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Provincetown First World War Memorial is a historic memorial located at 260 Commercial St in Provincetown, Barnstable County, Massachusetts. Built in 1920. 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.
Provincetown First World War Memorial 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 42.0512, -70.1872 near Provincetown. The nearest cataloged historic site is Seamen's Savings Bank (landmark), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Smith, D. D. Building, George's Pizza, and Shoe Port.
This record is drawn from public historical records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
The Provincetown First World War Memorial stands at 260 Commercial Street and was dedicated in 1920 to honor town residents who served in the Great War. Provincetown, a fishing and artists' community at the tip of Cape Cod, lost a number of its young men to the conflict, and the memorial is a contributing feature of a National Register historic district.
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