Taunton Common, Taunton

Name: Taunton Common
Address: 4 Court St Ste 204, Taunton, United States

#4 among attractions in Taunton

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US Post Office-Taunton Main is the main post office facility in the city center of Taunton, Massachusetts. Built in 1930 with funding from the Works Progress Administration, it is a fine example of Classical Revival architecture. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987; it was included in the Taunton Green Historic District in 1985. ()

Built: 1930 (94 years ago)Elevation: 23 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 41°54'7"N, 71°5'36"W

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4 Court St Ste 204Taunton (City Center)Taunton United States

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Taunton Common – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Old Colony Historical Society, Taunton City Hall, Taunton Public Library, Neck of Land Cemetery.

~1790 ftE
History museum, Museum
Old Colony Historical Society, Taunton
9 min walk • The Old Colony History Museum is located at 66 Church Green in Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States. Since 1926, the museum has occupied the historic former Bristol Academy school building.
~1090 ftE
City hall
Taunton City Hall, Taunton
6 min walk • Taunton City Hall is an historic city hall containing the offices of the municipal government for the city of Taunton, Massachusetts, including the office of the mayor and the city council chambers.
~760 ftNW
Library
Taunton Public Library, Taunton
4 min walk • Taunton Public Library is the public library of Taunton, Massachusetts. It is located at 12 Pleasant Street, in an architecturally distinguished Beaux Arts building built in 1903 with funding support from Andrew Carnegie, to which a modern addition was made in 1979.
0.5 miSE
Cemetery
Neck of Land Cemetery, Taunton
13 min walk • The Neck of Land Cemetery is a small historic cemetery on Summer Street in Taunton, Massachusetts. Established in 1687 near the confluence of the Mill and Taunton Rivers, it was the city's first cemetery.
~730 ftN
Church, Romanesque architecture
Pilgrim Congregational Church, Taunton
4 min walk • Pilgrim Congregational Church is an historic Congregational Church at 45 Broadway in Taunton, Massachusetts. The Ronamesque stone church was designed by architect Richard Upjohn and built in 1852.
~1410 ftE
Church
First Parish Church, Taunton
7 min walk • First Parish Church is an historic church located within the Church Green Historic District in Taunton, Massachusetts. It is the fourth meetinghouse since 1647 to be located on what was the original town common. The current church building was built in 1830, constructed of field stone in the Gothic Revival style.
~770 ftNE
Church
Union Mission Chapel-Historical Hall, Taunton
4 min walk • The Union Mission Chapel-Historical Hall is an historic building at 5 Cedar Street in Taunton, Massachusetts. Built as a chapel in 1867, it has also served as a mission hall and museum, and housed the local American Legion chapter for many years beginning in 1926.
0.4 miN
Church
St. Mary's Complex, Taunton
10 min walk • St. Mary's Complex is a historic Roman Catholic Church complex at Broadway and Washington Street in Taunton, Massachusetts. The parish, the first in Taunton, was established in 1830, and the present church, its second was built in 1868, to a design by Patrick C. Keely.
~1850 ftSE
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
St. Thomas Episcopal Church, Taunton
9 min walk • St. Thomas Episcopal Church is an historic church at 115 High Street in Taunton, Massachusetts, United States. Its present building, an 1857 Gothic Revival structure designed by Richard Upjohn, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
~940 ftSW
Church
Winthrop Street Baptist Church, Taunton
5 min walk • Winthrop Street Baptist Church is a historic Baptist church located at 39 Winthrop Street in Taunton, Massachusetts, USA. The Late Gothic Revival church was built in 1862 and was the second Baptist church built on the site.
~980 ftNE
Gothic Revival architecture
C.J.H. Bassett House, Taunton
5 min walk • The C.J.H. Bassett House is a historic house located at 20 Chestnut Street in Taunton, Massachusetts. The house was built in 1851 for Charles Jarvis Hunt Bassett, a prominent Taunton attorney and president of the Taunton Bank.

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Which popular attractions are close to Taunton Common?

Nearby attractions include Taunton Green Historic District, Taunton (2 min walk), Pilgrim Congregational Church, Taunton (4 min walk), Taunton Public Library, Taunton (4 min walk), Union Mission Chapel-Historical Hall, Taunton (4 min walk).

How to get to Taunton Common by public transport?

The nearest stations to Taunton Common:

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Bloom Bus Terminal (11 min walk)