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Peter Pierce Store
Photo: User:Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons · tap to enlarge
National Register of Historic Places

Peter Pierce Store

Listed as “Pierce, Peter, Store” · Also known as Middleborough Police Department

Middleborough’s first place on the National RegisterListed Apr 30, 1976; only 392 of Massachusetts’s 4,457 listings are older
Listed 1976Middleborough
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Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

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About Peter Pierce Store

Peter Pierce Store, at N. Main and Jackson Sts., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Apr 30, 1976: the first place in Middleborough to be listed. Only 392 of Massachusetts’s 4,457 listings are older. The Register lists it for its commerce and architecture, at the local level. Two more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 33 MB · National Archives↗
Through the years

1825 to today

  1. 1825Built
  2. 1976Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  3. 2026On the Register for 50 years
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 25 minutes

N. Main and Jackson Sts., Middleborough · about 1 miles on foot, as the crow flies

DirectionsWalk the tour in Google Maps
  1. 1Peter Pierce StoreStart here
  2. 2US Post Office-Middleborough MainClassical Revival · Built 1932 · 0.2 mi on
  3. 3Middleborough Center Historic DistrictFoursquare · 0.1 mi on
  4. 4Leonard. Shaw & Dean Shoe FactoryBuilt 1896 · 0.3 mi on
  5. 5Washburn, C.P., Grain MillBuilt 1899 · 0.4 mi on
Around it

2 more Register listings within 2 miles

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

DMiddleborough WaterworksQueen Anne0.8 miBTom Thumb HouseSecond Empire2 mi

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Questions about Peter Pierce Store

Is Peter Pierce Store on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Apr 30, 1976 (Register number 76001611).

Is Peter Pierce Store a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Massachusetts has 189 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Sampson-White Joiner Shop, 12.2 miles away.

Can you visit Peter Pierce Store?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of Peter Pierce Store?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 33 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 63796528 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.