Taunton Green Historic District

	Taunton Green Historic District
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	U.S. Historic district
	Taunton Green, looking east toward Main Street
Location	Taunton, Massachusetts
Coordinates	41°54′8″N 71°5′40″W / 41.90222°N 71.09444°W
Area	50 acres (20 ha)
Built	1830
Architect	Multiple
Architectural style	Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian
MPS	Taunton MRA
NRHP reference No.	85000547
Added to NRHP	March 1, 1985

The Taunton Green Historic District is a historic area located at the center of the city of Taunton, Massachusetts at the junction of Broadway, Taunton Green, Main and Court Streets. It forms the intersection of U.S. Route 44 and State routes 140 and 138.

The green was laid out in 1830 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985 and contains approximately 20 buildings on 50 acres (20 ha).^[2] The Taunton Green Historic District directly abuts the Bristol County Courthouse Complex historic district.^[3]

Taunton Green has historically the gathering place for troops headed to war and since 1914 it has hosted the city's annual holiday light display which attracts visitors from throughout the area, giving Taunton the nickname of "The Christmas City".^[4]

In July 2004, the historic Templar's Hall (c. 1850) and Cohannet Block (1870) (commonly referred to as the Seeley Building) located on the corner of Taunton Green and Weir Street were destroyed by an arsonist.^[5]

Contributing properties

(partial listing)

Taunton Green (historic town common)
J.R. Tallman & Co, Inc. (1913), 11-12 Court Street
Crocker Building (1898), 4 Court Street
Boys & Girls Club of Taunton (1913), 31 Court Street
43 Taunton Green (1831), current facade added in 1893
Dunbar Block (c. 1830), 44-49 Taunton Green
Union Block (1860), 1-37 Main Street
Bank Blocks (c. 1855), 4, 5 & 9 Taunton Green
Taylor Building (1889), 10-14 Taunton Green
Jones Block (1874), 5-29 Broadway
Donovan Building (c. 1900), 28 Broadway

Properties with separate NRHP Listings

United States Post Office (1932), 37 Taunton Green

Gallery

Taunton Green in c. 1905
Historic view of Taunton Green with Bristol County Superior Courthouse in the distance
Annual holiday light display on Taunton Green
World War I memorial on Taunton Green
Crocker Building
Dunbar Block
Donovan Block
Jones Block
Taylor Block
Union Block
County Courthouse and The Hiker statue
The flag of Taunton flies alongside the flag of the United States over Taunton Green