Fort Rodman Military Reservation, Enlisted Men's Barracks, Center of c...
Significance: The Enlisted Men's Barracks is a good example of a World War II "temporary" building constructed according to a standardized plan. Ten Enlisted Men's Barracks were constructed at Fort Rodman; thr... More
Warren Ladies Seminary, Warren, Bristol County, RI
Significance: The Ladies Seminary was built in 1834 and enlarged in 1855. It burned in 1857. Survey number: HABS RI-267 Building/structure dates: ca. 1834 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1855 ... More
Joel Robinson House, Attleboro, Bristol County, MA
Survey number: HABS MA-437 Public domain photograph - historical image of Massachusetts, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Captain Parker Borden House, 736 Hope Street, Bristol, Bristol County,...
Significance: The five-bay dwelling constructed for Parker Borden exhibits some of the most refined woodwork of the late eighteenth century, particularly the mantels and delicately carved detail on the staircas... More
Norton Cotton Mill House, 200 East Main Street, Norton, Bristol County...
Survey number: HABS MA-997 Public domain photograph of a house, residential property, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Nathan Dean House, Old Colony Road, East Taunton, Bristol County, MA
Survey number: HABS MA-143 Public domain photograph of a house, residential property, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Nathan Dean House, Old Colony Road, East Taunton, Bristol County, MA
Survey number: HABS MA-143 Public domain photograph of attic, house frame, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Lieutenant Governor Simeon Martin House, County Street, Seekonk, Brist...
Significance: Built while Simeon Martin fulfilled his civic duty, the house stands as Seekonk's only Federal style example of its scale. Ironically, Martin's Federal period house mimicked the urban house forms... More
Lieutenant Governor Simeon Martin House, County Street, Seekonk, Brist...
Significance: Built while Simeon Martin fulfilled his civic duty, the house stands as Seekonk's only Federal style example of its scale. Ironically, Martin's Federal period house mimicked the urban house forms... More
Lieutenant Governor Simeon Martin House, County Street, Seekonk, Brist...
Significance: Built while Simeon Martin fulfilled his civic duty, the house stands as Seekonk's only Federal style example of its scale. Ironically, Martin's Federal period house mimicked the urban house forms... More
Jarathmael Bowers House, 55 Main Street, Somerset, Bristol County, MA
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-3 Survey number: HABS MA-2-17 Building/structure dates: 1770 Initial Construction
Jarathmael Bowers House, 55 Main Street, Somerset, Bristol County, MA
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-3 Survey number: HABS MA-2-17 Building/structure dates: 1770 Initial Construction
William R. Rodman House, 388 County Street, New Bedford, Bristol Count...
Significance: A fine granite mansion of the 1830's, long inhabited by some of the leading families of New Bedford, typifying the gracious life and prosperity based on whaling and shipping industries. Attribute... More
Pemaquid Point Light Station, End of State Highway 130 south of Bristo...
Survey number: HABS ME-187 Public domain image related to President Abraham Lincoln, gelatin silver print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Pemaquid Point Light Station, End of State Highway 130 south of Bristo...
Survey number: HABS ME-187 Public domain image related to President Abraham Lincoln, gelatin silver print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
James Barnaby House, North Main Street, Freetown (historical), Bristol...
Survey number: HABS MA-2-27 Building/structure dates: 1740 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1914 Subsequent Work
Longfield, 1200 Hope Street, Bristol, Bristol County, RI
Significance: Longfield was nominated to the National Register of Historic Places in May of 1972. Longfield is significant as a notable and picturesque site and house in Bristol's outskirts. It is a very good... More
Fort Rodman Military Reservation, Bake House, Along southernmost acces...
Significance: Like most Army buildings of this period, the Bake House at Fort Rodman was built according to a standardized plan, in this case Plan No. 49-L. It is atypical, however, in that it is of frame cons... More
Reverend Pitt Clark House, Mansfield Avenue, Norton, Bristol County, M...
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-56 Survey number: HABS MA-257 Building/structure dates: 1797 Initial Construction
Henry Pettis House, Main Street & Pierce Road, Somerset, Bristol Count...
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-3 Survey number: HABS MA-2-52 Building/structure dates: 1800 Initial Construction
Reuben Fish House, William & Union Streets, Fairhaven, Bristol County,...
Survey number: HABS MA-136 Building/structure dates: 1831 Initial Construction
Oliver Ames Free Library, 53 Main Street, North Easton, Bristol County...
Significance: The library was designed by Henry Hobson Richardson, one of America's greatest architects. Richardson's name has become synonymous with Romanesque design. Together with Landscape Architect, Fred... More
Fort Rodman Military Reservation, Gas Chamber, East side of main acces...
Significance: The Gas Chamber Building retains its integrity of location, design, setting, materials, and workmanship. It was built specifically for training troops in gas mask use during World War II, a major... More
Fort Rodman Military Reservation, Gas Chamber, East side of main acces...
Significance: The Gas Chamber Building retains its integrity of location, design, setting, materials, and workmanship. It was built specifically for training troops in gas mask use during World War II, a major... More
Thompson Ice House, South Bristol & McFarland Cove Roads, South Bristo...
Significance: The site was used for harvesting ice by 5 generations of Thompsons from 1826 through 1969. The original Thompson farmstead was founded in 1752 by Thomas Thompson. His descendent Asa Thompson inher... More
Thompson Ice House, South Bristol & McFarland Cove Roads, South Bristo...
Significance: The site was used for harvesting ice by 5 generations of Thompsons from 1826 through 1969. The original Thompson farmstead was founded in 1752 by Thomas Thompson. His descendent Asa Thompson inher... More
Linden Place, 500 Hope Street, Bristol, Bristol County, RI
Significance: Linden Place, built in 1810 for General George DeWolf, is an outstanding example of the in-town estates built by the merchant elite in the early 19th century. The mansion, in the heart of Bristol... More
Linden Place, 500 Hope Street, Bristol, Bristol County, RI
Significance: Linden Place, built in 1810 for General George DeWolf, is an outstanding example of the in-town estates built by the merchant elite in the early 19th century. The mansion, in the heart of Bristol... More
Linden Place, 500 Hope Street, Bristol, Bristol County, RI
Significance: Linden Place, built in 1810 for General George DeWolf, is an outstanding example of the in-town estates built by the merchant elite in the early 19th century. The mansion, in the heart of Bristol... More
Linden Place, 500 Hope Street, Bristol, Bristol County, RI
Significance: Linden Place, built in 1810 for General George DeWolf, is an outstanding example of the in-town estates built by the merchant elite in the early 19th century. The mansion, in the heart of Bristol... More
Warren Bridge, Spanning Palmer River at State Route 114, Warren, Brist...
Significance: The Warren Bridge is an early example of a reinforced concrete arch bridge. The bridge was designed by Daniel B. Luten's National Bridge Co. of Indianapolis, Indiana. It was determined eligible ... More
Joseph G. Luther Store, Luther's Corner, Swansea, Bristol County, MA
Survey number: HABS MA-134 Building/structure dates: ca. 1810 Initial Construction
Russian Orthodox Church, Savonoski-Abandon City, King Salmon, Bristol ...
Significance: A number of Russian Orthodox churches survive in Alaska, built by Native congregations in traditional forms. Unusual sawtooth ornament over the windows, reminiscent of Russian church decoration, ... More
William G. Low House, 3 Low Lane, Bristol, Bristol County, RI
Significance: Built with respect to Bristol's long tradition of using wood construction in its architecture, the William G. Low House is a key example of the Shingle-style. The house was a massive, low gable in... More
William G. Low House, 3 Low Lane, Bristol, Bristol County, RI
Significance: Built with respect to Bristol's long tradition of using wood construction in its architecture, the William G. Low House is a key example of the Shingle-style. The house was a massive, low gable in... More
Bliss-Ruisden House, 606 Main Street, Warren, Bristol County, RI
Significance: The Federal-period house has lovely woodwork inside, including the wainscoting, scrollwork on the stringer, and crossetted surround in the parlor, but the exterior is noted for its Colonial Reviv... More
Congregational Church, Union & Eighth Streets, New Bedford, Bristol Co...
Significance: A substantial church, built in the 1830's for one of the important congregations in New Bedford from the design of Alexander Jackson Davis. Survey number: HABS MA-681 Building/structure dates: 1... More
John Daggett House, 480 North Main Street, Attleboro, Bristol County, ...
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-14 Survey number: HABS MA-174 Building/structure dates: 1797 Initial Construction
Willis Bristol House, 584 Chapel Street, New Haven, New Haven County, ...
Significance: Designed by Henry Austin. Nineteenth-century house of Italianate block design with Indian Islamic details. It is in good repair and in almost original state. Unprocessed Field note material exist... More
Thatcher House, Attleboro, Bristol County, MA
Survey number: HABS MA-339 Public domain photograph - historical image of Massachusetts, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
White Hall of Bristol College, 701-721 Shadyside Avenue, Croydon, Buck...
Significance: Architecturally significant as representative of the early work of a renowned architect. Last remaining structure of Bristol College- the first college in Bucks Co. with a program that combined ma... More
Taunton State Hospital, Danforth Street, Taunton, Bristol County, MA
Significance: As the second insane asylum in Massachusetts, the Taunton State Hospital represents a superb example of the mid-19th century Classical Revival design and a turning point in the care of the mentall... More
Captain John Stearns House, Old Post Road, Oldtown, North Attleboro, B...
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-17 Survey number: HABS MA-165 Building/structure dates: 1740 Initial Construction
Apponagansett Meetinghouse, South Dartmouth, Bristol County, MA
Survey number: HABS MA-441 Public domain photograph - historical image of Massachusetts, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Durfee Mills, Plymouth Avenue & Pleasant Street, Fall River, Bristol C...
Part of New England Textile Mill Survey, 1967-68, sponsored by HABS, Smithsonian, and Merrimack Valley Textile Museum Significance: The Durfee Mills was the largest single firm of textile manufacturers in Fall ... More
Schooner ERNESTINA, New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park State...
Significance: ERNESTINA is an example of Essex fishing schooner design and has been used for a variety of purposes. She worked in Grand Banks fishing during the peak of sail and is the oldest surviving Grand B... More
Schooner ERNESTINA, New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park State...
Significance: ERNESTINA is an example of Essex fishing schooner design and has been used for a variety of purposes. She worked in Grand Banks fishing during the peak of sail and is the oldest surviving Grand B... More
Academy Building, 68-114 South Main Street, Fall River, Bristol County...
Significance: The Academy Building was constructed by the Borden Family, textile entrepreneurs of Fall River. The prominent structure, with Ruskinian Gothic details, was designed by Hartwell and Swasey of Bost... More
Fort Rodman Military Reservation, Administration Building, East of enl...
Significance: The former company administration buildings at Fort Rodman are good examples of World War II structures built according to a standardized plan. Five company administration buildings were built at... More
A black and white photo of a group of people, possibly related to: Chu...
Title and other information from a possibly related negative. Image came to Library of Congress untitled. (There was no caption for this image in the FSA/OWI shelflist.) Appears to be related to negative LC-USF... More
A black and white photo of a group of people standing in front of a bu...
Picryl description: Public domain historical photograph of 1930s America during the Great Depression, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.
Carol M. Highsmith - Sign, Bristol, Virginia-Tennessee border
Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer.... More
Fort Rodman Military Reservation, Fire Apparatus Building, South Rodne...
Significance: The Fire Apparatus Building retains its integrity of location, design, materials, and workmanship. It was built in connection with the development of Fort Rodman during the Endicott Period, an im... More
Nathan Dean House, Old Colony Road, East Taunton, Bristol County, MA
Survey number: HABS MA-143 Public domain photograph - historical image of Massachusetts, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Nathan Dean House, Old Colony Road, East Taunton, Bristol County, MA
Survey number: HABS MA-143 Public domain photograph of architecture design, diagram, drawing, building plan, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Nathan Dean House, Old Colony Road, East Taunton, Bristol County, MA
Survey number: HABS MA-143 Public domain photograph of architecture design, diagram, drawing, building plan, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Nathan Dean House, Old Colony Road, East Taunton, Bristol County, MA
Survey number: HABS MA-143 Public domain photograph of architectural diagram, building plan, section, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Jarathmael Bowers House, 55 Main Street, Somerset, Bristol County, MA
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-3 Survey number: HABS MA-2-17 Building/structure dates: 1770 Initial Construction
Jarathmael Bowers House, 55 Main Street, Somerset, Bristol County, MA
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-3 Survey number: HABS MA-2-17 Building/structure dates: 1770 Initial Construction
Jarathmael Bowers House, 55 Main Street, Somerset, Bristol County, MA
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-3 Survey number: HABS MA-2-17 Building/structure dates: 1770 Initial Construction
New Bedford-Fairhaven Middle Bridge, Spanning Acushnet River on U.S. H...
Significance: The New Bedford-Fairhaven Middle Bridge is a relatively early example of electric power applied to a moveable bridge span, and is one of the longest (288') surviving swing spans in Massachusetts, ... More
North Front Street & Rose Alley (Warehouse), New Bedford, Bristol Coun...
Significance: A nineteenth century commercial building of attractive architectural and structural character. Survey number: HABS MA-688
John Howe House, 341 Hope Street, Bristol, Bristol County, RI
Significance: Described in the Buildings of Rhode Island (p. 474) as a "taut and simple Federal box that has been animated with superb architectural woodwork," the John Howe House was constructed in 1808. In 18... More
Pemaquid Point Light Station, End of State Highway 130 south of Bristo...
Survey number: HABS ME-187 Public domain image related to President Abraham Lincoln, gelatin silver print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
James Barnaby House, North Main Street, Freetown (historical), Bristol...
Survey number: HABS MA-2-27 Building/structure dates: 1740 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1914 Subsequent Work
William Tallman Warehouse, 106 North Front Street, New Bedford, Bristo...
Significance: One of the oldest remaining commercial buildings in the old waterfront area of New Bedford, with hoisting equipment preserved. Survey number: HABS MA-685 Building/structure dates: after 1790 Ini... More
Bristol Farmhouse, River Road, Geneva, Kane County, IL
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-31, FN-35 Survey number: HABS IL-26-22 Building/structure dates: 1843 Initial Construction
Fort Rodman Military Reservation, Bake House, Along southernmost acces...
Significance: Like most Army buildings of this period, the Bake House at Fort Rodman was built according to a standardized plan, in this case Plan No. 49-L. It is atypical, however, in that it is of frame cons... More
St. John the Baptist Russian Orthodox Church, Naknek, Bristol Bay Boro...
Significance: St. John the Baptist is a plain, wood-framed church, including both nave and sanctuary under its gable roof. Three onion domes, recent additions, enliven the roofline and distinguish this buildin... More
St. John the Baptist Russian Orthodox Church, Naknek, Bristol Bay Boro...
Significance: St. John the Baptist is a plain, wood-framed church, including both nave and sanctuary under its gable roof. Three onion domes, recent additions, enliven the roofline and distinguish this buildin... More
Reverend Pitt Clark House, Mansfield Avenue, Norton, Bristol County, M...
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-56 Survey number: HABS MA-257 Building/structure dates: 1797 Initial Construction
Reverend Pitt Clark House, Mansfield Avenue, Norton, Bristol County, M...
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-56 Survey number: HABS MA-257 Building/structure dates: 1797 Initial Construction
Terry Homestead, 54 Middle Street, Bristol, Hartford County, CT
Significance: The Terry Homestead has historical significance as the home of several generations of a family that made major contributions to the industrial development of Bristol. It also has architectural si... More
Terry Homestead, 54 Middle Street, Bristol, Hartford County, CT
Significance: The Terry Homestead has historical significance as the home of several generations of a family that made major contributions to the industrial development of Bristol. It also has architectural si... More
Elevation of the Holy Cross Russian Orthodox Church, South Naknek, Bri...
Significance: A number of historic Russian Orthodox churches survive in Alaska, built by Native congregations in traditional forms. The lines of this simple rectangular, gable-roofed church have been interrupt... More
Warren-Bache House, 86 State Street, Bristol, Bristol County, RI
Significance: 86 State Street was designed by well known regional architect Russell Warren in 1807. Warren lived in the house from 1814 until 1823. This residence as interpreted by Warren is an example of the... More
Old Tavern, U.S. Route 6 & Milford Road, Swansea, Bristol County, MA
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-3 Survey number: HABS MA-105 Building/structure dates: ca. 1770
Oliver Ames Free Library, 53 Main Street, North Easton, Bristol County...
Significance: The library was designed by Henry Hobson Richardson, one of America's greatest architects. Richardson's name has become synonymous with Romanesque design. Together with Landscape Architect, Fred... More
Fort Rodman Military Reservation, Gas Chamber, East side of main acces...
Significance: The Gas Chamber Building retains its integrity of location, design, setting, materials, and workmanship. It was built specifically for training troops in gas mask use during World War II, a major... More
Joseph G. Luther Store, Luther's Corner, Swansea, Bristol County, MA
Survey number: HABS MA-134 Building/structure dates: ca. 1810 Initial Construction
Russian Orthodox Church, Savonoski-Abandon City, King Salmon, Bristol ...
Significance: A number of Russian Orthodox churches survive in Alaska, built by Native congregations in traditional forms. Unusual sawtooth ornament over the windows, reminiscent of Russian church decoration, ... More
Russian Orthodox Church, Savonoski-Abandon City, King Salmon, Bristol ...
Significance: A number of Russian Orthodox churches survive in Alaska, built by Native congregations in traditional forms. Unusual sawtooth ornament over the windows, reminiscent of Russian church decoration, ... More
Powder House, Mount Hope Street, Oldtown, North Attleboro, Bristol Cou...
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-14 Survey number: HABS MA-148 Building/structure dates: 1768 Initial Construction
Hammer-Taylor House, 3309 Bristol Highway, Johnson City, Washington Co...
Significance: A double-house with end chimneys, this building is significant as an unusual example of hybrid construction that incorporates a log section (c.1806) with a later, brick addition (c.1844). Because... More
Jonathan Newcomb House, Norton, Bristol County, MA
Survey number: HABS MA-393 Public domain photograph - historical image of Massachusetts, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Willis Bristol House, 584 Chapel Street, New Haven, New Haven County, ...
Significance: Designed by Henry Austin. Nineteenth-century house of Italianate block design with Indian Islamic details. It is in good repair and in almost original state. Unprocessed Field note material exist... More
Willis Bristol House, 584 Chapel Street, New Haven, New Haven County, ...
Significance: Designed by Henry Austin. Nineteenth-century house of Italianate block design with Indian Islamic details. It is in good repair and in almost original state. Unprocessed Field note material exist... More
Willis Bristol House, 584 Chapel Street, New Haven, New Haven County, ...
Significance: Designed by Henry Austin. Nineteenth-century house of Italianate block design with Indian Islamic details. It is in good repair and in almost original state. Unprocessed Field note material exist... More
Thatcher House, Attleboro, Bristol County, MA
Survey number: HABS MA-339 Public domain photograph - historical image of Massachusetts, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
White Hall of Bristol College, 701-721 Shadyside Avenue, Croydon, Buck...
Significance: Architecturally significant as representative of the early work of a renowned architect. Last remaining structure of Bristol College- the first college in Bucks Co. with a program that combined ma... More
Canoe River Mill, Norton, Bristol County, MA
Significance: The mill complex on the Canoe River was in continuous use from the time of its construction about 1730 until the mid-twentieth century. Originally established as a sawmill, a grist mill was added... More
Canoe River Mill, Norton, Bristol County, MA
Significance: The mill complex on the Canoe River was in continuous use from the time of its construction about 1730 until the mid-twentieth century. Originally established as a sawmill, a grist mill was added... More
Fort Rodman Military Reservation, Officers' Quarters, West side of ent...
Significance: The Officer's Quarters exterior retains its integrity of location, setting, materials, and workmanship. Its construction was associated with the installation of Fort Rodman of Endicott Period bat... More
Fort Rodman Military Reservation, Officers' Quarters, West side of ent...
Significance: The Officer's Quarters exterior retains its integrity of location, setting, materials, and workmanship. Its construction was associated with the installation of Fort Rodman of Endicott Period bat... More
Sylvanus Martin Barn, County Street, Seekonk, Bristol County, MA
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-86 Survey number: HABS MA-234 Building/structure dates: ca. 1760 Initial Construction
Durfee Mills, Plymouth Avenue & Pleasant Street, Fall River, Bristol C...
Part of New England Textile Mill Survey, 1967-68, sponsored by HABS, Smithsonian, and Merrimack Valley Textile Museum Significance: The Durfee Mills was the largest single firm of textile manufacturers in Fall ... More
Durfee Mills, Plymouth Avenue & Pleasant Street, Fall River, Bristol C...
Part of New England Textile Mill Survey, 1967-68, sponsored by HABS, Smithsonian, and Merrimack Valley Textile Museum Significance: The Durfee Mills was the largest single firm of textile manufacturers in Fall ... More
Fort Rodman Military Reservation, Officers' Quarters & Mess Building, ...
Significance: The Officer's Quarters and Mess Building at Fort Rodman is a good example of a World War II "temporary" structure built according to a standardized plan. The present building is almost intact and... More
Schooner ERNESTINA, New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park State...
Significance: ERNESTINA is an example of Essex fishing schooner design and has been used for a variety of purposes. She worked in Grand Banks fishing during the peak of sail and is the oldest surviving Grand B... More
Schooner ERNESTINA, New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park State...
Significance: ERNESTINA is an example of Essex fishing schooner design and has been used for a variety of purposes. She worked in Grand Banks fishing during the peak of sail and is the oldest surviving Grand B... More