Attleboro Real Estate

Attleboro

Attleboro is a city in Bristol County, Massachusetts. It is located immediately north of Pawtucket, Rhode Island. It was once known as "The Jewelry Capital of the World" for its many jewelry manufacturers.

The town was incorporated from part of Rehoboth in 1694 as the Town of Attleborough. It was reincorporated in 1914 as the City of Attleboro. Attleboro included the town of North Attleborough until 1887 and Cumberland, Rhode Island, until 1747. When the city re-incorporated in 1914, the "-ugh" was removed from the name; North Attleborough kept it. Like many towns in Massachusetts, it was named for a British town.

During the colonial period, John Woodstock lived in North Attleboro. During the Native American insurgency Woodcock's son, Nathaniel, was murdered and his head was placed on a pole in his front yard. The house where Woodcock lived is now a historical monument. It is rumored George Washington passed through and stayed near the Woodcock Garrison House at the Hatch Tavern where he swapped one shoe buckle with Israel Hatch, a revolutionary soldier and new owner of the Garrison House.

The city became known for jewelry manufacturing, notably through the L.G. Balfour Company, starting in 1913. However, the company has since moved out of the city, with the site of the former plant turned into a riverfront park. At one time, Attleboro was known as "The Jewelry Capital of the World." Jewelry related manufacturing firms continue to operate there. One of these companies is Guyot Brothers Company^,which was started in 1904. General Findings, M.S. Company, James A. Murphy Co., Garlan Chain, Leach & Garner, and Masters of Design (which was started by former Balfour employees) are jewelry related manufacturing companies still in operation.

Attleboro is bordered by North Attleborough, MA to the north, Mansfield, MA, Norton, MA to the easst, Rehoboth, MA, Seekonk, MA and Pawtucket, RI to the south, and Cumberland, RI, to the west. It includes the localities of Briggs Corner, Dodgeville, East Junction, Hebronville, and South Attleboro.

The Ten Mile River, a tributary to the Blackstone River, runs through the center of Attleboro, and is fed by several brooks and the Bungay River. Several small ponds are in the city, as well as the Manchester Pond Reservoir, located along Interstate 95. There are also two reservation areas, the Antony Lawrence Reservation Area and Coleman Reservation Area, as well as the Bungay River Conservation Area located in the north of the city.

Attleboro's school department has five elementary schools (Hill-Roberts, Hyman Fine, A. Irvin Studley, Peter Thacher and Thomas Willett), three middle schools (Brennan, Coelho and Wamsutta), and Attleboro High School. Attleboro High School's football team (the "Blue Bombardiers") has a traditional rivalry with North Attleborough High School, whom they play for their Thanksgiving Day game.

In addition to Attleboro High School, which has its own vocational division, students from the city and surrounding towns may choose to attend Bishop Feehan, a co-educational Roman Catholic high school which opened in 1961 and is named for Bishop Daniel Francis Feehan, Bishop of the Diocese of Fall River. The city also has a satellite branch of Bristol Community College, which was located in the city's former high school building but has since been located to an old Texas Instruments site.

Attleboro has four museums, including the Attleboro Arts Museum, Attleboro Area Industrial Museum, the Women at Work Museum, and the Museum at the Mill. Other points of interest within the city include:

Capron Park, which houses a zoo
L.G. Balfour Riverwalk, which was once the site of the L.G. Balfour jewelry plant, is adjacent to the downtown business district.
LaSalette Shrine which has a holiday light display
Triboro Youth Theatre / Triboro Musical Theatre
Attleboro Community Theatre, located at the Ezekiel Bates Masonic Lodge, 71 North Main Street, Attleboro, Massachusetts.
Dodgeville Mill

Attleboro is located along 1-95 (which enters the state between Attleboro and Pawtucket, Rhode Island), 1-295 (whose northern terminus is near the North Attleborough town line at I-95), and US 1, as well as Routes1A, 118, 123 and 152, the last three all intersecting at Attleboro center. The proposed Interstate 895 was to run through Attleboro and have a junction at the present day I-295/I-95 terminus. Notice, when driving from Rhode Island on I-295, the stub exits before the half-cloverleaf exit to I-95. The city is also home to two MBTA commuter rail stations: one in the downtown area and the other near the Rhode Island border in the South Attleboro district.

Attleboro and Taunton are both served by Greater Attleboro-Taunton Regional Transit Authority, or GATRA, which provides bus transit between the two cities and the surrounding regions.

Source: Wikipedia.org

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Number of properties currently on the market in Attleboro:

Single Family: 215 Properties
Mobile Home: 24 Properties
Condo: 46 Properties
Multi Family: 35 Properties

Number of new Attleboro Real Estate listings in the last month:

Single Family: 42 Properties
Mobile Home: 5 Properties
Condo: 4 Properties
Multi Family: 11 Properties

Average sale price for Real Estate sold in Attleboro over the last 6 months:

Single Family: $287,572
Mobile Home: $50,389
Condo: $193,557
Multi Family: $272,932

320 Properties Found

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