Historic places in Falmouth, Massachusetts

Falmouth in Barnstable County has 13 properties on the National Register of Historic Places: 7 buildings, 4 districts, 1 structure, 1 site. The first was listed in 1987 and the most recent in 2014. The most common areas of significance here are architecture, social history, community planning and development.

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West Falmouth Village Historic District
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Every National Register listing in Falmouth

  1. West Falmouth Village Historic District (also See Also:Bourne Farm)

    Listed April 2, 1998 · District · Local significance · Access information not verified

    Exploration/SettlementReligionMaritime HistoryArchitectureAgriculture

    The West Falmouth Village Historic District is a historic district along West Falmouth Highway (Massachusetts Route 28A) in West Falmouth, Massachusetts, which is a village in the town of Falmouth, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]

    Roughly along N. Shore Rd., from jct. of MA 28a and MA 28, and Crocker Point · NPS record #98000253

  2. Central Fire Station

    Listed February 26, 1998 · Building · Local significance · Access information not verified

    Social HistoryArchitecture

    The Central Fire Station is a historic fire station at 399 Main Street in Falmouth, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]

    399 Main St. · NPS record #98000146

  3. Falmouth Pumping Station (also Long Pond Pumping Station)

    Listed February 26, 1998 · Building · Local significance · Access information not verified

    ArchitectureCommunity Planning And DevelopmentEngineering

    The Falmouth Pumping Station is a historic water pumping station on Pumping Station Road in Falmouth, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]

    Pumping Station Rd. · NPS record #98000148

  4. Falmouth Village Green Historic District

    Listed March 27, 1996 · District · Local significance · Access information not verified

    ArchitectureCommunity Planning And DevelopmentExploration/SettlementLandscape ArchitectureSocial History

    The Falmouth Village Green Historic District is a historic district encompassing the historic village center of Falmouth, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]

    Roughly, along Locust, Main, N. Main and Hewins Sts. and Palmer Ave., including also Old Town Cemetery · NPS record #96000271

  5. Lawrence Academy (also Falmouth Academy; Legion Hall)

    Listed February 20, 1998 · Building · Local significance · Access information not verified

    ArchitectureEducationSocial History

    The Lawrence Academy is a historic former school building at 20 Academy Lane in Falmouth, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]

    20 Academy Ln. · NPS record #98000123

  6. Nobska Point Light Station

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

    EngineeringTransportationArchitectureMaritime History

    Nobska Light, originally called Nobsque Light, also known as Nobska Point Light, is a lighthouse located near the division between Buzzards Bay, Nantucket Sound, and Vineyard Sound in the settlement of Woods Hole, Massachusetts on the southwestern tip of Cape Cod, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]

    Nobska Rd. · NPS record #87001483

  7. North Falmouth Village Historic District

    Listed February 20, 1998 · District · Local significance · Access information not verified

    Social HistoryEntertainment/RecreationCommerceExploration/SettlementArchitecture

    The North Falmouth Village Historic District encompasses the historic 19th-century village of North Falmouth, Massachusetts, which is a village in the town of Falmouth, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]

    85-408 Old Main Rd., and 6 Wild Harbor Rd. · NPS record #98000121

  8. Nye, Elnathan, House (also Solomon Nye House)

    Listed June 27, 2002 · Building · Local significance · Access information not verified

    ArchitectureCommunity Planning And Development

    The oldest portion of this 2+1⁄2-story house was built c. 1735; it was extended to its present five-bay facade in 1772. [Wikipedia]

    Town-level location only · NPS record #02000697

  9. Oak Grove Cemetery

    Listed September 10, 2014 · Site · Local significance · Access information not verified

    ArchitectureArtLandscape ArchitectureSocial History

    The Oak Grove Cemetery is an historic cemetery on Jones Road in Falmouth, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]

    Address not published · NPS record #14000560

  10. Poor House and Methodist Cemetery (also Falmouth Work House; Poor Farm)

    Listed February 26, 1998 · Building · Local significance · Access information not verified

    ArchitectureSocial History

    It was established in 1809 and served the poor and mentally ill from 1812 until 1963. [Wikipedia]

    Town-level location only · NPS record #98000147

  11. Teaticket School

    Listed February 22, 2002 · Building · Local significance · Access information not verified

    ArchitectureEducationEuropean

    The Teaticket School is a historic former school building at 340 Teaticket Hwy (Massachusetts Route 28 at Sandwich Road) in Falmouth, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]

    340 Teaticket Hwy, MA 28 at Sandwich Rd. · NPS record #02000082

  12. Tobey, Josiah, House (also St. Anthony's Rectory)

    Listed December 9, 1994 · Building · Local significance · Access information not verified

    EuropeanArchitecture

    Town-level location only · NPS record #94001496

  13. Waquoit Historic District

    Listed February 26, 2004 · District · Local significance · Access information not verified

    AgricultureArchitectureCommunity Planning And DevelopmentEntertainment/RecreationIndustry

    The Waquoit Historic District encompasses the historic village center of Waquoit, a village of Falmouth, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]

    Portions of Main, Barrows, Carrige House, Collins, Martin, Moonakis, Takemmeh and Waquoit Landing, Parson, Studley, Whi · NPS record #04000086

Other towns in Barnstable County

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