National Register of Historic Places listings in Massachusetts explained

The National Register of Historic Places is a United States federal official list of places and sites considered worthy of preservation. In the state of Massachusetts, there are over 4,300 listings, representing about 5% of all NRHP listings nationwide and the second-most of any U.S. state, behind only New York. Listings appear in all 14 Massachusetts counties.

			County	data-sort-type="number"	of sites
1.1	Barnstable: Barnstable	85
1.3	Barnstable: Other	125
1.4	Barnstable: Duplicates	(4)
1.5	Barnstable: Total	206
2	Berkshire	178
3.1	Bristol: Fall River	108
3.2	Bristol: New Bedford	42
3.3	Bristol: Taunton	96
3.4	Bristol: Other	137
3.5	Bristol: Duplicates	(1)
3.6	Bristol: Total	382
4	Dukes	23
5.1	Essex: Andover	51
5.2	Essex: Gloucester	35
5.3	Essex: Ipswich	31
5.4	Essex: Lawrence	24
5.5	Essex: Lynn	30
5.6	Essex: Methuen	45
5.7	Essex: Salem	46
5.8	Essex: Other	220
5.9	Essex: Duplicates	(3)
5.10	Essex: Total	479
6	Franklin	61
7.1	Hampden: Springfield	90
7.2	Hampden: Other	78
7.3	Hampden: Total	168
8	Hampshire	83
9.1	Middlesex: Arlington	64
9.2	Middlesex: Cambridge	207
9.3	Middlesex: Concord	27
9.4	Middlesex: Framingham	20
9.5	Middlesex: Lexington	17
9.6	Middlesex: Lowell	41
9.7	Middlesex: Marlborough	17
9.8	Middlesex: Medford	36
9.9	Middlesex: Newton	187
9.10	Middlesex: Reading	90
9.11	Middlesex: Sherborn	25
9.12	Middlesex: Somerville	84
9.13	Middlesex: Stoneham	69
9.14	Middlesex: Wakefield	95
9.15	Middlesex: Waltham	109
9.16	Middlesex: Weston	15
9.17	Middlesex: Winchester	68
9.18	Middlesex: Other	196
9.19	Middlesex: Duplicates	(31)
9.20	Middlesex: Total	1,335
10	Nantucket	4
11.1	Norfolk: Brookline	98
11.2	Norfolk: Milton	30
11.3	Norfolk: Quincy	109
11.4	Norfolk: Other	124
11.5	Norfolk: Duplicates	(4)
11.6	Norfolk: Total	357
12	Plymouth	141
13.1	Suffolk: Northern Boston	149
13.2	Suffolk: Southern Boston	184
13.3	Suffolk: Other	23
13.4	Suffolk: Duplicates	(2)
13.5	Suffolk: Total	356
14.1	Worcester: Southbridge	85
14.2	Worcester: Uxbridge	53
14.3	Worcester: Eastern Worcester city	98
14.4	Worcester: Northwestern Worcester city	112
14.5	Worcester: Southwestern Worcester city	82
14.6	Worcester: Northern Worcester County	78
14.7	Worcester: Other	187
14.8	Worcester: Duplicates	(6)
14.9	Worcester: Total	686
(duplicates):		(46)
Total:		4,465

See also

• List of bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Massachusetts
• List of National Historic Landmarks in Massachusetts

External links

• Massachusetts Cultural Resources Information System (MACRIS), the state's database of cultural inventory, including NRHP and state historic sites