Church Green is an historic district in Taunton, Massachusetts

Taunton, Massachusetts

Taunton is a city in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States. It is the seat of Bristol County and the hub of the Greater Taunton Area. The city is located south of Boston, east of Providence, north of Fall River and west of Plymouth. The City of Taunton is situated on the Taunton River...

. It is a triangular-shaped town common located at the intersection of Summer Street (Route 140) and Dean Street (Route 44).

The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places

National Register of Historic Places

The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...

 in 1977, and includes the First Parish Church, the Old Colony Historical Society

Old Colony Historical Society

The Old Colony Historical Society is located at 66 Church Green in Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA.Since 1926, the Society has occupied the historic former Bristol Academy school building...

, Taunton City Hall

Taunton City Hall

Taunton City Hall is an historic city hall containing the offices of the municipal government for the city of Taunton, Massachusetts, including the office of the mayor and the city council chambers. The building was originally constructed in 1848, and expanded in 1896. It is a contributing...

, and several historic homes and commercial buildings.

The Church Green National Historic District

National Register of Historic Places

The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...

 overlaps the local Taunton Historic District, administered by the Taunton Historic District Commission.

History

Originally known as Meetinghouse Common, Church Green is the site of Taunton's first town center, and the location of its first meetinghouse (ca. 1647), used for both religious and governmental purposes.

Properties

Non-residential

• First Parish Church
  First Parish Church (Taunton, Massachusetts)
  First Parish Church is an historic church located within the Church Green Historic District in Taunton, Massachusetts. It is the fourth meetinghouse since 1647 to be located on what was the original town common...
  
   (1830)
• Taunton City Hall
  Taunton City Hall
  Taunton City Hall is an historic city hall containing the offices of the municipal government for the city of Taunton, Massachusetts, including the office of the mayor and the city council chambers. The building was originally constructed in 1848, and expanded in 1896. It is a contributing...
  
   (1848 & 1896)
• Morton Block (c.1840)
• Old Colony Historical Society/Bristol Academy
  Old Colony Historical Society
  The Old Colony Historical Society is located at 66 Church Green in Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA.Since 1926, the Society has occupied the historic former Bristol Academy school building...
  
   (1852)
• Leonard Block (1870)
• Winthrop Club (c.1900)
• Robert Treat Paine Statue (1904)
• Vietnam Memorial Fountain (1968)

Residential

• Anselm Bassett House (1825)
• Carleton Brabrook House (c.1873)
• George Crocker House (1858)
• Barney Deane House (c.1829)
• Charles Foster House (c.1845)
• Charles T. Hubbard House (1884)
• Charles T. Newbury House (1905)
• Maurice Mason House (c.1902)
• Abner Pitts House (1836)
• Frank Smeardon House (1919)
• Richard Warner House (1919)
• Alfred B. Williams House (1899)

Non-contributing property

• 31 Church Green (1970), modern apartment building

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Taunton, Massachusetts
  National Register of Historic Places listings in Taunton, Massachusetts
  List of Registered Historic Places in Taunton, Massachusetts, which has been transferred from and is an integral part of National Register of Historic Places listings in Bristol County, Massachusetts...
  
  
• Taunton Green Historic District
  Taunton Green Historic District
  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....