Roughly bounded by US 6, W end of Commercial St., Provincetown Harbor, and SE end of Commerical St., Provincetown, Massachusetts. County/parish: Barnstable.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places August 30, 1989. NRIS 89001148.
1127 contributing buildings. 25 contributing sites. 3 contributing structures. 5 contributing objects.Also known as:
The Provincetown Historic District encompasses most of the dense urban center of Provincetown, Massachusetts. The district is roughly bounded to the north by U.S. Route 6; to the west by the west end of Commercial St.; to the south by Provincetown Harbor; and to the east by the southeast end of Commercial St. It covers about 300 acres (120 ha), and includes more than 1,000 buildings. Its historic character spans more than 200 years of settlement, from the city's early years as a fishing community, to its development as a summer resort area and artists' colony beginning in the late 19th century. The district was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. Four properties in the district are also individually listed.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63794074