Rockport Downtown Main Street Historic District

Rockport Downtown Main Street Historic District

Granite Savings Bank
Location Rockport, Massachusetts
Coordinates 42°39′29″N 70°37′11″W / 42.65806°N 70.61972°W / 42.65806; -70.61972Coordinates: 42°39′29″N 70°37′11″W / 42.65806°N 70.61972°W / 42.65806; -70.61972
Built 1753
Architect Unknown
Architectural style Italianate, Romanesque, Federal
NRHP Reference #

76000288

[1]
Added to NRHP May 28, 1976

The Rockport Downtown Main Street Historic District encompasses part of the historic center of Rockport, Massachusetts. The district extends along Main Street, from its junction with Beach Street in the west to just east of its junction with School Street. The area is just west of Rockport's noted Bearskin Neck area. Most of the 28 properties in the district are commercial buildings; there are also three churches, a library, and a number of residences. Only a few of these properties front on the side streets adjacent to Main Street; all abut Main Street. The central focal point of the district is the First Congregational Church, built 1803, and the adjacent Federal style Jewett House, a pastor's residence built in 1806. Most of the commercial buildings are modest in scale (two or three stories), and are in a variety of building styles popular in the 19th century.[2]

The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2008-04-15). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "NRHP nomination for Rockport Downtown Main Street Historic District". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-01-18.


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