Old Ship Street Historic District

The Old Ship Street Historic District is a historic district on both sides of Pleasant St. from Riverside Ave. to Park Street in Medford, Massachusetts. The district is based around shipyard established in 1803 by Thatcher Magoun, which operated into the 1870s. None of the industrial shipyard facilities have survived, leaving the area as a predominantly residential area. Most of the housing in the area derives from the first few decades of the shipyard's existence, resulting in a significant number of Federal and Greek Revival houses, built roughly between 1803 and 1855.[2]

Old Ship Street Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Pleasant Street
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Location	Medford, Massachusetts
Coordinates	42°24′59″N 71°6′6″W
Built	1828
Architect	Ellis, Robert; Et al.
Architectural style	Greek Revival
NRHP reference No.	75000279 [1]
Added to NRHP	April 14, 1975

The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.[1]

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Medford, Massachusetts
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Middlesex County, Massachusetts

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
2. "MACRIS inventory record for Old Ship Area". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-02-27.