Historical Marker

Homage To The Fisherman

Provincetown · Barnstable County

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The Story

Homage To The Fisherman is a historic object located at Commercial St in Provincetown, Barnstable County, Massachusetts. Built in 1989, designed by Harvey Dodd. It is a contributing property in a National Register historic district. A contributing property in the Provincetown Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.

About this site

Homage To The Fisherman is a historical marker in Provincetown, Barnstable County. It is one of 250 historical markers documented in Barnstable County, among 6,897 historic sites cataloged across the county on MassRoam.

The site sits at 42.0505, -70.1849 near Provincetown. The nearest cataloged historic site is Building at Commercial St (landmark), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Structure at Commercial St, MacMillan, Donald B. Memorial, and Municipal - McMillan Wharf.

This record is drawn from public historical records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

History

"Homage to the Fisherman" stands along Provincetown's Commercial Street and honors the town's deep-rooted fishing industry and its largely Portuguese fishing community. Recorded as installed about 1989, the piece reflects the maritime heritage of a harbor that was one of New England's busiest fishing ports. It contributes to Provincetown's National Register historic district.

📍 42.0505, -70.1849 · Provincetown, Barnstable County
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