National Register of Historic Places listings in Methuen, Massachusetts
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This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Methuen, Massachusetts, United States. The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in an online map.[1]
Essex County, of which Methuen is a part, is the location of 471 properties and districts listed on the National Register. Methuen itself is the location of 45 of these properties and districts.[2]
This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted October 25, 2024.[3]
Current listings
edit| [4] | Name on the Register[5] | Image | Date listed[6] | Location | City or town | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arlington Mills Historic District |  |
January 3, 1985 (#85000023) |
Broadway between Manchester, Stafford and Chase Sts. 42°42′56″N 71°10′52″W / 42.715556°N 71.181111°W | Extends into Lawrence | |
| 2 | Stephen Barker House |  |
January 20, 1984 (#84002307) |
165 Haverhill St. 42°42′24″N 71°11′57″W / 42.706667°N 71.199167°W | An imitation of Southern antebellum mansions, it is a well-conserved "country residence", one of several such houses built at the periphery of the Methuen settlement in the mid 19th century. | |
| 3 | Bellevue Cemetery |  |
October 3, 2003 (#03000993) |
170 May St. 42°42′38″N 71°11′10″W / 42.7106°N 71.1861°W | Located primarily in Lawrence | |
| 4 | J.E. Buswell House |  |
January 20, 1984 (#84002317) |
535–537 Prospect St. 42°43′52″N 71°09′43″W / 42.731111°N 71.161944°W | A well-preserved example of Second Empire design and a typical businessman's residence. | |
| 5 | Daddy Frye's Hill Cemetery |  |
January 20, 1984 (#84002320) |
East and Arlington Sts. 42°43′31″N 71°09′58″W / 42.725278°N 71.166111°W | Commonly known as Meeting House Hill as it was the site for the First and Second Meeting Houses, 1728–1796 and 1798–1832, respectively. | |
| 6 | Terence Dolan House |  |
January 20, 1984 (#84002323) |
478 Prospect St. 42°43′30″N 71°09′29″W / 42.725°N 71.158056°W | A large Georgian Revival home, typical of houses built in its neighborhood at the beginning of the twentieth century | |
| 7 | Double-arch Sandstone Bridge |  |
June 20, 1984 (#84002326) |
Hampshire Rd. 42°44′33″N 71°12′29″W / 42.7425°N 71.208056°W | A dry stone arch bridge, built without mortar, over the Spicket River. Parts date back to 1735. Presently in poor condition and in danger of collapse. | |
| 8 | Emerson House |  |
January 20, 1984 (#84002351) |
58 Ayers Village Rd. 42°42′27″N 71°10′19″W / 42.7075°N 71.171944°W | A colonial farm house built in 1750 is well preserved and conserves a portion of the original rural landscape.[7] | |
| 9 | Capt. Oliver Emerson Homestead |  |
January 20, 1984 (#84002347) |
133 North St. 42°46′38″N 71°10′50″W / 42.777222°N 71.180556°W | ||
| 10 | G.B. Emmons House |  |
January 20, 1984 (#84002353) |
283 Broadway 42°43′44″N 71°11′18″W / 42.728889°N 71.188333°W | ||
| 11 | First Baptist Church |  |
January 20, 1984 (#84002365) |
253 Lawrence St. 42°43′41″N 71°11′06″W / 42.728056°N 71.185°W | Built in 1869, the church is a massive example of the Carpenter Gothic style of architecture.[8] | |
| 12 | First Church Congregational |  |
December 1, 1978 (#78000461) |
Pleasant and Stevens Sts. 42°43′46″N 71°11′08″W / 42.729444°N 71.185556°W | ||
| 13 | Urias Hardy House |  |
January 20, 1984 (#84002367) |
50 Brown St. 42°43′23″N 71°10′48″W / 42.723056°N 71.18°W | ||
| 14 | House at 15–19 Park Street |  |
January 20, 1984 (#84002388) |
15–19 Park St. 42°43′38″N 71°11′05″W / 42.727222°N 71.184722°W | ||
| 15 | House at 10 Park Street |  |
January 20, 1984 (#84002385) |
10 Park St. 42°43′34″N 71°11′09″W / 42.726111°N 71.185833°W | The E.M. Clark House built around 1880, is a well-preserved Italianate-style single-family residence. | |
| 16 | House at 113–115 Center Street |  |
January 20, 1984 (#84002381) |
113–115 Center St. 42°43′12″N 71°10′49″W / 42.72°N 71.180278°W | One of the few surviving examples of an early duplex house seen in approximately six locations throughout the Arlington Mills Historic District. | |
| 17 | House at 13 Annis Street |  |
January 20, 1984 (#84002387) |
13 Annis St. 42°43′11″N 71°10′44″W / 42.719722°N 71.178889°W | A well-preserved example of the inexpensive dwellings built by speculators for sale to woolen mill workers, a 1+1⁄2-story gable-roofed worker's cottage in the Arlington Mills Historic District, | |
| 18 | House at 136 Hampstead Street |  |
June 20, 1984 (#84002377) |
136 Hampstead St. 42°46′35″N 71°10′29″W / 42.776389°N 71.174722°W | ||
| 19 | House at 23 East Street |  |
January 20, 1984 (#84002382) |
23 East St. 42°43′34″N 71°10′39″W / 42.726111°N 71.1775°W | ||
| 20 | House at 262–264 Pelham Street |  |
January 20, 1984 (#84002390) |
262–264 Pelham St. 42°43′38″N 71°13′31″W / 42.727222°N 71.225278°W | ||
| 21 | House at 306 Broadway |  |
January 20, 1984 (#84002379) |
306 Broadway 42°43′44″N 71°11′22″W / 42.728889°N 71.189444°W | ||
| 22 | House at 4 Birch Avenue |  |
January 20, 1984 (#84002374) |
4 Birch Ave. 42°43′40″N 71°08′58″W / 42.727778°N 71.149444°W | ||
| 23 | House at 491 Prospect Street |  |
January 20, 1984 (#84002396) |
491 Prospect St. 42°43′39″N 71°09′33″W / 42.7275°N 71.159167°W | ||
| 24 | House at 50 Pelham Street |  |
January 20, 1984 (#84002392) |
50 Pelham St. 42°43′32″N 71°11′34″W / 42.725556°N 71.192778°W | ||
| 25 | House at 526 Prospect Street |  |
January 20, 1984 (#84002394) |
526 Prospect St. 42°43′45″N 71°09′40″W / 42.729188°N 71.161000°W | ||
| 26 | House at 9 Park Street |  |
January 20, 1984 (#84002384) |
9 Park St. 42°43′35″N 71°11′06″W / 42.726389°N 71.185°W | ||
| 27 | Johnson House |  |
January 20, 1984 (#84002398) |
8 Ditson Pl. 42°43′38″N 71°11′13″W / 42.727222°N 71.186944°W | ||
| 28 | Lawrence Street Cemetery |  |
January 20, 1984 (#84002399) |
Lawrence St. 42°43′39″N 71°10′57″W / 42.7275°N 71.1825°W | ||
| 29 | Methuen Memorial Music Hall |  |
December 14, 1978 (#78000462) |
192 Broadway 42°43′30″N 71°11′08″W / 42.725°N 71.185556°W | ||
| 30 | Methuen Water Works |  |
January 20, 1984 (#84002403) |
Cross St. 42°44′23″N 71°12′53″W / 42.739722°N 71.214722°W | ||
| 31 | Moses Morse House |  |
January 20, 1984 (#84002404) |
311 Pelham St. 42°43′40″N 71°14′01″W / 42.727778°N 71.233611°W | ||
| 32 | Nevins Memorial Library |  |
January 20, 1984 (#84002407) |
305 Broadway 42°43′52″N 71°11′25″W / 42.731111°N 71.190278°W | ||
| 33 | Henry C. Nevins Home for Aged and Incurables |  |
January 20, 1984 (#84002406) |
110 Broadway 42°43′16″N 71°10′58″W / 42.721111°N 71.182778°W | Still in operation as the Nevins Nursing & Rehabilitation Centre. | |
| 34 | Old Town Farm |  |
January 20, 1984 (#84002413) |
430 Pelham St. 42°44′17″N 71°14′33″W / 42.738056°N 71.2425°W | ||
| 35 | Park Lodge |  |
January 20, 1984 (#84002414) |
257 Lawrence St. 42°43′40″N 71°11′08″W / 42.727778°N 71.185556°W | ||
| 36 | Joseph Perkins House |  |
January 20, 1984 (#84002416) |
297 Howe St. 42°45′40″N 71°10′08″W / 42.761111°N 71.168889°W | ||
| 37 | Pleasant-High Historic District |  |
June 20, 1984 (#84002417) |
Roughly bounded by Broadway, High, Vine, Charles, and Pleasant Sts. 42°43′47″N 71°11′09″W / 42.729722°N 71.185833°W | ||
| 38 | Searles High School |  |
January 20, 1984 (#84002431) |
41 Pleasant St. 42°43′48″N 71°11′02″W / 42.73°N 71.183889°W | ||
| 39 | James E. Simpson House |  |
January 20, 1984 (#84002432) |
606 Prospect St. 42°44′17″N 71°09′59″W / 42.738056°N 71.166389°W | An American Craftsman Style bungalow | |
| 40 | Spicket Falls Historic District |  |
June 20, 1984 (#84002435) |
Roughly bounded by the Spicket River, Railroad, Pelham, Hampshire, Broadway and Osgood Sts. 42°43′36″N 71°11′21″W / 42.726667°N 71.189167°W | ||
| 41 | Asie Swan House |  |
January 20, 1984 (#84002437) |
669 Prospect St. 42°44′26″N 71°10′01″W / 42.740556°N 71.166944°W | ||
| 42 | Tenney Castle Gatehouse |  |
January 20, 1984 (#84002438) |
37 Pleasant St. 42°43′46″N 71°11′04″W / 42.729444°N 71.184444°W | ||
| 43 | Turnpike House |  |
January 20, 1984 (#84002439) |
314 Broadway 42°43′47″N 71°11′24″W / 42.729722°N 71.19°W | The original building no longer exists. It was abandoned and razed.[9] | |
| 44 | George A. Waldo House |  |
January 20, 1984 (#84002441) |
233 Lawrence St. 42°43′39″N 71°11′00″W / 42.7275°N 71.183333°W | ||
| 45 | Walnut Grove Cemetery |  |
January 20, 1984 (#84002444) |
Grove and Railroads Sts. 42°43′23″N 71°11′27″W / 42.723056°N 71.190833°W |
See also
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References
edit- ^ The latitude and longitude information provided in this table was derived originally from the National Register Information System, which has been found to be fairly accurate for about 99% of listings. Some locations in this table may have been corrected to current GPS standards.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 24, 2008.
- ^ National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior, "National Register of Historic Places: Weekly List Actions", retrieved October 25, 2024.
- ^ Numbers represent an alphabetical ordering by significant words. Various colorings, defined here, differentiate National Historic Landmarks and historic districts from other NRHP buildings, structures, sites or objects.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 24, 2008.
- ^ The eight-digit number below each date is the number assigned to each location in the National Register Information System database, which can be viewed by clicking the number.
- ^ Gagnon, Dan (2001). "Methuen History.org Historic Sites: A thru B Streets". Retrieved 2009-05-23.
- ^ Gagnon, Dan (2001). "Methuen History.org Historic Sites: A thru B Streets". Retrieved 2009-05-23.
- ^ Gagnon, Dan (2001). "Methuen History.org Historic Sites: Lost Methuen". Retrieved 2009-05-23.