Fall River Painted Ladies

Not all the great old Painted Ladies are on The Hill and in the Highlands. There are some architectural beauties to be found in the south end of town, in the Globe section and in Corky’s Row.  Architectural diversity is one of the great charms of Fall River, whether in commercial and civic buildings or residential dwellings.  The double and triple decker construction, so commonly seen in New England mill towns still abounds in the city, with a great many of these dwellings now clad in aluminum siding.  Occasionally a shingled example still exists, and more rarely still, a brick dwelling.  Some resourceful means have been found to preserve at at least some of the carved “gingerbread” ornaments and embellishments of these South End Painted Ladies.  A few boast some eye-catching paint schemes as well.

Perhaps the most impressive example, in sheer size, of mill architecture in the area is the King Phillip Mill which engulfs several blocks.