National Historic Landmark · New Bedford, Massachusetts

Johnson, Nathan and Mary (Polly), Properties

Added to the National Register in 2000, and a National Historic Landmark.

Johnson, Nathan and Mary (Polly), Properties
Photos via Wikimedia Commons

The record

Property typeBuilding
Address17-19, and 21 Seventh Street, New Bedford, MA
CountyBristol County
ListedFeb 16, 2000
Listed forBlack heritage, Social history
Level of significanceNational
Reference number00000260
StyleGreek Revival architecture

The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗

Visiting

Address17-19, and 21 Seventh Street, New Bedford, MA
Coordinates41.6331° N, 70.9289° W · Directions ↗
Also in New Bedford42 listed places in New Bedford →
Listing on the Register does not open the door. Unless a museum or park runs it, treat this as private property and see it from the sidewalk.

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Reference

Questions people ask

When was Johnson, Nathan and Mary (Polly), Properties listed on the National Register?

Feb 16, 2000. It is also a National Historic Landmark, the higher of the two designations.

Source: National Park Service

Where is Johnson, Nathan and Mary (Polly), Properties?

17-19, and 21 Seventh Street, New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts.

Source: National Park Service

Where is the nomination form for Johnson, Nathan and Mary (Polly), Properties?

The National Archives holds the nomination form, the document that made the case for listing.

Source: National Archives

Sources

Name, location, type and dates come from the National Register office's spreadsheet of listed properties, because the Park Service's spatial data does not carry this listing. The map point comes from Wikidata. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 00000260. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The nomination form and photographs ↗ at NPGallery are the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service, and the form is often the best description of the place.