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Lafayette-Durfee House
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National Register of Historic Places

Lafayette-Durfee House

On the National Register since 198244 years
GeorgianListed 1982Fall River
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About Lafayette-Durfee House

Lafayette-Durfee House, at 94 Cherry St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Apr 15, 1982. It was among the first 10 of Fall River’s 109 listings. The Register lists it for its military and politics, at the local level. It describes its style as Georgian, as it does for 310 other Massachusetts listings. Seven more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isHistoric house in Massachusetts, United States. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 48 MB · National Archives↗
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Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 15 minutes

94 Cherry St., Fall River · about 0.4 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Lafayette-Durfee HouseStart here
  2. 2First Baptist ChurchGothic Revival · 0.1 mi on
  3. 3The Unitarian SocietyGothic Revival · next door
  4. 4Durfee, B.M.C., High SchoolRenaissance Revival · Built 1886 · 0.1 mi on
  5. 5Lower Highlands Historic DistrictFederal · 0.1 mi on
Around it

28 more Register listings within half a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

DDowntown Fall River Historic DistrictGreek Revival0.2 miBCataract Engine Company No. 3Greek Revival0.2 miBBelmont Club/John Young HouseGreek Revival · Built 18450.2 miBBradford Durfee Textile SchoolBuilding0.2 miBBristol County Superior CourtRichardsonian Romanesque · Built 18890.2 miBA.J. Borden BuildingLate Victorian Commercial · Built 18890.3 miDThird Street Commercial Corridor Historic DistrictDistrict0.3 miBConnell, William M., SchoolRomanesque Revival0.3 miBAmerican Printing Co. and Metacomet MillGothic · Built 18470.3 miBCentral Congregational ChurchRuskinian Gothic0.3 mi★U.s.s. Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. (Dd-850)Structure0.3 miStU.s.s. LionfishStructure0.3 mi★USS LIONFISH (SS0298) National Historic LandmarkBalao Class fleet submarine0.3 miStU.s.s. MassachusettsStructure0.3 mi★USS MASSACHUSETTS (BB-59) National Historic LandmarkBattleship0.3 miBOsborn HouseGreek Revival0.3 miBAcademy BuildingRuskinian Gothic · Built 18760.4 miBUnion Belt Company FactoryBuilding0.4 mi
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BChurch of the AscensionVictorian Gothic · Built 18750.4 mi★Torpedo Boat PT-617Structure0.4 mi★PT BOAT 796 (torpedo boat)Structure0.4 miBSt. Mary's Cathedral and RectoryVictorian Gothic · Built 18560.5 miBS. Gourse & Sons BlockBuilding0.5 miBSanto Christo ChurchLate Gothic Revival · Built 19240.5 miBChace, A. B., RowhousesQueen Anne Rowhouses · Built 18770.5 miBSacred Heart SchoolGeorgian Revival0.5 miBWilliam M. Manley HouseItalianate0.5 miBJames D. Hathaway HouseGreek Revival0.5 mi
More like it

Georgian style, nearby

Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Georgian.

Borden-Winslow House1.8 mi away
Samuel Gardner House2.6 mi away
Swansea Village Historic District3.4 mi away
Valentine-French House3.9 mi away

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Questions about Lafayette-Durfee House

Is Lafayette-Durfee House on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Apr 15, 1982 (Register number 82004959).

Is Lafayette-Durfee House a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Massachusetts has 189 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is U.s.s. Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. (Dd-850), 0.3 miles away.

Can you visit Lafayette-Durfee House?

Yes: it is open to visitors. Check opening times before you go.

Where can I read the history of Lafayette-Durfee House?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 48 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 63794570 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.