It also contains the Old Colony Railroad Station which was individually listed on the NRHP on April 11, 1972.

In 1711, the Taunton North Purchase area became Norton, and in 1713, the twenty-six families settled in Easton and hired Elder William Pratt as their first minister.

The Ames family shaped the town's economy and was responsible for the presence of a number of landmark buildings in the town designed by H. H. Richardson, originator of the Richardsonian Romanesque style and designer of Trinity Church in Boston.

The five Richardson buildings in the Historic Landmark District include: Though this school complex was not made by Richardson himself, it was dedicated to him and made in his style: Although intended to be the town hall, the Oakes Ames Memorial Hall was never accepted by the town and never used for that purpose.

In addition, there is a commercial building at 66 Main Street which was designed and built in the nineteenth century by Richardson's office in a Richardsonian style.