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The Census Bureau classifies towns in Massachusetts as a type of "minor civil division" and cities as a type of "populated place". However, from the perspective of Massachusetts law, politics, and geography, cities and towns are the same type of municipal unit, differing primarily in their form of government and some state laws which set ...
In the state of Massachusetts, there are over 4,300 listings, representing about 5% of all NRHP listings nationwide and the second-most of any U.S. state, behind only New York. Listings appear in all 14 Massachusetts counties.
This is a list of historic houses in Massachusetts. Samuel Lincoln House, Hingham, built on land purchased 1649 by Samuel Lincoln, ancestor of President Abraham Lincoln Stephen Phillips House is over 200 years old and is located in the Chestnut Street District, in Salem, Massachusetts, United States. It was designed by Samuel McIntyre.
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts has a total of 192 National Historic Landmarks (NHLs) within its borders. This is the second highest statewide total in the United States after New York, which has more than 250. Of the Massachusetts NHLs, 57 are in the state capital of Boston, and are listed separately. Ten of the remaining 134 designations ...
From Concord to Lexington on Massachusetts Route 2A 42°28′09″N 71°21′01″W / 42.4692°N 71.3504°W / 42.4692; -71.3504 ( Minute Man National Historical Boundary increase (added 2002-11-29): Lexington, MA
Only First Period houses built prior to 1728 are suitable for inclusion on this list or the building must be the oldest of its type. The Fairbanks House (built 1641) is the oldest house verified using dendrochronology, followed by the James Blake House (built in 1661), but most First Period structures in Massachusetts have not yet been tested ...
Name on the Register [3] Image Date listed [4] Location City or town Description 1: Abel Allen House: Abel Allen House: January 9, 1978 : South of Weston at 1 Chestnut St. Weston: 2: Boston Post Road Historic District
Name on the Register [3] Image Date listed [4] Location City or town Description 1: Charles R. Atwood House: Charles R. Atwood House: July 5, 1984 : 30 Dean St. Taunton: Occupied. 2: Barnum School: Barnum School: July 5, 1984