National Register of Historic Places

West Falmouth Village Historic District

Falmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts
Listed
April 1, 1998
Type
District
Period
Listed
Ref No.
98000253

About this property

The West Falmouth Village Historic District is a historic district along West Falmouth Highway (Massachusetts Route 28A) in West Falmouth, Massachusetts, which is a village in the town of Falmouth, Massachusetts. The northern end of the historic district is approximately at Bourne Farm, near Thomas Landers Road, extending south along Route 28A through West Falmouth Village to about Garrison Road. The area was settled in 1673 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1998. Several of the historic buildings in West Falmouth Village are the West Falmouth Library, the Quaker Meeting House and Quaker Carriage Sheds, Emerson House, the West Falmouth Fire Station, and numerous historic houses. The Shining Sea Bikeway passes close to the center of West Falmouth Village, providing access to the beautiful Great Sippewissett Marsh to the south and the historic 1775 Bourne Farm and cranberry bogs to the north. Chapoquoit Beach, a Falmouth public beach, is also close to the center of West Falmouth Village.

Location

Falmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts
41.59430, -70.63767

Categories

EXPLORATION/SETTLEMENTRELIGIONMARITIME HISTORYARCHITECTUREAGRICULTURE
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Sources

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Nearby Historic Sites

Crowell-Bourne Farm
Industrial
1.8 mi
Falmouth Pumping Station
Industrial
2 mi
Teaticket School
Colonial
2.5 mi
Falmouth Village Green Historic District
Listed
3 mi
Nye, Elnathan, House
Industrial
3 mi

Nearby Battles

British Raid on Martha's Vineyard
1778Revolutionary War
14.8 mi

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When was West Falmouth Village Historic District listed on the National Register?

West Falmouth Village Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 1, 1998.

What type of historic resource is West Falmouth Village Historic District?

West Falmouth Village Historic District is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for West Falmouth Village Historic District?

The period of significance for West Falmouth Village Historic District is recorded as the listed era.

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