The Bradford Smith Building was a historic building at 1927–1941 Purchase Street in
New Bedford, Massachusetts
New Bedford (Massachusett language, Massachusett: ) is a city in Bristol County, Massachusetts, Bristol County, Massachusetts. It is located on the Acushnet River in what is known as the South Coast (Massachusetts), South Coast region. Up throug ...
. It was a -story wood-frame structure, with a double-gabled roof and a stone-and-brick foundation. It was built in 1887 by Bradford Smith, a retired employee of the Taunton-New Bedford Copper Company, and housed retail space on the first floor and apartments above.
The building was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...
in 1984,
and was included in the
Acushnet Heights Historic District
The Acushnet Heights Historic District is a predominantly residential historic district in central New Bedford, Massachusetts. It encompasses a densely-built urban area about in size, which was developed as a working-class area, beginning in t ...
in 1989. It underwent a certified rehabilitation for use as senior housing in 1985.
[ It has since been demolished.]
See also
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References
Commercial buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Massachusetts
Buildings and structures in New Bedford, Massachusetts
Demolished buildings and structures in Massachusetts
National Register of Historic Places in New Bedford, Massachusetts
Commercial buildings completed in 1887
Individually listed contributing properties to historic districts on the National Register in Massachusetts
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