Norwell Village Area Historic District, Norwell

Name: Norwell Village Area Historic District
Address: 24 River Street, Norwell, United States

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The Norwell Village Area Historic District encompasses the village center of Norwell, Massachusetts. It is centered on the town common, first laid out in the 1640s, around which a number of public buildings are located, and radiates away along Main, Central, West, River, and Dover Streets. There are 34 buildings in the district, predominantly residential and representing a cross-section of architectural styles from the 18th to the early 20th centuries. Prominent buildings include the 1830 First Parish Church, the 1874 Italianate-style James Library building, and the 1934 Colonial Revival Cushing Memorial Town Hall. ()

Coordinates: 42°9'36"N, 70°47'36"W

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24 River StreetNorwellNorwell United States

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Norwell Village Area Historic District – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Hanover Crossing, Scituate Lighthouse, First Baptist Church of Scituate, First Trinitarian Congregational Church.

2.7 miSW
Shopping, Shopping centre
Hanover Crossing, Hanover
69 min walk • Hanover Crossing is a retail area under redevelopment, with Macy's as the only anchor remaining open. It's on the site of the Hanover Mall, which was a one-story, enclosed shopping mall and soon to be a combined open-air retail, entertainment and lifestyle space and residential development in Hanover, Massachusetts.
5 miNE
Lighthouse, Vernacular architecture
Scituate Lighthouse, Scituate
129 min walk • Old Scituate Light also known simply as Scituate Light is a historic lighthouse located on Cedar Point in Scituate, Massachusetts. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1987 as Scituate Light.
4 miN
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
First Baptist Church of Scituate, Scituate
101 min walk • The First Baptist Church of Scituate is a historic Baptist church building at 656 Country Way in Scituate, Massachusetts. It is a 2+1⁄2-story wood-frame structure with eclectic Victorian styling, including quoining at the corners and bracketed eaves.
3.3 miNE
Church
First Trinitarian Congregational Church, Scituate
84 min walk • The First Trinitarian Congregational Church is a historic Congregational church at 381 Country Way in Scituate, Massachusetts; it is associated with the United Church of Christ.
2.8 miNE
Museum
Capt. Benjamin James House, Scituate
72 min walk • The Capt. Benjamin James House is a historic First Period house, now a museum, at 301 Driftway in Scituate, Massachusetts. The oldest part of this 2+1⁄2-story timber-frame house was built c. 1700 by Captain Benjamin James.
3.3 miS
Church
St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, Hanover
85 min walk • St. Andrew's Episcopal Church is an historic church located in Hanover, Massachusetts. It was founded in 1725 in what is now known as Norwell, an area that was then part of Scituate. It is one of the oldest parishes in the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts.
2.3 miNE
Gothic Revival architecture
Woodworth House, Scituate
58 min walk • The Woodworth House, also known as the Old Oaken Bucket Homestead, is a historic house at 47 Old Oaken Bucket Road in Scituate, Massachusetts.
3.4 miNE
Observation decks and towers, Tower
Lawson Tower, Scituate
87 min walk • Lawson Tower is a historic tower built in the style of a European castle turret. It is located off First Parish Road in Scituate Center, Massachusetts, United States. Built in 1902 to enclose a steel water tank, it is a major local landmark. The Scituate Water Company stopped using the tank in 1988.
3.7 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Aaron River Reservoir, Wompatuck State Park
94 min walk • Aaron River Reservoir is a 136-acre reservoir mostly in Cohasset, Massachusetts, with small stretches extending into Hingham and Scituate. The outflow of the pond is Aaron River. Most of the reservoir is in the eastern side of Wompatuck State Park. The village of Beechwood lies to the east of the reservoir.
4 miN
Neoclassical architecture
WPA Field House and Pump Station, Scituate
103 min walk • The WPA Field House and Pump Station is a historic water works facility on Henry Bailey Turner Road in Scituate, Massachusetts.
5.6 miN
42°14'27"N • 70°48'14"W
South Shore Art Center, Cohasset
143 min walk • Art gallery, Shopping, Museum