Stony Brook Reservation Parkways, Metropolitan Park System of Great Boston MPS
National Register of Historic Places

Stony Brook Reservation Parkways, Metropolitan Park System of Great Boston MPS

Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
Listed
January 3, 2006
Type
District
Period
Colonial
Ref No.
05001509

About this property

The Stony Brook Reservation Parkways are a group of historic parkways in Boston and Dedham, Massachusetts. They provide access to and within the Stony Brook Reservation, a Massachusetts state park. The roadways and the park are administered by the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation, a successor to the Metropolitan District Commission, which oversaw their construction. The roads consist of the Dedham, Enneking, and Turtle Pond Parkways and West Boundary Road. Two roads within the park, Smithfield Road and Reservation Road, are listed as non-contributing properties. The park roads were built between 1894 and 1956, and were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.

Location

Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
42.25926, -71.14059

Categories

COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENTCONSERVATIONENGINEERINGENTERTAINMENT/RECREATIONLANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURETRANSPORTATION
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Sources

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Nearby Historic Sites

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Nearby Battles

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1775Revolutionary War
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When was Stony Brook Reservation Parkways, Metropolitan Park System of Great Boston MPS listed on the National Register?

Stony Brook Reservation Parkways, Metropolitan Park System of Great Boston MPS was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on January 3, 2006.

What type of historic resource is Stony Brook Reservation Parkways, Metropolitan Park System of Great Boston MPS?

Stony Brook Reservation Parkways, Metropolitan Park System of Great Boston MPS is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Stony Brook Reservation Parkways, Metropolitan Park System of Great Boston MPS is recorded as the colonial era.

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