Photo: Third Meeting House (Old Grange Hall), circa 1816, located at 1 Fairhaven Rd., Mattapoisett. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. Photographed by User: Schlitzer90 (own work), 2012, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, accessed December, 2022.
Neighborhoods
Mattapoisett is from an Indian Word meaning Place of Rest. First settled about 1750, it was incorporated in 1857. After its heyday as a busy ship building and whaling town, it settled into a role as a summer resort by the middle of the 20th century.
Nearby Towns: Acushnet Town • Fairhaven Town • Rochester Town •