Provincetown Historic District
Provincetown Historic District, Historic District in Provincetown, United States.
The Provincetown Historic District extends across 300 acres along Commercial Street, containing over 1000 buildings between Route 6 and Provincetown Harbor.
The district earned its National Register of Historic Places designation in 1989, preserving structures from the early fishing settlement through the late 19th century developments.
The architectural landscape includes Federal, Georgian, and Mid 19th Century Revival styles, reflecting the evolution from fishing port to art destination.
The Historic District Commission requires permits for building modifications, which residents can obtain through the online permit center at Provincetown's municipal website.
The district includes the 1847 Unitarian Universalist Meeting House, featuring a tower influenced by architect Christopher Wren's designs.
Location: Provincetown
GPS coordinates: 42.05056,-70.18694
Latest update: March 30, 2025 21:58
Pilgrim Monument
207 m
Highland Light
10.3 km
Jenny Lind Tower
11 km
Atlantic House
761 m
Race Point Light
5 km
Dune Shacks of Peaked Hill Bars Historic District
2.2 km
Long Point Light
2.5 km
Wood End Light
3.3 km
Old Harbor U.S. Life Saving Station
4.1 km
Highland House
10.1 km
Center Methodist Church
376 m
Provincetown Public Library
269 m
Jedediah Higgins House
12.1 km
Herring Cove Beach
2.6 km
Truro Highlands Historic District
10.4 km
Old North Cemetery
9.8 km
Union Hall
12.4 km
Harbor Hotel Provincetown
2.4 km
First Congregational Parish Historic District
12.4 km
Cobb Memorial Library
12.9 km
Head of the Meadow Beach
8.6 km
Mary Heaton Vorse's house
930 m
Herring Cove Beach
2.8 km
Longnook Beach
12.8 km
Fisher Beach
11.7 km
Highland Beach
9.6 km
Race Point
4.9 km
Boy Beach
2.6 kmReviews
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