Historic places in Taunton, Massachusetts
Taunton in Bristol County has 97 properties on the National Register of Historic Places: 88 buildings, 5 districts, 2 structures, 2 sites. The first was listed in 1977 and the most recent in 2025. The most common areas of significance here are architecture, community planning and development, industry.
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Every National Register listing in Taunton
Hopewell School
The Hopewell School is a historic school building located on Monroe Street in Taunton, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]
Monroe St. · NPS record #84003859
King Airfield Hangar
King Airfield Hangar is a historic airplane hangar on Middleboro Avenue in Taunton, Massachusetts on private property near the Taunton Municipal Airport. [Wikipedia]
Middleboro Ave. · NPS record #84002141
Old Weir Stove Company
The Old Weir Stove Company was an historic industrial facility located on West Water Street in Weir Village, Taunton, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]
W. Water St. · NPS record #84002194
Taunton State Hospital (also Taunton Lunatic Asylum)
Taunton State Hospital is a psychiatric hospital located on Hodges Avenue in Taunton, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]
W bank of the Mill R. at Danforth St. · NPS record #93001484
Weir Engine House
It was built in 1889 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #84002263
Whittenton Mills Complex
The Whittenton Mills Complex is a historic textile mill site located on Whittenton Street in Taunton, Massachusetts, on the banks of the Mill River. [Wikipedia]
Mill River and Whittenton St. · NPS record #84002275
Atwood, Charles R., House
Town-level location only · NPS record #84002087
Barnum School
The Barnum School is a historic elementary school located on Barnum Street in Taunton, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]
Barnum St. · NPS record #84002088
Bartlett, J.C., House
The J.C. Bartlett House is a historic house located in Taunton, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #84002089
Bassett, C.J.H., House
The house was built in 1851 for Charles Jarvis Hunt Bassett, a prominent Taunton attorney and president of the Taunton Bank. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #84002091
Beattie, W.C., House
Town-level location only · NPS record #84002092
Bristol County Courthouse Complex
The Bristol County Courthouse Complex Historic District contains three historic buildings located along Court Street in Taunton, Massachusetts, including the Bristol County Superior Courthouse, the Bristol County Registry of Deeds and the former First District Courthouse. [Wikipedia]
9, 11, 15 Court St. · NPS record #78000427
Brow's Tavern
Brow's Tavern is a historic tavern (now a private residence) located at 211 Tremont Street in Taunton, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]
211 Tremont St. · NPS record #84002094
Brownell, Henry G., House
Built in 1893, it was a high quality local example of Georgian Colonial Revival architecture. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #84002095
Buildings at 80 and 88 W. Brittania St.
The Thomas Nichols Three Deckers are three historic three deckers located at 68, 80 and 88 West Britannia Street in Taunton, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]
80 and 88 W. Brittania St. · NPS record #84002097
Capron, George, House
Town-level location only · NPS record #84002099
Central Fire Station
The Central Fire Station is an historic fire station at Leonard and School Streets in Taunton, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]
Leonard and School Sts. · NPS record #84002101
Church Green (also Meetinghouse Common)
The Church Green is a town common in Taunton, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]
U.S. 44 and MA 140 · NPS record #77000168
Cohannet Mill No. 3
The Cohannet Mill No. 3 is an historic textile mill located at 120 Ingell Street in Taunton, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]
120 Ingell St. · NPS record #06001088
Colby, Samuel, House
Built in 1869 for a prominent local businessman, it is one of the city's best examples of high-style Italianate architecture. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #84002103
Dean, Abiezar, House
Town-level location only · NPS record #84002104
Dean, George, House
Town-level location only · NPS record #84002105
Dean, Jonathan, House
It was a 1+1⁄2-story Cape style house, five bays wide, whose entry was flanked by fluted pilasters, and cornice had a festooned frieze. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #84002106
Dean, Lloyd, House
Town-level location only · NPS record #84002107
Dean, Theodore, House
The 2+1⁄2-story Italianate style frame house features a central gable pavilion and a front porch carried on chamfered posts. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #84002108
Dean-Barstow House
It was built circa 1810 for Joseph Dean. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #84002109
Dean-Hartshorn House
Town-level location only · NPS record #84002111
East Taunton Fire Station
East Taunton Fire Station is a historic fire station located on Middleboro Avenue in the East Taunton section of Taunton, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]
Middleboro Ave. · NPS record #84002112
Eldridge House
Town-level location only · NPS record #84002114
Fairbanks-Williams House
Built in 1852, it is the city's only known residential work by the architect Richard Upjohn, and is a fine example of Italianate architecture. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #84002116
Field, Albert, Tack Company
The Albert Field Tack Company is a historic industrial site located at 19 Spring Street in Taunton, Massachusetts, next to the Mill River. [Wikipedia]
19 Spring St. · NPS record #84002117
Fuller-Dauphin Estate (also The Maples)
It was built in 1872 for local Judge William Eddy Fuller and designed by local architect E.C. Chandler. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #84002118
Godfrey, Gen. George, House
The Gen. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #84002119
Godfrey, Richard, House
Town-level location only · NPS record #84002121
Harris Street Bridge
The Harris Street Bridge is a historic truss bridge that spans the Taunton River off Dean Street in Taunton, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]
Spans Taunton River at Dean and Harris Sts. · NPS record #84002123
Haskins, Sarah A., House
It was built in 1852 in the Greek Revival style with transitional Italianate details. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #84002124
Higgins-Hodgeman House
Town-level location only · NPS record #84002128
Hodges House
Built about 1850, it is a well-preserved example of a Greek Revival Cape style house. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #84002130
Hopewell Mills District
The Hopewell Mills District is a historic district on Bay Street and Albro Avenue in Taunton, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]
Bay St. and Albro Ave. · NPS record #84002133
Kilmer Street Fire Station
The Kilmer Street Fire Station is a historic former fire station located at the corner of Oak and Kilmer Streets in Taunton, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]
Oak and Kilmer Sts. · NPS record #84002138
Knapp, Job, House
Town-level location only · NPS record #84002150
Lawrence, William, House
It was built in 1860 by local carpenter Abel Burt for William Lawrence, a salesman. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #85001531
Leonard School
The Leonard School is a historic school building at 356 West Britannia Street in Taunton, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]
W. Brittania St. · NPS record #84002155
Leonard, James, House
It is a 2+1⁄2-story wood-frame house, five bays wide, with a side-gable roof, large central chimney, and wood shingle siding. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #84002152
Lincoln, Ambrose, Jr., House
The Ambrose Lincoln Jr. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #84002157
Lincoln, Asa, House
Town-level location only · NPS record #84002159
Lincoln, Gen. Thomas, House
The Gen. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #84002162
Lord-Baylies-Bennett House
Town-level location only · NPS record #84002165
Lothrop Memorial Building-G.A.R. Hall
The Lothrop Memorial Building-G.A.R. Hall is an historic building located at 95 Washington Street in Taunton, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]
Washington and Governor Sts. · NPS record #84002168
Lothrop, H.B., Store
The H. B. Lothrop Store is a historic commercial building located at 210 Weir Street in Taunton, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]
210 Weir St. · NPS record #84002166
Macomber, Calvin T., House
It was built in 1885 for Calvin T. Macomber, who was employed at Reed & Barton. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #84002174
Marvel, Theodore L., House
It was built in 1883 in a shingle style and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #84002176
Mason, N. S., House
Built in 1865, the 2+1⁄2-story Italianate-style side-hall-plan house features decorative porch and window moldings and bracketed gables and eaves. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #84002178
McKinstrey House
Town-level location only · NPS record #84002181
Monsignor James Coyle High School (also Taunton Catholic Middle School)
61 Summer Street · NPS record #100011424
Morse House
Town-level location only · NPS record #84002185
Morse, Henry, House
Town-level location only · NPS record #84002183
Mount Pleasant Cemetery
Mount Pleasant Cemetery is a historic cemetery at Crocker, Cohannet, and Barnum Streets in Taunton, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]
Crocker, Cohannet, and Barnum Sts. · NPS record #02001474
Neck of Land Cemetery
The Neck of Land Cemetery is a small historic cemetery on Summer Street in Taunton, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]
Summer St. · NPS record #85001530
North Taunton Baptist Church
North Taunton Baptist Church is a historic Baptist church located at 1940 Bay Street in Taunton, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]
1940 Bay St. · NPS record #84002188
Old Colony Iron Works-Nesmasket Mills Complex
The Old Colony Iron Works-Nemasket Mills Complex is a historic industrial site located on Old Colony Avenue in the East Taunton section of Taunton, Massachusetts, United States, adjacent to the Taunton River at the Raynham town line. [Wikipedia]
Old Colony Ave. · NPS record #84002190
Old Colony Railroad Station
Dean Street station is a former train station located off Dean Street (US Route 44) in Taunton, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]
40 Dean St. · NPS record #84002192
Paull, Alfred, House
Town-level location only · NPS record #84002196
Pilgrim Congregational Church
Pilgrim Congregational Church is an historic Congregational Church at 45 Broadway in Taunton, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]
45 Broadway · NPS record #84002199
Reed and Barton Complex
The Reed and Barton Complex is a historic industrial complex at West Brittania and Danforth Streets in Taunton, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]
W. Brittania and Danforth Sts. · NPS record #84002207
Rhodes, M.M. and Sons Co.
The M.M. Rhodes and Sons Company is a historical button factory complex at 12 Porter Street in Taunton, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]
12 Porter St. · NPS record #16000570
School Street School
The School Street School is an historic school building at School and Fruit Streets in Taunton, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]
School and Fruit Sts. · NPS record #84002214
St. Mary's Complex
St. [Wikipedia]
Broadway and Washington St. · NPS record #84002211
St. Thomas Epsicopal Church
St. [Wikipedia]
115 High St. · NPS record #84002213
Staples, Sylvanus N., House
Town-level location only · NPS record #84002217
Stone House
Built in 1847, this 2+1⁄2-story stone structure is one of only two stone houses built in Taunton in the 19th century. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #84002219
Sweet, Albert, House
Town-level location only · NPS record #84002221
Taunton Alms House
The present facility was built in 1876 as a poorhouse, and was enlarged in the 20th century after its conversion to a nursing home. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #84002223
Taunton Green Historic District
The Taunton Green Historic District encompasses the core area of the historic 19th-century commercial downtown business district of Taunton, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]
Broadway, Taunton Green, Main and Court Sts. · NPS record #85000547
Taunton Public Library
Taunton Public Library is the public library of Taunton, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]
Pleasant St. · NPS record #84002225
Thomas, H.P., House
Town-level location only · NPS record #84002228
Tisdale-Morse House
Town-level location only · NPS record #84002231
US Post Office-Taunton Main (also Taunton Main Post Office)
US Post Office-Taunton Main is the main post office facility in the city center of Taunton, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]
37 Taunton Green · NPS record #86003476
Union Congregational Church
Union Congregational Church is an historic Congregational church at 265 West Brittania Street in Taunton, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]
W. Brittania and Rockland Sts. · NPS record #84002232
Union Mission Chapel-Historical Hall
The Union Mission Chapel-Historical Hall is an historic building at 5 Cedar Street in Taunton, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]
Cedar St. · NPS record #84002235
Vickery, Capt. David, House
The Capt. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #84002254
Vickery-Baylies House
Town-level location only · NPS record #84002252
Walker School
The Walker School is a historic elementary school building on Berkley Street in Taunton, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]
Berkley St. · NPS record #84002257
Walker, Peter, House
Town-level location only · NPS record #84002256
Washburn, Samuel, House
Town-level location only · NPS record #84002258
Washington School
The Washington School is a historic school building at 40 Vernon Street in Taunton, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]
40 Vernon St. · NPS record #84002261
Westville Congregational Church
The West Congregational Church of Taunton, formerly the Westville Congregational Church, is a historic church located at 415 Winthrop Street in Taunton, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]
Winthrop and N. Walker Sts. · NPS record #84002266
White, William L., Jr., House
The William L. White Jr. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #84002268
Whittenton Fire and Police Station
The Whittenton Fire and Police Station is a historic fire station and police station located on Bay Street in Taunton, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]
Bay St. · NPS record #84002271
Williams, Abiathar King, House
Town-level location only · NPS record #84002278
Williams, Enoch, House
The Enoch Williams House is a historic house located in Taunton, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #84002280
Williams, Francis D., House
Built in about 1830, it is a prominent and rare example of Federal period architecture in the city's Weir Village neighborhood. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #84002282
Williams, N.S., House
The 2+1⁄2-story cross-gabled Italianate style house was built circa 1855 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #84002285
Willis, Joseph, House
Built in 1688, it is the city's oldest surviving building, and one of the oldest in the state. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #84002286
Winslow Congregational Church
Winslow Congregational Church was a historic church building located at 61 Winthrop Street in Taunton, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]
61 Winthrop St. · NPS record #84002288
Winthrop Street Baptist Church
Winthrop Street Baptist Church is a historic Baptist church located at 39 Winthrop Street in Taunton, Massachusetts, USA. The Late Gothic Revival church was built in 1862 and was the second Baptist church built on the site. [Wikipedia]
58 Winthrop St. · NPS record #84002291
Woodward, William, House
The William Woodward House is a historic house in Taunton, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #85001529
Other towns in Bristol County
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