Hammond Pond Parkway
National Register of Historic Places

Hammond Pond Parkway

Brookline, Norfolk County, Massachusetts
Listed
March 18, 2004
Type
District
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
04000250

About this property

Hammond Pond Parkway is a historic parkway in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. The road, built in 1932, extends 2 miles (3.2 km) from Hobart Road (at Beacon Street) in Newton to Horace James Circle in Brookline, where it joins the West Roxbury Parkway. It was designed by Charles Eliot and the Olmsted Brothers to provide a parkway setting that provided access from Brookline, Newton, and the western portions of Boston to the southern parks of the Emerald Necklace. The parkway was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.

Location

Brookline, Norfolk County, Massachusetts
42.31346, -71.16659

Categories

COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENTCONSERVATIONENGINEERINGLANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURETRANSPORTATION
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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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Nearby Historic Sites

Holyhood Cemetery
Listed
0.5 mi
Roughwood
Industrial
0.7 mi
Jackson, Thaddeus, House
Industrial
0.8 mi
Hyde, Gershom, House
Industrial
0.8 mi
West Roxbury Parkway, Metropolitan Park System of Greater Boston
Industrial
0.9 mi

Nearby Battles

Siege of Boston – Roxbury Lines
1775Revolutionary War
3.6 mi
Siege of Boston – Cambridge Lines
1775Revolutionary War
5.1 mi

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When was Hammond Pond Parkway listed on the National Register?

Hammond Pond Parkway was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 18, 2004.

What type of historic resource is Hammond Pond Parkway?

Hammond Pond Parkway is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Hammond Pond Parkway?

The period of significance for Hammond Pond Parkway is recorded as the industrial era, specifically around 1932.

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