Taunton Green Historic District
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Taunton Green, looking east toward Main Street
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| Location | Taunton, Massachusetts |
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| Coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
| Area | 50 acres (20 ha) |
| Built | 1830 |
| Architect | Multiple |
| Architectural style | Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian |
| MPS | Taunton MRA |
| NRHP Reference # | 85000547 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | March 1, 1985 |
The Taunton Green Historic District is a historic area located at the center of the city of Taunton, Massachusetts at the junction of Broadway, Taunton Green, Main and Court Streets. It forms the intersection of U.S. Route 44 and State routes 140 and 138.
The green was laid out in 1830 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985 and contains approximately 20 buildings on 50 acres (20 ha).[2] The Taunton Green Historic District directly abuts the Bristol County Courthouse Complex historic district.[3]
Taunton Green has historically the gathering place for troops headed to war and since 1914 it has hosted the city's annual holiday light display which attracts visitors from throughout the area, giving Taunton the nickname of "The Christmas City".[4]
In July 2004, the historic Templar's Hall (c. 1850) and Cohannet Block (1870) (commonly referred to as the Seeley Building) located on the corner of Taunton Green and Weir Street were destroyed by an arsonist.[5]
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Contributing properties
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- Taunton Green (historic town common)
- J.R. Tallman & Co, Inc. (1913), 11-12 Court Street
- Crocker Building (1898), 4 Court Street
- Boys & Girls Club of Taunton (1913), 31 Court Street
- 43 Taunton Green (1831), current facade added in 1893
- Dunbar Block (c. 1830), 44-49 Taunton Green
- Union Block (1860), 1-37 Main Street
- Bank Blocks (c. 1855), 4, 5 & 9 Taunton Green
- Taylor Building (1889), 10-14 Taunton Green
- Jones Block (1874), 5-29 Broadway
- Donovan Building (c. 1900), 28 Broadway
Properties with separate NRHP Listings
- United States Post Office (1932), 37 Taunton Green
See also
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Taunton, Massachusetts
- Taunton City Hall
- Church Green
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Taunton Green, Taunton, MA.jpg
Taunton Green in c. 1905
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Historic view of Taunton Green with Bristol County Superior Courthouse in the distance
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The Christmas City.jpg
Annual holiday light display on Taunton Green
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WWI memorial on Taunton Green
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Crocker Building Taunton.jpg
Crocker Building
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Dunbar Block Taunton.jpg
Dunbar Block
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Donovan Block Taunton.jpg
Donovan Block
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Jones Block Taunton.jpg
Jones Block
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Taylor Block Taunton.jpg
Taylor Block
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Union Block Taunton.jpg
Union Block
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- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ MASSACHUSETTS - Bristol County - Historic Districts
- ↑ Walking Tours Taunton, Massachusetts; a guide to historic properties, Taunton Historic District Commission, 1998
- ↑ Taunton Daily Gazette article, October 20, 2008
- ↑ Taunton Daily Gazette article 12/30/04
- Pages with broken file links
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- Historic districts in Bristol County, Massachusetts
- Taunton, Massachusetts
- National Register of Historic Places in Bristol County, Massachusetts
- 1830 establishments in Massachusetts
- Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Massachusetts
