Roughly The Great Rd. from Bacon Rd., Memorial Park & Narrow Gauge Trail on E. to North & Concord Rds. on W., Bedford, Massachusetts. County/parish: Middlesex.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places June 13, 2014. NRIS 14000327.
171 contributing buildings. 5 contributing sites. 43 contributing structures. 23 contributing objects.
The Bedford Center Historic District encompasses the historic heart of the town of Bedford, Massachusetts. It extends along Great Road between Bacon and Concord Roads, and includes primarily residential areas on adjacent side streets. The area includes the town's main civic buildings, its first cemetery, and a diverse array of residential architecture spanning more than two centuries. The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977; its boundaries were adjusted in 2014 and its period of significance extended.
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