Academy Building, Fall River

Name: Academy Building
Address: Fall River, United States

#15 among attractions in Fall River

Music and shows, Nightlife, Music venue

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Academy Building is a historic building in Fall River, Massachusetts. The building was constructed in 1875 as a memorial to Nathaniel Briggs Borden by his family. It opened its doors on January 6, 1876. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. ()

Built: 1876 (148 years ago)Coordinates: 41°42'3"N, 71°9'4"W

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Lower HighlandsFall River United States

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Academy Building – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Narrows Center for the Arts, Lizzie Borden House, Fall River Government Center, The Children's Museum of Greater Fall River.

0.6 miW
Museum, Concerts and shows, Theater
Narrows Center for the Arts, Fall River
17 min walk • The Narrows Center for the Arts is a non-profit art and musical performance venue in Fall River, Massachusetts, USA. It was founded in 1995 for the promotion and enjoyment of the visual and performing arts.
~1550 ftSW
Museum, Historical place, History museum
Lizzie Borden House, Fall River
8 min walk • The Lizzie Borden House is notorious for being the home of Lizzie Borden and her family, and it is the location of the 1892 unsolved double murder of Lizzie's father and stepmother Andrew and Abby Borden. It is located on 230 Second Street in the city of Fall River, Massachusetts.
~1020 ftW
City hall
Fall River Government Center, Fall River
5 min walk • Fall River Government Center is the location of the municipal government offices in the city of Fall River, Massachusetts, United States. Located at One Government Center, and constructed directly over Interstate 195, it was the first public building built over a Federal interstate highway.
0.5 miN
41°42'30"N • 71°9'15"W
The Children's Museum of Greater Fall River, Fall River
14 min walk • Museum, Specialty museum
0.4 miNW
Museum, History museum
Lafayette-Durfee House, Fall River
11 min walk • The Lafayette–Durfee House is a historic house located at 94 Cherry Street in Fall River, Massachusetts. The house was originally located at the site of the current Fall River Superior Courthouse on North Main Street, and owned by Judge Thomas Durfee.
~1000 ftNW
Church
Central Congregational Church, Fall River
5 min walk • Central Congregational Church is a historic church at 100 Rock Street in Fall River, Massachusetts.
~1370 ftNW
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Church of the Ascension, Fall River
7 min walk • The Church of the Ascension is a historic Episcopal church building located at 160 Rock Street in Fall River, Massachusetts. It was completed in 1875 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.
~1970 ftNE
Park
Ruggles Park, Fall River
10 min walk • Ruggles Park is a park in Fall River, Massachusetts. It covers about 9 acres within a densely populated working-class neighborhood bounded by Seabury, Robeson, Pine, and Locust Streets, just north of the Granite Mills.
0.5 miN
41°42'28"N • 71°9'5"W
Fall River Historical Society, Fall River
12 min walk • Museum, History museum
0.4 miS
41°41'43"N • 71°8'60"W
Lazer Gate, Fall River
11 min walk • Game and entertainment center, Entertainment, Arcade
0.6 miN
41°42'34"N • 71°8'54"W
Little Theatre of Fall River, Fall River
16 min walk • Concerts and shows, Theater

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Nearby attractions include Central Congregational Church, Fall River (5 min walk), Fall River Government Center, Fall River (5 min walk), Lower Highlands Historic District, Fall River (7 min walk), Belmont Club, Fall River (7 min walk).