located at 1820 Highland Avenue in Fall River, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]
1820 Highland Ave. · NPS record #86000801
U.S.S. LIONFISH
Battleship Cove · NPS record #76000232
U.S.S. MASSACHUSETTS
Battleship Cove · NPS record #76000233
Union Belt Company Factory (also Merrill Building)
66 Troy Street · NPS record #100012700
Unitarian Society, The
The Unitarian Society was a historic church building located in Fall River, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]
309 N. Main St. · NPS record #82004958
Valentine-French House
Town-level location only · NPS record #83000727
Wampanoag Mills
Wampanoag Mills is a historic textile mill complex located at 420 Quequechan Street in Fall River, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]
Queguechan St. · NPS record #83000729
Winslow, Luther, Jr., House
The Luther Winslow Jr. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #83000732
Woman's Club of Fall River
The Woman's Club of Fall River is a historic building at 1542 Walnut Street in Fall River, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]
1542 Walnut St. · NPS record #83000733
Wyoming Mills
Wyoming Mills is an historic textile mill site located at 110 Chace Avenue in Fall River, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]
110 Chace St. · NPS record #83004613
Other towns in Bristol County
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