Falmouth Village Green Historic District, Falmouth

Name: Falmouth Village Green Historic District
Address: Falmouth, United States

#13 among attractions in Falmouth

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Falmouth Village Green Historic District

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Falmouth Village Green Historic District, Falmouth

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The Falmouth Village Green Historic District is a historic district encompassing the historic village center of Falmouth, Massachusetts. It is centered on the triangular village green formed by Main Street, West Main Street, and Hewins Street, and extends south on Locust Street to the Old Town Cemetery. This area has been the town center since 1756, and is architecturally dominated by late Colonial and Federal period buildings. The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1996. ()

Coordinates: 41°33'6"N, 70°37'22"W

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Upper Cape (Falmouth)Falmouth United States

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Falmouth Village Green Historic District – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Falmouth Inner Light, St. Barnabas Episcopal Church, Falmouth Museums on the Green, Oak Grove Cemetery.

1 miSE
Lighthouse
Falmouth Inner Light, Falmouth
26 min walk • Falmouth Inner Light is a lighthouse listed on the Coast Guard's web site "Historic Light Station Information & Photography: Massachusetts" and the photograph shown was provided there, but there is no other information available on it.
~1150 ftNE
41°33'10"N • 70°37'8"W
St. Barnabas Episcopal Church, Falmouth
6 min walk • Sacred and religious sites, Church
~1490 ftNE
41°33'18"N • 70°37'11"W
Falmouth Museums on the Green, Falmouth
8 min walk • Specialty museum, Museum
1 miN
Cemetery
Oak Grove Cemetery, Falmouth
26 min walk • The Oak Grove Cemetery is an historic cemetery on Jones Road in Falmouth, Massachusetts.
0.5 miE
41°33'10"N • 70°36'51"W
Falmouth Public Library, Falmouth
12 min walk • Library
0.4 miE
Cemetery
Poor House and Methodist Cemetery, Falmouth
10 min walk • The Poor House and Methodist Cemetery is an historic poor house and cemetery on 744 Main Street in Falmouth, Massachusetts. It was established in 1809 and served the poor and mentally ill from 1812 until 1963.
1.1 miSE
41°32'36"N • 70°36'19"W
Falmouth Yacht Club, Falmouth
28 min walk • Nightlife, Sailing, Marina
1 miE
Baseball, Sport, Sport venue
Arnie Allen Diamond, Falmouth
27 min walk • Arnie Allen Diamond at Guv Fuller Field is a baseball venue in Falmouth, Massachusetts, home to the Falmouth Commodores of the Cape Cod Baseball League.
~1930 ftE
Universities and schools
Lawrence Academy, Falmouth
10 min walk • The Lawrence Academy is a historic former school building at 20 Academy Lane in Falmouth, Massachusetts. Built in 1834, it is one of Falmouth's finest Greek Revival buildings. At first operated as a private academy, it served as Falmouth's high school from 1891 to 1895, and then as civic hall for a variety of veterans organizations.

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Which popular attractions are close to Falmouth Village Green Historic District?

Nearby attractions include St. Barnabas Episcopal Church, Falmouth (6 min walk), Falmouth Museums on the Green, Falmouth (8 min walk), Lawrence Academy, Falmouth (10 min walk), Poor House and Methodist Cemetery, Falmouth (10 min walk).