South Washington Street Historic District
Why it's listed
South Washington Street Historic District is a densely settled suburban neighborhood at the southern end of North Attleborough village, laid out along an old route that became a colonial thoroughfare and later the Norfolk Bristol Turnpike. It includes 34 houses and 25 outbuildings on about 28.5 acres, with a further 6 houses and 12 outbuildings counted as noncontributing. Three eighteenth-century farmhouses, including the c. 1762 Edward Richards Homestead, recall the area when Richards and Draper family farms held most of the land. Small Greek Revival worker houses followed. The largest group dates from the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, when jewelry manufacturing brought prosperity and company officers built Stick, Queen Anne, Colonial Revival and other style homes. The Hixon-Fisher House was remodeled in 1924 in a Tudor manner by Providence architect Albert Harkness. Most buildings are little altered and well maintained, and all remain in residential use.
Significance in brief: The district shows two centuries of residential development, from a few eighteenth-century farmhouses to early twentieth-century suburban homes. Its main strength is a group of late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century Victorian to Colonial Revival houses, several designed by Boston and Providence firms. Nearly all were built for officers of local jewelry-making firms during the town's jewelry boom.
Machine-generated summary. This summary was generated by a language model from the official nomination document and has not been reviewed line by line by an editor. It may contain errors. Check the source document before relying on any detail. Source: nomination document (PDF) · National Archives catalog entry. NRHP reference 95001173, listed October 12, 1995. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | 145--327 S. Washington St. and 1--6 Hunting St., North Attleborough |
|---|---|
| County | Bristol County |
| Listed | October 12, 1995 |
| Reference number | 95001173 |
| Resource type | District |
| Architect / builder | Albert Harkness of Providence, Rhode Island (1924 remodeling of the Hixon-Fisher House); other Boston and Providence firms mentioned but not named in the available text |
| Architectural style | Georgian, Greek Revival, Italianate, Second Empire, Queen Anne, Stick, Shingle, Colonial Revival, Tudor Revival |
| Areas of significance | Architecture, Community Planning and Development |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | All houses remain in continuous use, nearly all as single-family residences; most are well maintained and little altered. |
| Acreage | 46 |
| Coordinates | 41.97448, -71.33492 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
This is a historic district. Buildings within its boundary are either contributing (they add to the district's significance) or non-contributing. Owners of contributing income-producing buildings can claim the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit; homeowners should look at state credits. National Register districts impose no design review by themselves; a local historic district ordinance, if one exists, does (the difference explained).
General information, not legal or tax advice. Rules change; confirm with your State Historic Preservation Office or a qualified adviser.
Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 95001173.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q7568809
- This listing as JSON
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