Attleborough Falls Historic District

Attleborough Falls Historic District is a residential neighborhood in North Attleborough, Massachusetts, centered on two meandering streets, Mount Hope Street and Towne Street, that meet at right angles on a wooded ridge above Falls Pond and the Ten Mile River. Its 64 contributing buildings and other resources include modest and large houses on ample lots, giving the area a 19th-century suburban feel despite later infill. The architecture ranges from late 18th-century center-chimney houses and Federal dwellings to Greek Revival, Gothic Revival, Italianate and Queen Anne houses, followed by Bungalows, Dutch Colonial cottages and mid-century ranch houses. The neighborhood is tied to the nearby mills and jewelry factories of The Falls. Mill owners and manufacturers, such as members of the Freeman family, lived in the larger and more stylish houses, while workers occupied smaller, often similar ones. The surviving buildings and their relationships illustrate the social and industrial history of the village.