The County Street Historic District is a

historic district A historic district or heritage district is a section of a city which contains older buildings considered valuable for historical or architectural reasons. In some countries or jurisdictions, historic districts receive legal protection from c ...

roughly bounded by Acushnet, Page, Middle, and Bedford streets (both sides) 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 ...

, USA. The district was a fashionable residential area populated by the city's elite from 1780 to about 1890, and includes the city's major civic buildings, including City Hall, the public library, post office, and registry of deeds. County Street, its major roadway, was first laid out early in the 18th century. The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.

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Historic districts in Bristol County, Massachusetts New Bedford, Massachusetts National Register of Historic Places in New Bedford, Massachusetts Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Massachusetts {{BristolCountyMA-NRHP-stub

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