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Downtown Fall River Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Bank Street, Downtown Fall River
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Location	Fall River, Massachusetts
Coordinates	41°42′11″N 71°9′21″W / 41.70306°N 71.15583°W / 41.70306; -71.15583
Built	1845; 180 years ago (1845)
Architectural style	Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian
MPS	Fall River MRA
NRHP reference No.	83000662
Added to NRHP	February 16, 1983

Downtown Fall River Historic District is a historic district on North and South Main, Bedford, Granite, Bank, Franklin, and Elm Streets in Fall River, Massachusetts.

The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.

History

The Downtown Fall River Historic District contains many historic banks and other commercial properties primarily along North Main Street. This area was greatly impacted by the Great Fire of 1928, which destroyed many buildings located in what is now the historic district. As a result, many of the buildings date from about 1928 or 1929, having been rebuilt shortly after the fire. The area was also greatly impacted in the 1960s with the construction of Interstate-195 through the center of downtown, which resulted in the demolition of the Old City Hall, the Second Granite Block and several other 19th century commercial blocks.

Contributing properties

(partial listing)

• United States Post Office, Bedford Street
• State Armory, Bank Street
• Public Library, North Main Street
• Bank Five (formerly Fall River Five Cents Savings Bank), North Main Street
• Masonic Temple, North Main Street
• Police Athletic League Hall, Franklin Street

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Fall River, Massachusetts

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
2. 1928 fire; Herald News article, 1978

v t e Fall River, Massachusetts
History	American Printing Company Battle of Freetown B.M.C. Durfee High School 1886 building Bradford Durfee Textile School/Bradford Durfee College of Technology Corky Row Historic District Downtown Fall River Historic District Fall River Railroad Fall River Iron Works Fall River Line Great Fall River fire of 1928 Highlands Historic District Lower Highlands Historic District Historic Places Oak Grove Cemetery Pocasset Manufacturing Company Slade's Ferry Bridge The Skeleton in Armor Truesdale Hospital USS Fall River (CA-131) Watuppa Branch
Geography	Fall River granite Freetown-Fall River State Forest Mount Hope Bay Quequechan River Taunton River Watuppa Ponds
People	Mariano S. Bishop Lizzie Borden Nathaniel B. Borden Richard Borden M. C. D. Borden Charlie Buffinton James Buffington Robert Correia Jasiel Correia John W. Cummings Orin Fowler Chris Herren Emeril Lagasse List of mayors of Fall River, Massachusetts Humberto Sousa Cardinal Medeiros Joe Raposo Jerry Remy Melvin Zais
Places	Academy Building Al Mac's Diner-Restaurant Battleship Cove Braga Bridge Copicut Woods Fall River Government Center Fall River Heritage State Park Interstate 195 (Rhode Island-Massachusetts) Marine Museum at Fall River List of mills Durfee Mills Flint Mills King Philip Mills New Harbour Mall Old Colony & Fall River Railroad Museum Quequechan Club Route 24 St. Joseph's Orphanage
Media	The Herald News WHTB WSAR
Education	Fall River Public Schools B.M.C. Durfee HS Diman Regional Vocational Technical HS Bristol Community College Closed Bishop Connolly HS Notre Dame School
Religion	Roman Catholic Diocese of Fall River St. Anne's Church and Parish Complex Notre Dame de Lourdes Church St. Patrick's Church

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