Central New Bedford Historic District - New Bedford, MA - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com

The Central New Bedford Historic District is one of nine historic districts in New Bedford, Massachusetts, United States. It is a 29-acre (12 ha) rectangular area bounded by Acushnet Avenue and the older New Bedford Historic District on the east, School Street to the south, Middle Street on the north and 6th Street in the west.

Within it are 79 buildings, mostly commercial or mixed-use, including New Bedford's city hall. A few older buildings are in the Greek Revival style, but most are either Classical Revival or Romanesque Revival, more common in the late 19th century. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.

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County / Borough / Parish: Bristol Year listed: 1980 Historic (Areas of) Significance: Architecture/Engineering, Event Periods of significance: 1875-1899, 1900-1924 Historic function: Commerce/Trade, Government Current function: Commerce/Trade, Government Season start / Season finish: From: 01/01/2009 To: 12/31/2009 Hours of operation: From: 9:00 AM To: 5:00 PM Primary Web Site: [Web Link] Street address: Not listed Privately owned?: Not Listed Secondary Website 1: Not listed Secondary Website 2: Not listed National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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