NRHP /
Moreland Terrace
National Register Historic
District
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 The Moreland Terrace National
Register Historic District contains 73 resources over 18 acres of land. This
district is located immediatatley south of the County Street Historic district
and represents the continued southward extension of residential development
during the first quarter of the 20th century.
The district is comprised
primarily of Colonial Revival design reflects a less expensive, more
standardized approach to construction that was well-suited to the subdivision /
speculative development of the area during the 1890-1954 period. The boundary
runs along rear property lines to distinguish the area from other residential
districts oriented to the south and west.
The Moreland Terrace Historic
District is significant for its place in the late 19th/early 20th century
development of New Bedford's residential areas. It is an intact example
evidencing the new preference by the city's upper middle class for traditionsl
designs and a more "suburban-style" sitting on spacious parcels with consistent
setbacks.This was a period when the city's textile industry continued to
propsper, generating economic prosperity among a growing middle class of
businessmen and entrepreneurs. The district's geographic location as the next
open area south of Hawthorn Street, made it a very desiresble to live. The
district reflects the financial success of its occupents, success which was
translated into large, tastefully designed homes in the latest architectural
styles, built on large open lots along wide tree-lined streets. |
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