Buttonwood Park Historic District, New Bedford

Name: Buttonwood Park Historic District
Address: New Bedford, United States

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Buttonwood Park Historic District is a historic district on Kempton Street, Rockdale Avenue, Hawthorne Street and Brownell Avenue in New Bedford, Massachusetts. Its focal point is Buttonwood Park, a 97-acre municipal park planned by Charles Eliot in the 1890s, and part of its surrounding neighborhood. The neighborhood was developed in the first decades of the 20th century as a complement to the park, and contains a fine selection of Colonial Revival and Craftsman style houses. The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2000. ()

Coordinates: 41°37'55"N, 70°57'7"W

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Buttonwood Park Historic District – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Buttonwood Park Zoo, The Rotch-Jones-Duff House & Garden Museum, New Bedford Meeting House, Oak Grove Cemetery.

~310 ftSE
Outdoor activities, Park, Playground
Buttonwood Park Zoo, New Bedford
2 min walk • The Buttonwood Park Zoo, located in New Bedford, Massachusetts, United States, is a seven-acre zoo located in the center of Buttonwood Park. It is owned and operated by the City of New Bedford, with the support of the Buttonwood Park Zoological Society. The zoo opened in 1894 as a deer park and menagerie.
1.2 miE
Museum, Historical place, History museum
The Rotch-Jones-Duff House & Garden Museum, New Bedford
31 min walk • The William Rotch Jr. House, now the Rotch–Jones–Duff House and Garden Museum, is a National Historic Landmark at 396 County Street in New Bedford, Massachusetts, in the United States. The three families whose names are attached to it were all closely tied to the city's nineteenth-century dominance of the whaling industry.
1.2 miE
Church
New Bedford Meeting House, New Bedford
32 min walk • New Bedford Friends Meeting House, also known as New Bedford Friends Meeting, is a Quaker house of worship in New Bedford, Massachusetts.
1 miNE
Cemetery
Oak Grove Cemetery, New Bedford
26 min walk • The Oak Grove Cemetery is a historic cemetery on Parker Street in New Bedford, Massachusetts. It consists of two parcels, separated by Parker Street, northwest of the city's central business district.
0.9 miSE
Cemetery
Rural Cemetery, New Bedford
24 min walk • The Rural Cemetery and Friends Cemetery are a pair of connected cemeteries at 149 Dartmouth Street in New Bedford, Massachusetts United States. They occupy an irregular parcel of land more than 90 acres in size on the west side of the city.
1.2 miE
41°38'7"N • 70°55'45"W
Gallery X, New Bedford
31 min walk • Museum, Art gallery, Shopping
1.2 miE
Greek Revival architecture
Nathan and Mary Johnson properties, New Bedford
31 min walk • The Nathan and Mary Johnson properties are a National Historic Landmark at 17–19 and 21 Seventh Street in New Bedford, Massachusetts.
1.2 miE
Church
First Baptist Church, New Bedford
31 min walk • The First Baptist Church is a historic Baptist church meeting house in New Bedford, Massachusetts. The Greek Revival building was constructed in 1829, and has been a prominent landmark of the city ever since. Its tower appears on the city seal.
1 miE
Gothic Revival architecture
William J. Rotch Gothic Cottage, New Bedford
26 min walk • The William J. Rotch Gothic Cottage is a historic cottage on 19 Irving Street in New Bedford, Massachusetts. The Gothic Revival cottage was built in 1845 to a design by noted New York City architect Alexander Jackson Davis. It was built for William J.
1.1 miE
Dancing, Nightlife
Wamsutta Club, New Bedford
29 min walk • The Wamsutta Club is a private social club in New Bedford, Massachusetts, founded in 1866. It was a club for the affluent members of New Bedford's community, which at the time was supported by the flagging whaling industry as well as the up-and-coming textiles.
1.3 miNE
Neighbourhood
North Bedford Historic District, New Bedford
33 min walk • The North Bedford Historic District is a historic district roughly bounded by Summer, Parker, Pleasant and Kempton Streets in New Bedford, Massachusetts.

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Which popular attractions are close to Buttonwood Park Historic District?

Nearby attractions include Buttonwood Park Zoo, New Bedford (2 min walk), Moreland Terrace Historic District, New Bedford (22 min walk), Rural Cemetery, New Bedford (24 min walk).

How to get to Buttonwood Park Historic District by public transport?

The nearest stations to Buttonwood Park Historic District:

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Bedford towers stop • Lines: 9 (29 min walk)
Kempton St. Stop • Lines: 9 (31 min walk)