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Corky Row 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 ...
located in Fall River, Massachusetts bounded by Plymouth Avenue, Interstate-195 and Second Street. The district contains many early multi-family mill tenement houses, along with the Davol Mills, the Tecumseh Mill No. 1 and several commercial properties. Perhaps the most famous property listed within the Corky Row Historic District is the house of Andrew J. Borden, located at 230 (92 before 1896) Second Street. This house was the scene of the infamous 1892 double ax-murder of Mr. Borden and his wife, which led to the trial and acquittal of Andrew's daughter,
Lizzie Borden Lizzie Andrew Borden (July 19, 1860 – June 1, 1927) was an American woman tried and acquitted of the August 4, 1892 axe murders of her father and stepmother in Fall River, Massachusetts. No one else was charged in the murders, and despite ost ...
. Today, the house has been restored as a bed-and-breakfast. The district contains over 400 structures with an area of and was added to 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 1983.


Historical background

The Corky Row neighborhood was developed between 1840 and 1870 and represents the second major phase of expansion within the city of
Fall River Fall River is a city in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States. The City of Fall River's population was 94,000 at the 2020 United States Census, making it the tenth-largest city in the state. Located along the eastern shore of Mount H ...
. Largely settled by immigrants from County Cork, Ireland who came to work in the city's burgeoning textile industry. The historic district contains dozens of four- and six- family apartment houses in various configurations, as well as a number of classic New England-style
triple deckers A three-decker or triple-decker, in the United States, is a three-story ( triplex) apartment building. These buildings are typical of light-framed, wood construction, where each floor usually consists of a single apartment, and frequently, or ...
, many built by the new cotton mills constructed during the 1860s: the Tecumseh, Davol and Robeson Mills, located along Hartwell Street on the eastern edge of the historic district. Today, the neighborhood contains a mix of residential and commercial uses, including recent developments along Plymouth Avenue, Hartwell Street and along Second and Rodman Streets. The Tecumseh Mill was converted into housing in the 1980s. The Robeson Mills (also known as Luther Manufacturing) were demolished in the 1990s for what is now Applebee's, Walgreens and a more recently built convenience store and gas station at the corner of Rodman Street and Hartwell. The Corky Row Club, located on Third Street was established in 1938 as an Irish social club. The James T. Griffin playground, located within a few blocks of the Corky Row Club, was named for one of the first to be killed in World War II from the area.


Contributing properties

MillsA Guide Book to Fall River's National Register Properties, 1984, p.19-49 *
Davol Mills Davol Mills is a historic textile mill complex located at the corner of Plymouth Avenue and Rodman Street in Fall River, Massachusetts. It was built in 1867 and expanded in 1871. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983 as ...
(1866, 1872), Rodman Street & Plymouth Avenue * Tecumseh Mill No.1 (1866), Hartwell Street Houses (partial listing) *Andrew J. Borden House (1845), 230 Second Street *Benjamin Kellogg House (1874), 14-20 Brow Street *Tecumseh Mill Housing (1866), 300-308 Fifth Street *Davol Mill Housing (1870), 367-371 Fifth Street *Moses Dean House (1877), 201-203 Fourth Street *Jeremiah Shea House (1885), 486 Fourth Street *Thomas Gormley House (1881), 825 Plymouth Avenue Commercial/other *Giesow Building (1894), 120 Third Street *Flat Iron Building (1908), 878-892 Second Street *St. Mary's School (1906), 467 Spring Street *Neill's Hotel (1899), 255 Third Street Demolished * Robeson Mill No. 1 (1866), Hartwell Street (demolished in 2001) * Robeson Mill No. 2 (Luther Mfg. Co.) (1903), Plymouth Avenue (demolished early 1990s)


Gallery

Plymouth Avenue at Lyon Street.jpg, Plymouth Avenue at Lyon Street Tecumseh Mill FR.jpg, Tecumseh Mill (1866) FallRiver21June07BordenBldg.jpg, Giesow Building (1894) St Marys School FR.jpg, (former) St. Mary's School (1906) Davol Mills Fall River.jpg, Davol Mills


See also

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National Register of Historic Places listings in Fall River, Massachusetts The following properties in Fall River, Massachusetts are listed on the Registered Historic Places. This is a subset of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Bristol County, Massachusetts. ...


References

{{National Register of Historic Places in Massachusetts Historic districts in Bristol County, Massachusetts Fall River, Massachusetts National Register of Historic Places in Fall River, Massachusetts Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Massachusetts