# National Register of Historic Places listings in New Bedford, Massachusetts

List of Registered Historic Places in New Bedford, Massachusetts.
Contents: Counties in Massachusetts :
* Barnstable |
* Berkshire |
* Bristol |
* Dukes |
* Essex |
* Franklin |
* Hampden |
* Hampshire |
* Middlesex |
* Nantucket |
* Norfolk |
* Plymouth |
* Suffolk |
* Worcester
       This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted February 14, 2025.
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| | Name on the Register | Image | Date listed | Location | Description |
| 1 | Acushnet Heights Historic District | Acushnet Heights Historic District | December 1, 1989 (#89002035) | Roughly bounded by Summer, Weld, Purchase, Pope, County, and Robeson 41°38′52″N 70°55′53″W﻿ / ﻿41.647778°N 70.931389°W﻿ / 41.647778; -70.931389﻿ (Acushnet Heights Historic District) | |
| 2 | Butler Flats Light | Butler Flats Light More images | June 15, 1987 (#87001530) | New Bedford Channel 41°36′07″N 70°53′54″W﻿ / ﻿41.601944°N 70.898333°W﻿ / 41.601944; -70.898333﻿ (Butler Flats Light) | |
| 3 | Buttonwood Park Historic District | Buttonwood Park Historic District More images | August 24, 2000 (#00000915) | Kempton St., Rockdale Ave., Hawthorne St., and Brownell Ave. 41°37′55″N 70°57′07″W﻿ / ﻿41.631944°N 70.951944°W﻿ / 41.631944; -70.951944﻿ (Buttonwood Park Historic District) | |
| 4 | Sgt. William H. Carney House | Sgt. William H. Carney House | April 21, 1975 (#75000243) | 128 Mill St. 41°38′15″N 70°55′59″W﻿ / ﻿41.6375°N 70.933056°W﻿ / 41.6375; -70.933056﻿ (Sgt. William H. Carney House) | |
| 5 | Central New Bedford Historic District | Central New Bedford Historic District More images | April 24, 1980 (#80000430) | Roughly bounded by Acushnet Ave. and School, Middle, and 6th Sts. 41°38′06″N 70°55′39″W﻿ / ﻿41.635°N 70.9275°W﻿ / 41.635; -70.9275﻿ (Central New Bedford Historic District) | |
| 6 | County Street Historic District | County Street Historic District | August 11, 1976 (#76000229) | Roughly bounded by Acushnet, Page, Middle, and Bedford Sts. (both sides) 41°37′55″N 70°55′55″W﻿ / ﻿41.631944°N 70.931944°W﻿ / 41.631944; -70.931944﻿ (County Street Historic District) | |
| 7 | Dawson Building | Dawson Building | September 30, 1982 (#82001900) | 1851 Purchase St. 41°39′N 70°56′W﻿ / ﻿41.65°N 70.93°W﻿ / 41.65; -70.93﻿ (Dawson Building) | |
| 8 | Thomas Donaghy School | Thomas Donaghy School | March 2, 1989 (#89000041) | 68 South St. 41°37′33″N 70°55′25″W﻿ / ﻿41.625833°N 70.923611°W﻿ / 41.625833; -70.923611﻿ (Thomas Donaghy School) | |
| 9 | ERNESTINA (schooner) | ERNESTINA (schooner) More images | January 3, 1985 (#85000022) | Steamship Wharf 41°38′01″N 70°55′16″W﻿ / ﻿41.633611°N 70.921111°W﻿ / 41.633611; -70.921111﻿ (ERNESTINA (schooner)) | |
| 10 | Fire Station No. 4 | Fire Station No. 4 | July 24, 1975 (#75000250) | 79 S. 6th St. 41°37′41″N 70°55′38″W﻿ / ﻿41.628056°N 70.927222°W﻿ / 41.628056; -70.927222﻿ (Fire Station No. 4) | 1867 building was oldest fire station in state when closed; now home of New Bedford Fire Museum |
| 11 | First Baptist Church | First Baptist Church | April 21, 1975 (#75000251) | 149 William St. 41°38′06″N 70°55′44″W﻿ / ﻿41.635°N 70.928889°W﻿ / 41.635; -70.928889﻿ (First Baptist Church) | |
| 12 | Fort Taber District | Fort Taber District | February 8, 1973 (#73001954) | Wharf Rd. within Fort Rodman Military Reservation 41°35′36″N 70°54′14″W﻿ / ﻿41.593333°N 70.903889°W﻿ / 41.593333; -70.903889﻿ (Fort Taber District) | |
| 13 | Griffin Street Cemetery | Griffin Street Cemetery More images | March 19, 2014 (#14000062) | S. 2nd & Griffin Sts. 41°37′42″N 70°55′22″W﻿ / ﻿41.628323°N 70.922738°W﻿ / 41.628323; -70.922738﻿ (Griffin Street Cemetery) | |
| 14 | Hazelwood Park | Hazelwood Park More images | June 24, 2010 (#10000389) | 597-603 Brock Ave. 41°36′24″N 70°54′48″W﻿ / ﻿41.606667°N 70.913333°W﻿ / 41.606667; -70.913333﻿ (Hazelwood Park) | |
| 15 | Head of the River Historic District | Head of the River Historic District More images | December 2, 2009 (#09000965) | 2-28 Mill Rd., 2-13 Tarkiln Hill Rd. 41°40′54″N 70°55′09″W﻿ / ﻿41.681736°N 70.919186°W﻿ / 41.681736; -70.919186﻿ (Head of the River Historic District) | Extends into Acushnet. |
| 16 | Hotel Waverly | Hotel Waverly | January 26, 1990 (#89002326) | 1162-1166 Acushnet Ave. 41°39′26″N 70°55′38″W﻿ / ﻿41.657222°N 70.927222°W﻿ / 41.657222; -70.927222﻿ (Hotel Waverly) | |
| 17 | Howland Mill Village Historic District | Howland Mill Village Historic District | May 30, 1996 (#96000609) | Roughly bounded by Bolton, Winsper, Hemlock Sts., and Rockdale Ave. 41°36′58″N 70°56′00″W﻿ / ﻿41.616111°N 70.933333°W﻿ / 41.616111; -70.933333﻿ (Howland Mill Village Historic District) | |
| 18 | Robert C. Ingraham School | Robert C. Ingraham School | March 2, 2010 (#10000056) | 80 Rivet St. 41°37′14″N 70°55′20″W﻿ / ﻿41.6206°N 70.9223°W﻿ / 41.6206; -70.9223﻿ (Robert C. Ingraham School) | |
| 19 | Jewish Cemetery | Jewish Cemetery More images | April 15, 2014 (#14000155) | Old Plainville Road 41°40′51″N 70°58′01″W﻿ / ﻿41.6808°N 70.9670°W﻿ / 41.6808; -70.9670﻿ (Jewish Cemetery) | |
| 20 | Nathan and Mary Johnson Properties | Nathan and Mary Johnson Properties | February 16, 2000 (#00000260) | 17-19 and 21 7th Street 41°37′59″N 70°55′44″W﻿ / ﻿41.633056°N 70.928889°W﻿ / 41.633056; -70.928889﻿ (Nathan and Mary Johnson Properties) | National Historic Landmark; home and meetinghouse of African-American abolitionist couple who took in Frederick Douglass after he escaped from slavery |
| 21 | Lightship No. 114 | Lightship No. 114 | May 30, 1990 (#90000777) | formerly State Pier 41°38′08″N 70°55′16″W﻿ / ﻿41.635556°N 70.921111°W﻿ / 41.635556; -70.921111﻿ (Lightship No. 114) | Scrapped. |
| 22 | Manomet Mills | Manomet Mills | May 24, 2012 (#12000304) | 194-194R, 200 Riverside Ave. 41°40′03″N 70°55′12″W﻿ / ﻿41.667494°N 70.920035°W﻿ / 41.667494; -70.920035﻿ (Manomet Mills) | |
| 23 | Merrill's Wharf Historic District | Merrill's Wharf Historic District More images | November 11, 1977 (#77000167) | MacArthur Dr. 41°37′59″N 70°55′15″W﻿ / ﻿41.633056°N 70.920833°W﻿ / 41.633056; -70.920833﻿ (Merrill's Wharf Historic District) | Encompasses Steamship Pier and adjacent Coal Pocket Pier. |
| 24 | Moreland Terrace Historic District | Moreland Terrace Historic District More images | June 3, 1996 (#96000610) | Roughly bounded by Moreland Terrace, Ash, Bedford, and Page Sts. 41°37′40″N 70°56′11″W﻿ / ﻿41.627778°N 70.936389°W﻿ / 41.627778; -70.936389﻿ (Moreland Terrace Historic District) | |
| 25 | New Bedford Gas and Edison Light Complex | New Bedford Gas and Edison Light Complex | June 3, 2002 (#02000633) | 180 MacAuthur Dr. 41°37′49″N 70°55′16″W﻿ / ﻿41.630278°N 70.921111°W﻿ / 41.630278; -70.921111﻿ (New Bedford Gas and Edison Light Complex) | |
| 26 | New Bedford Historic District | New Bedford Historic District More images | November 13, 1966 (#66000773) | Bounded by Front St. on the east, Elm St. on the north, Acushnet Ave. on the west, and Commercial St. on the south 41°38′07″N 70°55′27″W﻿ / ﻿41.635278°N 70.924167°W﻿ / 41.635278; -70.924167﻿ (New Bedford Historic District) | National Historic Landmark |
| 27 | New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park | New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park More images | November 12, 1996 (#03000283) | 33 William St. 41°38′08″N 70°55′27″W﻿ / ﻿41.635692°N 70.924064°W﻿ / 41.635692; -70.924064﻿ (New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park) | |
| 28 | North Bedford Historic District | North Bedford Historic District More images | September 19, 1979 (#00000899) | Roughly bounded by Summer, Park, Pleasant, and Kempton Sts. 41°38′25″N 70°55′49″W﻿ / ﻿41.640278°N 70.930278°W﻿ / 41.640278; -70.930278﻿ (North Bedford Historic District) | |
| 29 | Oak Grove Cemetery | Oak Grove Cemetery More images | April 28, 2014 (#14000176) | Parker St. 41°38′37″N 70°56′32″W﻿ / ﻿41.6437°N 70.9422°W﻿ / 41.6437; -70.9422﻿ (Oak Grove Cemetery) | |
| 30 | Old Third District Courthouse | Old Third District Courthouse More images | September 28, 1971 (#71000083) | 2nd and William Sts. 41°38′09″N 70°55′29″W﻿ / ﻿41.635833°N 70.924722°W﻿ / 41.635833; -70.924722﻿ (Old Third District Courthouse) | |
| 31 | Palmer Island Light Station | Palmer Island Light Station More images | March 26, 1980 (#80000433) | New Bedford Harbor 41°37′34″N 70°54′35″W﻿ / ﻿41.626111°N 70.909722°W﻿ / 41.626111; -70.909722﻿ (Palmer Island Light Station) | ARLHS USA-578 |
| 32 | William J. Rotch Gothic Cottage | William J. Rotch Gothic Cottage More images | February 17, 2006 (#06000236) | 19 Irving St. 41°37′50″N 70°55′55″W﻿ / ﻿41.630494°N 70.931811°W﻿ / 41.630494; -70.931811﻿ (William J. Rotch Gothic Cottage) | |
| 33 | William Rotch Jr. House | William Rotch Jr. House More images | April 5, 2005 (#05000456) | 396 County Street 41°37′49″N 70°55′43″W﻿ / ﻿41.630297°N 70.928686°W﻿ / 41.630297; -70.928686﻿ (William Rotch Jr. House) | Early Richard Upjohn house for prominent whaling family |
| 34 | Rural Cemetery and Friends Cemetery | Rural Cemetery and Friends Cemetery More images | April 28, 2014 (#14000177) | 149 Dartmouth St. 41°37′22″N 70°56′07″W﻿ / ﻿41.6229°N 70.9354°W﻿ / 41.6229; -70.9354﻿ (Rural Cemetery and Friends Cemetery) | |
| 35 | Bradford Smith Building | Bradford Smith Building | May 17, 1984 (#84002216) | 1927-1941 Purchase St. 41°39′04″N 70°55′49″W﻿ / ﻿41.651111°N 70.930278°W﻿ / 41.651111; -70.930278﻿ (Bradford Smith Building) | Demolished. |
| 36 | Thompson Street School | Thompson Street School | January 26, 1990 (#89002329) | 58 Crapo St. 41°37′17″N 70°55′37″W﻿ / ﻿41.621389°N 70.926944°W﻿ / 41.621389; -70.926944﻿ (Thompson Street School) | |
| 37 | Times and Olympia Buildings | Times and Olympia Buildings | July 7, 1983 (#83000725) | 908-912 and 880-898 Purchase St. 41°38′11″N 70°55′36″W﻿ / ﻿41.636389°N 70.926667°W﻿ / 41.636389; -70.926667﻿ (Times and Olympia Buildings) | |
| 38 | U.S. Customhouse | U.S. Customhouse More images | December 30, 1970 (#70000735) | Southwestern corner of 2nd and Williams Sts. 41°38′07″N 70°55′29″W﻿ / ﻿41.635278°N 70.924722°W﻿ / 41.635278; -70.924722﻿ (U.S. Customhouse) | Oldest U.S. Customs facility in continuous use; Greek Revival public building by Robert Mills |
| 39 | Union Baptist Church | Union Baptist Church | June 16, 2008 (#08000532) | 109 Court St. 41°38′03″N 70°56′05″W﻿ / ﻿41.634181°N 70.934775°W﻿ / 41.634181; -70.934775﻿ (Union Baptist Church) | |
| 40 | Union Street Railway Carbarn, Repair Shop | Union Street Railway Carbarn, Repair Shop More images | October 2, 1978 (#78000431) | 1959 Purchase St. 41°39′07″N 70°55′52″W﻿ / ﻿41.651944°N 70.931111°W﻿ / 41.651944; -70.931111﻿ (Union Street Railway Carbarn, Repair Shop) | |
| 41 | Wamsutta Mills | Wamsutta Mills More images | August 19, 2008 (#08000794) | Acushnet Ave., Logan, Wamsutta, and N. Front St. 41°39′05″N 70°55′39″W﻿ / ﻿41.651479°N 70.927627°W﻿ / 41.651479; -70.927627﻿ (Wamsutta Mills) | |
| 42 | Whitman Mills | Whitman Mills | August 29, 2003 (#03000844) | 1, 90, and the eastern side of Riverside Ave., rear 1 and the southern and northern sides of Coffin Ave., and 10 Manomet St. 41°39′45″N 70°55′10″W﻿ / ﻿41.6625°N 70.919444°W﻿ / 41.6625; -70.919444﻿ (Whitman Mills) | |

## Former listings

| | Name on the Register | Image | Date listed | Date removed | Location | Description |
| 1 | Rotch Counting House | Upload image | September 28, 1971 (#71001103) | September 25, 1972 | 123 Front St. | Demolished for construction of the JFK Memorial Parkway in downtown New Bedford. |
| 2 | Shawmut Diner | Shawmut Diner | November 28, 2003 (#03001208) | December 26, 2023 | 943 Shawmut Ave. 41°39′32″N 70°56′51″W﻿ / ﻿41.658889°N 70.9475°W﻿ / 41.658889; -70.9475﻿ (Shawmut Diner) | |