Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to New Bedford

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in
Old Third District Courthouse
Photo: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons · tap to enlarge
National Register of Historic Places

Old Third District Courthouse

Also known as Institution for Savings

On the National Register since 197155 years
Italian RenaissanceListed 1971New Bedford
DirectionsAdd an old photo

Visiting? The towns around it and where to stay →

About

About Old Third District Courthouse

Old Third District Courthouse, at 2nd and William Sts., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Sep 28, 1971. It was among the first 3 of New Bedford’s 41 listings. The Register lists it for its commerce, politics and architecture, at the state level. It describes its style as Italian Renaissance, as it does for 21 other Massachusetts listings. Nine more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isNew Bedford, Massachusetts, listed on the NRHP. 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 · 34 MB · National Archives↗
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 5 minutes

2nd and William Sts., New Bedford · about 0.2 miles on foot, as the crow flies

DirectionsWalk the tour in Google Maps
  1. 1Old Third District CourthouseStart here
  2. 2New Bedford Historic DistrictFederal · next door
  3. 3New Bedford Whaling National Historical ParkBuilt 1996 · next door
  4. 4U.S. CustomhouseGreek Revival · next door
  5. 5Times and Olympia BuildingsGeorgian · 0.1 mi on
Around it

15 more Register listings within half a mile

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

BDr. Samuel Warren HouseGeorgian · Built 17160.2 mi★ERNESTINA (schooner)Two-masted gaff-rigged schooner0.2 miDCentral New Bedford Historic DistrictNeo-Classical0.2 miBFirst Baptist ChurchGreek Revival0.2 miStLightship No. 114Lightship0.2 mi★Johnson, Nathan and Mary (Polly), PropertiesFederal0.3 miDMerrill's Wharf Historic DistrictDistrict0.3 miDNew Bedford Gas and Edison Light ComplexClassical Revival0.4 mi★William Jr. Rotch HouseGreek Revival · Built 19830.4 miSGriffin Street CemeterySite0.4 miBSgt. William H. Carney HouseVictorian0.4 miDNorth Bedford Historic DistrictFederal0.4 miBFire Station No. 4Romanesque · Built 19760.5 mi★Rotch, William J., Gothic CottageGothic Revival0.5 miDCounty Street Historic DistrictDistrict0.5 mi

Memories of Old Third District Courthouse

The record says what it is. Neighbors know what it means.

Town Square →
Weigh in
Have you been to Old Third District Courthouse?

Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.

Start a conversation
Have an old photo of it?Add it · +10

Questions about Old Third District Courthouse

Is Old Third District Courthouse on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Sep 28, 1971 (Register number 71000083).

Is Old Third District Courthouse a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Massachusetts has 189 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is U.S. Customhouse, 0 miles away.

Can you visit Old Third District Courthouse?

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

Where can I read the history of Old Third District Courthouse?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 34 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 63794430 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.