Fairhaven Historical Commission

10/12/2026

09/30/2026

https://www.newbedfordguide.com/history-haunts-fairhaven-a-night-of-shadows-at-fort-phoenix/2026/09/29

Fairhaven Village Militia presents Hauntings at the Fort, a special edition of Evenings at the Fort,

09/28/2026

18 Cedar Street, c. 1893
This 19th century Georgian Revival house stands just north of the site of the H. H. Rogers estate, and appears to have been built at about the same time as the Rogers buildings. With the exception of the unpainted shingle wall surface, the exterior of this house is in pristine original condition. The large yellow brick chimney with stepped brick courses for the cap is an important detail; the slate-covered hipped roof with its terne-coated copper flashing and finials and its three dormers is remarkable. The entry porch with its Palladian arched arrangement is probably the most important single detail, and the large windows with diamoned-paned upper sash are characteristic of early Colonial Revival de-
signs.

08/15/2026

Thanks to Commission members Rick Martin & Brian Messier for painting the Old Stone School House gutters today!

07/24/2026

48 William Street, JESSIE PAINE HOUSE (c. 1835) This late Federal house differs from local early Federal examples in chimney placement and in the second floor windows which have full splayed lintels over them instead of rising nearly to the cornice height. Walling Map 1850, Beers Atlas 1868 - Alden. (1978 Valdamar DeOliveria)

07/22/2026

Plaques at Fairhaven Town Hall

07/05/2026

55 William St, (c 1835) LEMUEL TRIPP HOUSE (1850) / JAMES TRIPP II (c 1868) Late Federal.
Lemuel Tripp was a half owner of the ferryboat FAIRHAVEN. Tripp owned many vessels from the early l800's to the 1860's. Two of which were the PACKET in 1812, and the MARYANN in 1837. Federal house type characteristic of the 1830’s settlement of the Rotch Farm area. “Old Time Fairhaven" Harris Vol 2 pg 46-47. (1978 Malcom Cummings)

07/05/2026

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07/02/2026

William Bradford Memorial at Main Street and Church Street.

06/30/2026

20 Center St (1901) George H. Taber Masonic Lodge, A.F.&A.M., Fairhaven, MA.
This really Georgian Revival commercial / office structure is the urban-type building in Fairhaven. It was presented only to the George H. Taber Lodge of Masons in 1901 by Henry H. Rogers.