Corky Row Historic District
Corky Row Historic District | |
Andrew Borden House, 230 Second Street, part of Corky Row Historic District | |
41°41′43″N 71°9′23″W / 41.69528°N 71.15639°W / 41.69528; -71.15639 | |
Architectural style | Early Republic, Greek Revival |
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MPS | Fall River MRA |
NRHP reference No. | 83000656[1] |
Added to NRHP | June 23, 1983 |
Corky Row Historic District is a historic district located in Fall River, Massachusetts bounded by Plymouth Avenue, Interstate-195 and Second Street. The district contains many early multi-family mill tenement houses, along with the Davol Mills, the Tecumseh Mill No. 1 and several commercial properties.
Perhaps the most famous property listed within the Corky Row Historic District is the house of Andrew J. Borden, located at 230 (92 before 1896[2]) Second Street. This house was the scene of the infamous 1892 double ax-murder of Mr. Borden and his wife, which led to the trial and acquittal of Andrew's daughter, Lizzie Borden. Today, the house has been restored as a bed-and-breakfast.
The district contains over 400 structures with an area of 96 acres (390,000 m2) and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.
Historical background
The Corky Row neighborhood was developed between 1840 and 1870 and represents the second major phase of expansion within the city of Fall River.[3] Largely settled by immigrants from County Cork, Ireland who came to work in the city's burgeoning textile industry. The historic district contains dozens of four- and six- family apartment houses in various configurations, as well as a number of classic New England–style triple deckers, many built by the new cotton mills constructed during the 1860s: the Tecumseh, Davol and Robeson Mills, located along Hartwell Street on the eastern edge of the historic district.
Today, the neighborhood contains a mix of residential and commercial uses, including recent developments along Plymouth Avenue, Hartwell Street and along Second and Rodman Streets. The Tecumseh Mill was converted into housing in the 1980s. The Robeson Mills (also known as Luther Manufacturing) were demolished in the 1990s for what is now Applebee's, Walgreens and a more recently built convenience store and gas station at the corner of Rodman Street and Hartwell.
The Corky Row Club, located on Third Street was established in 1938 as an Irish social club.[4] The James T. Griffin playground, located within a few blocks of the Corky Row Club, was named for one of the first to be killed in World War II from the area.[5]
Contributing properties
Mills[6]
- Davol Mills (1866, 1872), Rodman Street & Plymouth Avenue
- Tecumseh Mill No.1 (1866), Hartwell Street
Houses (partial listing)
- Andrew J. Borden House (1845), 230 Second Street
- Benjamin Kellogg House (1874), 14-20 Brow Street
- Tecumseh Mill Housing (1866), 300-308 Fifth Street
- Davol Mill Housing (1870), 367-371 Fifth Street
- Moses Dean House (1877), 201-203 Fourth Street
- Jeremiah Shea House (1885), 486 Fourth Street
- Thomas Gormley House (1881), 825 Plymouth Avenue
Commercial/other
- Giesow Building (1894), 120 Third Street
- Flat Iron Building (1908), 878-892 Second Street
- St. Mary's School (1906), 467 Spring Street
- Neill's Hotel (1899), 255 Third Street
Demolished
- Robeson Mill No. 1 (1866), Hartwell Street (demolished in 2001)
- Robeson Mill No. 2 (Luther Mfg. Co.) (1903), Plymouth Avenue (demolished early 1990s)
Gallery
- Plymouth Avenue at Lyon Street
- Tecumseh Mill (1866)
- Giesow Building (1894)
- (former) St. Mary's School (1906)
- Davol Mills
See also
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ "Chronology 1789-1892". The Lizzie Andrew Borden Virtual Museum & Library. 2015. Archived from the original on June 14, 2016. Retrieved March 29, 2015.
- ^ A Guide Book to Fall River's National Register Properties, 1984, p.16
- ^ "Corky Row Club Mission". Archived from the original on March 28, 2012. Retrieved August 22, 2017.
- ^ Monuments and Markers within the City of Fall River
- ^ A Guide Book to Fall River's National Register Properties, 1984, p.19-49
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- American Printing Company
- Battle of Freetown
- B.M.C. Durfee High School 1886 building
- Bradford Durfee Textile School/Bradford Durfee College of Technology
- Corky Row Historic District
- Downtown Fall River Historic District
- Fall River Railroad
- Fall River Iron Works
- Fall River Line
- Great Fall River fire of 1928
- Highlands Historic District
- Lower Highlands Historic District
- Historic Places
- Oak Grove Cemetery
- Pocasset Manufacturing Company
- Slade's Ferry Bridge
- The Skeleton in Armor
- Truesdale Hospital
- USS Fall River (CA-131)
- Watuppa Branch
- Mariano S. Bishop
- Lizzie Borden
- Nathaniel B. Borden
- Richard Borden
- M. C. D. Borden
- Charlie Buffinton
- James Buffington
- Robert Correia
- Jasiel Correia
- John W. Cummings
- Orin Fowler
- Chris Herren
- Emeril Lagasse
- List of mayors of Fall River, Massachusetts
- Humberto Sousa Cardinal Medeiros
- Joe Raposo
- Jerry Remy
- Melvin Zais
- Academy Building
- Al Mac's Diner-Restaurant
- Battleship Cove
- Braga Bridge
- Copicut Woods
- Fall River Government Center
- Fall River Heritage State Park
- Interstate 195 (Rhode Island-Massachusetts)
- Marine Museum at Fall River
- List of mills
- New Harbour Mall
- Old Colony & Fall River Railroad Museum
- Quequechan Club
- Route 24
- St. Joseph's Orphanage
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- Roman Catholic Diocese of Fall River
- St. Anne's Church and Parish Complex
- Notre Dame de Lourdes Church
- St. Patrick's Church