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There is ambiguity over which building is the oldest in New Bedford, Massachusetts.

City assessor records state that 14 Tarkiln Hill Road was built in 1671, making it the oldest.

However, a 2015 historical report suggests the same building was constructed in 1795.

NEW BEDFORD – What’s the oldest building in New Bedford?

Well, there is some ambiguity.

If you believe in Assessor records , which are generally short on ambiguity (tax bills are seldom ambiguous), the winner is 14 Tarkiln Hill Road.

It was built in 1671, according to the Assessor records. They were confirmed by the New Bedford Public Library Reference Dept.’s research into identifying the city’s oldest building.

That makes it 354 years old, or more than a century older than the United States.

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