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1767 Milestones **
(added 1971 - Middlesex County - #71000084)
Between Boston and Springfield along Old Post Rd., Cambridge
(0 acres, 40 objects)
Historic Significance: Event
Area of Significance: Transportation
Period of Significance: 1700-1749, 1750-1799
Owner: Private , State
Historic Function: Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function: Monument/Marker
Current Function: Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function: Monument/Marker

1767 Milestones **
(added 1971 - Middlesex County - #71000084)
Between Boston and Springfield along Old Post Rd., Sudbury
(0 acres, 40 objects)
Historic Significance: Event
Area of Significance: Transportation
Period of Significance: 1700-1749, 1750-1799
Owner: Private , State
Historic Function: Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function: Monument/Marker
Current Function: Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function: Monument/Marker

Acton Centre Historic District
(added 1983 - Middlesex County - #83000780)
Main St., Wood and Woodbur Lanes, Newton, Concord, and Nagog Hill Rds., Acton
(335 acres, 36 buildings, 1 object)
Historic Significance: Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer: Hartwell & Richardson, Taylor,Moses
Architectural Style: Greek Revival, Federal
Area of Significance: Religion, Agriculture, Military, Politics/Government, Architecture, Industry
Period of Significance: 1800-1824, 1825-1849, 1850-1874
Owner: Private
Historic Function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Religion
Historic Sub-function: Business, City Hall, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Religion

Alewife Brook Parkway **
(added 2004 - Middlesex County - #04000249)
Alewife Brook Parkway, Cambridge
(120 acres, 3 structures)
Historic Significance: Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer: Olmstead Brothers, Eliot, Charles
Architectural Style: No Style Listed
Area of Significance: Landscape Architecture, Engineering, Conservation, Transportation, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance: 1900-1924, 1925-1949, 1950-1974
Owner: State
Historic Function: Landscape, Recreation And Culture, Transportation
Historic Sub-function: Conservation Area, Natural Feature, Outdoor Recreation, Park, Road-Related
Current Function: Landscape, Recreation And Culture, Transportation
Current Sub-function: Conservation Area, Natural Feature, Outdoor Recreation, Park, Road-Related

American Waltham Watch Company Historic District
(added 1989 - Middlesex County - #89001501)
185--241 Crescent St., Waltham
(82 acres, 3 buildings)
Historic Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer: Unknown
Architectural Style: Queen Anne, Romanesque
Area of Significance: Architecture, Industry
Period of Significance: 1875-1899, 1900-1924
Owner: Private
Historic Function: Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function: Manufacturing Facility
Current Function: Industry/Processing/Extraction
Current Sub-function: Manufacturing Facility

Andover Street Historic District
(added 2000 - Middlesex County - #00000568)
245--834 Andover St., 569, 579 E. Merrimack St., Lowell
(706 acres, 118 buildings, 18 objects)
Historic Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer: Clark, Edwin R., Stickney, Frederick W.
Architectural Style: Gothic Revival, Queen Anne
Area of Significance: Community Planning And Development, Agriculture, Architecture
Period of Significance: 1800-1824, 1825-1849, 1850-1874, 1875-1899, 1900-1924, 1925-1949
Owner: Private
Historic Function: Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Historic Sub-function: Agricultural Fields, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function: Domestic, Religion
Current Sub-function: Religious Structure, Single Dwelling

Arlington Center Historic District **
(added 1974 - Middlesex County - #74000361)
Also known as See Also:Arlington Center Historic District (Boundary Increa
Bounded by Massachusetts Ave. and Academy, Pleasant and Maple Sts., Arlington
(130 acres, 9 buildings)
Historic Significance: Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer: Multiple
Architectural Style: Federal, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Gothic Revival
Area of Significance: Architecture, Art, Landscape Architecture
Period of Significance: 1750-1799, 1800-1824, 1825-1849, 1850-1874, 1875-1899, 1900-1924
Owner: Private , Local Gov't
Historic Function: Domestic, Education, Government, Landscape, Religion
Historic Sub-function: City Hall, Library, Religious Structure, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function: Domestic, Education, Government, Landscape, Religion
Current Sub-function: City Hall, Library, Religious Structure, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Arlington Center Historic District (Boundary Increase)
(added 1985 - Middlesex County - #85002691)
Also known as See Also:Arlington Center Historic District;Russell,Jason,Ho
Roughly bounded by Jason St., Massachusetts Ave., Pleasant and Gray Sts., Arlington
(650 acres, 175 buildings)
Historic Significance: Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer: Multiple
Architectural Style: Bungalow/Craftsman, Late Victorian, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
Area of Significance: Architecture, Exploration/Settlement, Commerce
Period of Significance: 1825-1849, 1850-1874, 1875-1899, 1900-1924, 1925-1949
Owner: Private , Local Gov't , Federal
Historic Function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Religion
Historic Sub-function: Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Current Function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Religion
Current Sub-function: Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store

Arlington Heights Center Historic District
(added 1985 - Middlesex County - #85003748)
Also known as Buildings at 1334 and 1339 Massachusetts Avenue
1334 and 1339 Massachusetts Ave., Arlington
(0 acres, 2 buildings)
Owner: Private

Ash Street Historic District **
(added 1982 - Middlesex County - #82001916)
Ash St. and Ash St. Place between Brattle and Mount Auburn Sts., Cambridge
(29 acres, 10 buildings)
Historic Significance: Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer: Johnson,Philip, et al.
Architectural Style: International Style, Italianate, Greek Revival
Area of Significance: Architecture
Period of Significance: 1825-1849, 1850-1874, 1875-1899, 1900-1924, 1925-1949
Owner: Private
Historic Function: Domestic
Historic Sub-function: Single Dwelling
Current Function: Domestic
Current Sub-function: Single Dwelling

Ash Street Historic District (Boundary Increase)
(added 1986 - Middlesex County - #86003902)
Also known as See Also:Ash Street Historic District
3--10 Acacia St., 11--42 Hawthorn St., and 151--165 Mt. Auburn St., Cambridge
(0 acres)

Avon Hill Historic District
(added 1983 - Middlesex County - #83000782)
Washington and Walnut Aves. and Agassiz, Humboldt, Arlington and Lancaster Sts., Cambridge
(200 acres, 76 buildings)
Historic Significance: Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style: Late Victorian, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
Area of Significance: Architecture
Period of Significance: 1850-1874, 1875-1899
Owner: Private
Historic Function: Domestic
Historic Sub-function: Single Dwelling
Current Function: Domestic
Current Sub-function: Single Dwelling

Bedford Center Historic District
(added 1977 - Middlesex County - #77000165)
Irregular pattern along Great Rd. from Bacon to Concord and North Rds., Bedford
(562 acres, 81 buildings)
Historic Significance: Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer: Multiple
Architectural Style: Colonial, Mid 19th Century Revival, Federal
Area of Significance: Architecture, Industry
Period of Significance: 1700-1749, 1750-1799, 1800-1824, 1825-1849, 1850-1874, 1875-1899, 1900-1924
Owner: Private , Local Gov't
Historic Function: Domestic
Historic Sub-function: Single Dwelling
Current Function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Current Sub-function: Business, Single Dwelling

Bedford Depot
(added 2003 - Middlesex County - #03000791)
Also known as Bedford Depot Park Historic District
80 Loomis St. and 120 South Rd., Bedford
(less then 1 acres, 2 buildings)
Historic Significance: Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer: Middlesex Central RR, Billerica & Bedford RR
Architectural Style: Late Victorian, Other
Area of Significance: Transportation, Architecture
Period of Significance: 1850-1874, 1875-1899, 1900-1924, 1925-1949, 1950-1974
Owner: Local Gov't
Historic Function: Transportation
Historic Sub-function: Rail-Related
Current Function: Recreation And Culture, Transportation
Current Sub-function: Museum, Pedestrian Related

Belvidere Hill Historic District
(added 1995 - Middlesex County - #95000656)
Also known as See also:Lowell Locks and Canals Historic District NHL
Fairview, Talbot and Summit Sts. and parts of Nesmith, Mansur and Fairmount Sts. and Belmont Ave., Lowell
(380 acres, 113 buildings)
Historic Significance: Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer: Unknown
Architectural Style: Colonial Revival, Late Victorian
Area of Significance: Community Planning And Development, Architecture
Period of Significance: 1825-1849, 1850-1874, 1875-1899, 1900-1924, 1925-1949
Owner: Private , Local Gov't
Historic Function: Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function: Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Water Works
Current Function: Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Vacant/Not In Use
Current Sub-function: Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Berkeley Street Historic District **
(added 1982 - Middlesex County - #82001920)
Also known as See Also:Berkeley Street Historic District (Boundary Increas
Berkeley St., Cambridge
(49 acres, 15 buildings)
Historic Significance: Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer: Multiple
Architectural Style: Late Victorian, Other, Italian Villa
Area of Significance: Architecture
Period of Significance: 1850-1874, 1875-1899, 1900-1924
Owner: Private
Historic Function: Domestic
Historic Sub-function: Single Dwelling
Current Function: Domestic
Current Sub-function: Single Dwelling

Berkeley Street Historic District (Boundary Increase) **
(added 1986 - Middlesex County - #86001265)
Also known as See Also:Berkeley Street Historic District
1--8 Berkeley Pl., Cambridge
(23 acres, 8 buildings)
Historic Significance: Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer: Dennett,Hartley, Et al.
Architectural Style: Late Victorian
Historic Person: Dana,Richard Henry
Area of Significance: Architecture, Literature
Period of Significance: 1875-1899, 1900-1924, 1925-1949
Owner: Private
Historic Function: Domestic
Historic Sub-function: Single Dwelling
Current Function: Domestic
Current Sub-function: Single Dwelling

Bigelow Street Historic District **
(added 1982 - Middlesex County - #82001922)
Bigelow St., Cambridge
(35 acres, 11 buildings)
Historic Significance: Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer: Unknown
Architectural Style: Queen Anne, Second Empire, Other
Area of Significance: Architecture
Period of Significance: 1850-1874, 1875-1899
Owner: Private
Historic Function: Domestic
Historic Sub-function: Single Dwelling
Current Function: Domestic
Current Sub-function: Single Dwelling

Billerica Mills Historic District **
(added 1983 - Middlesex County - #83003996)
Roughly bounded by Concord River, Treble Cove Terr., Kohlrausch Ave., Indian Rd., Holt Ruggles, and Rogers Sts., Billerica
(750 acres, 108 buildings)
Historic Significance: Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer: Multiple
Architectural Style: Federal, Greek Revival, Other
Area of Significance: Architecture, Transportation, Exploration/Settlement, Industry, Commerce
Period of Significance: 1800-1824, 1825-1849, 1850-1874, 1875-1899, 1900-1924, 1925-1949
Owner: Private , Local Gov't
Historic Function: Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function: Manufacturing Facility, Single Dwelling
Current Function: Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Current Sub-function: Manufacturing Facility, Single Dwelling

Billerica Town Common District
(added 1973 - Middlesex County - #73000280)
Bounded by Cummings St., Concord Rd., and Boston Rd., Billerica
(20 acres, 14 buildings)
Historic Significance: Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer: Multiple
Architectural Style: Federal, Greek Revival, Late Victorian
Area of Significance: Architecture, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance: 1750-1799, 1800-1824, 1825-1849, 1850-1874, 1875-1899
Owner: Private , Local Gov't
Historic Function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Religion
Historic Sub-function: City Hall, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Religion
Current Sub-function: City Hall, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling

Blake and Knowles Steam Pump Company National Register District
(added 1997 - Middlesex County - #97000561)
Bounded by Third, Binney, Fifth, and Rogers Sts., Cambridge
(24 acres, 6 buildings)
Historic Significance: Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer: multiple
Architectural Style: Other
Area of Significance: Architecture, Industry
Period of Significance: 1875-1899, 1900-1924, 1925-1949
Owner: Private
Historic Function: Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function: Manufacturing Facility
Current Function: Industry/Processing/Extraction
Current Sub-function: Manufacturing Facility

Boston College Main Campus Historic District
(added 1990 - Middlesex County - #90000109)
140 Commonwealth Ave., Newton
(0 acres, 4 buildings)
Historic Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer: Maginnis,Charles D.
Architectural Style: Other
Area of Significance: Architecture, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance: 1900-1924
Owner: Private
Historic Function: Education
Historic Sub-function: College
Current Function: Education
Current Sub-function: College

Boston Manufacturing Company ***
(added 1977 - Middlesex County - #77001412)
144 Moody St., Waltham
(25 acres, 7 buildings, 1 structure)
Historic Significance: Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer: Moody,Paul
Architectural Style: No Style Listed
Area of Significance: Invention, Architecture, Industry
Period of Significance: 1800-1824, 1825-1849, 1850-1874, 1875-1899, 1900-1924
Owner: Private
Historic Function: Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function: Manufacturing Facility
Current Function: Vacant/Not In Use

Boston Post Road Historic District
(added 1983 - Middlesex County - #83000783)
Both sides of the Boston Post Rd. from Plain Rd. to Stony Brook, Weston
(7600 acres, 115 buildings)
Historic Significance: Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer: Multiple
Architectural Style: Georgian, Federal
Area of Significance: Religion, Politics/Government, Architecture, Industry, Commerce
Period of Significance: 1700-1749, 1750-1799, 1800-1824, 1825-1849, 1850-1874, 1875-1899, 1900-1924, 1925-1949
Owner: Private , Local Gov't
Historic Function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Religion
Historic Sub-function: Business, Manufacturing Facility, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function: Agriculture/Subsistence, Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government

Bow Street Historic District
(added 1976 - Middlesex County - #76000274)
Bow St., Somerville
(30 acres, 17 buildings)
Historic Significance: Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer: Multiple
Architectural Style: Late Victorian
Area of Significance: Architecture
Period of Significance: 1850-1874, 1875-1899, 1900-1924
Owner: Private , Local Gov't
Historic Function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Religion
Historic Sub-function: Hotel, Religious Structure, Specialty Store
Current Function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Religion
Current Sub-function: Hotel, Religious Structure, Specialty Store

Brae-Burn Historic District
(added 1990 - Middlesex County - #90000009)
Brae Burn and Windmere Rds., Newton
(71 acres, 23 buildings, 16 structures, 1 object)
Historic Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer: Gay & Proctor, Crowell,C.C.
Architectural Style: Bungalow/Craftsman, Colonial Revival
Area of Significance: Architecture, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance: 1900-1924, 1925-1949
Owner: Private
Historic Function: Domestic
Historic Sub-function: Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function: Domestic
Current Sub-function: Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Brookside Historic District
(added 2003 - Middlesex County - #02001729)
1-44 Brookside, 5 Moore Rd., 1-7 Coolidge Ave., Westford
(250 acres, 24 buildings, 1 structure)
Historic Significance: Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer: Edwards, William C., Cox, William H.
Architectural Style: Colonial, Greek Revival
Area of Significance: Industry, Architecture, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance: 1700-1749, 1750-1799, 1800-1824, 1825-1849, 1850-1874, 1875-1899, 1900-1924, 1925-1949, 1950-1974
Owner: Private , Local Gov't
Historic Function: Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Social, Transportation
Historic Sub-function: Civic, Manufacturing Facility, Multiple Dwelling, Rail-Related, Single Dwelling
Current Function: Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Social
Current Sub-function: Civic, Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling

Buck's Corner Historic District
(added 2003 - Middlesex County - #03001209)
Also known as Buck's Hill
216 Wildwood St., 580,584,588,590,602,603,604 Woburn St., Wilmington
(99 acres, 8 buildings)
Historic Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style: Italianate, Federal
Area of Significance: Architecture, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance: 1700-1749, 1750-1799, 1800-1824, 1825-1849, 1850-1874, 1875-1899, 1900-1924, 1925-1949, 1950-1974
Owner: Private
Historic Function: Domestic
Historic Sub-function: Multiple Dwelling, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function: Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Current Sub-function: Agricultural Outbuildings, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Cambidge Common Historic District Amendment
(added 1983 - Middlesex County - #83004293)
Also known as See Also:Cambridge Common Historic District
Massachusetts Ave. and Garden, Waterhouse, Cambridge, and Peabody Sts., Cambridge
(270 acres, 7 buildings)
Historic Significance: Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer: Hastings,Oliver
Architectural Style: Late Victorian
Area of Significance: Military, Architecture
Period of Significance: 1750-1799, 1800-1824, 1825-1849, 1850-1874, 1875-1899, 1900-1924, 1925-1949
Owner: Private , Local Gov't
Historic Function: Domestic
Historic Sub-function: Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling
Current Function: Domestic
Current Sub-function: Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling

Cambridge Common Historic District ***
(added 1973 - Middlesex County - #73000281)
Also known as See Also:Christ Church;Old Harvard Yard;Massachusetts Hall;H
Garden, Waterhouse, Cambridge, and Peabody Sts., and Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge
(330 acres, 7 buildings)
Historic Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer: Multiple
Architectural Style: Federal, Queen Anne, Georgian
Area of Significance: Architecture, Religion, Military, Politics/Government, Landscape Architecture
Period of Significance: 1600-1649, 1650-1699, 1700-1749, 1750-1799, 1800-1824, 1825-1849, 1850-1874, 1875-1899
Owner: Private , Local Gov't
Historic Function: Domestic, Education, Funerary, Landscape, Religion
Historic Sub-function: Cemetery, College, Plaza, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function: Domestic, Education, Education, Funerary, Religion
Current Sub-function: Cemetery, College, Plaza, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling

Cambridge Common Historic District (Boundary Increase and Decrease) **
(added 1987 - Middlesex County - #87000499)
Also known as See Also:Cambridge Common Historic District;Cambridge Common
Roughly NW of Waterhouse St. on Concord Ave. between Garden and Follen Sts., Cambridge
(270 acres, 37 buildings, 3 structures, 2 objects)
Historic Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer: Whitney,Anne, Et al.
Architectural Style: Federal, Greek Revival
Area of Significance: Architecture, Religion, Exploration/Settlement, Landscape Architecture
Period of Significance: 1750-1799, 1800-1824, 1825-1849, 1850-1874, 1875-1899, 1900-1924, 1925-1949
Owner: Private
Historic Function: Domestic, Landscape, Religion
Historic Sub-function: Park, Plaza, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function: Domestic, Landscape, Religion
Current Sub-function: Park, Plaza, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling

Cambridge Gateway Historic District
(added 1980 - Middlesex County - #80004749)
Also known as See Also:Baker House;Kresge Auditorium;M.I.T. Chapel;M.I.T.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge
(0 acres)
Owner: Private

Case's Corner Historic District
(added 2002 - Middlesex County - #02001038)
School, Wellesley, Newton and Ash Sts., Weston
(1900 acres, 82 buildings, 3 structures)
Historic Significance: Architecture/Engineering, Person, Event
Architectural Style: Greek Revival, Colonial
Historic Person: Case, Marian Roby
Area of Significance: Education, Community Planning And Development, Architecture, Agriculture
Period of Significance: 1700-1749, 1750-1799, 1800-1824, 1825-1849, 1850-1874, 1875-1899, 1900-1924, 1925-1949, 1950-1974
Owner: Private , Local Gov't
Historic Function: Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Education, Landscape, Religion, Social
Historic Sub-function: Agricultural Outbuildings, Church Related Residence, Horticulture Facility, Meeting Hall, School, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function: Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Education, Landscape, Social
Current Sub-function: Agricultural Outbuildings, Horticulture Facility, Meeting Hall, Park, School, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Cedar Swamp Archeological District
(added 1988 - Middlesex County - #88000587)
Address Restricted, Hopkinton
(26750 acres)
Historic Significance: Information Potential
Area of Significance: Prehistoric
Cultural Affiliation: Middle Archaic, Early--Middle Woodland, Late Woodland
Period of Significance: 5000-6999 BC, 3000-4999 BC, 1000-2999 BC, 1000 AD-999 BC, 1499-1000 AD, 1749-1500 AD
Owner: Private , Local Gov't
Historic Function: Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function: Camp, Processing, Processing Site
Current Function: Domestic, Funerary, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Landscape, Religion, Transportation
Current Sub-function: Unoccupied Land

Central Square Historic District
(added 1989 - Middlesex County - #89001526)
Roughly bounded by Church, Carter, Moody, Main and Lexington Sts., Waltham
(63 acres, 12 buildings, 3 structures)
Historic Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer: Hartwell & Richardson, Et al.
Architectural Style: Late Victorian, Colonial Revival
Area of Significance: Architecture, Community Planning And Development, Commerce
Period of Significance: 1850-1874, 1875-1899, 1900-1924, 1925-1949
Owner: Private , Local Gov't
Historic Function: Commerce/Trade, Government, Landscape
Historic Sub-function: Business, City Hall, Financial Institution, Fire Station, Plaza, Specialty Store
Current Function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Landscape
Current Sub-function: Business, City Hall, Financial Institution, Fire Station, Plaza, Specialty Store

Central Square Historic District
(added 1990 - Middlesex County - #90000128)
Also known as See Also:City Hall Historic District;Odd Fellows Hall;First
Roughly Massachusetts Ave. from Clinton St. to Main St., Cambridge
(320 acres, 52 buildings, 1 structure)
Historic Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer: Hartwell & Richardson, Et al.
Architectural Style: Federal, Late Victorian, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
Area of Significance: Architecture, Transportation, Community Planning And Development, Commerce
Period of Significance: 1900-1750 AD, 1900-1924, 1925-1949
Owner: Private , Local Gov't , Federal
Historic Function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Funerary, Government, Health Care, Recreation And Culture, Social, Transportation
Historic Sub-function: Single Dwelling, Theater
Current Function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Funerary, Government, Health Care, Recreation And Culture, Social
Current Sub-function: Meeting Hall, Single Dwelling, Theater

Central Square Historic District
(added 1990 - Middlesex County - #89002277)
Also known as See Also:84002765;84002831;84002612;84002605;84002616;840028
Roughly bounded by Main, Central, Church, Winter and Common Sts., Stoneham
(155 acres, 27 buildings)
Historic Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer: Tidd,William, Brown,Charles
Architectural Style: Late Victorian, Classical Revival, Mid 19th Century Revival
Area of Significance: Architecture, Industry, Community Planning And Development, Commerce
Period of Significance: 1825-1849, 1850-1874, 1875-1899, 1900-1924, 1925-1949
Owner: Private , Local Gov't , Federal
Historic Function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Government, Health Care, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Landscape, Recreation And Culture, Social
Historic Sub-function: Post Office
Current Function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Government, Health Care, Recreation And Culture, Social
Current Sub-function: City Hall, Post Office, Single Dwelling

Central Street Historic District
(added 1989 - Middlesex County - #89000660)
Roughly Central St. from Norwood St. to Church St., Winchester
(42 acres, 12 buildings)
Historic Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer: Unknown
Architectural Style: Queen Anne, Italianate, Colonial Revival
Area of Significance: Architecture, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance: 1850-1874, 1875-1899, 1900-1924
Owner: Private
Historic Function: Domestic
Historic Sub-function: Single Dwelling
Current Function: Domestic
Current Sub-function: Single Dwelling

Charles River Basin Historic District **
(added 1978 - Middlesex County - #78000436)
Both banks of Charles River from Eliot Bridge to Charles River Dam, Cambridge
(8200 acres, 7 buildings, 12 structures)
Historic Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer: Multiple
Architectural Style: Moderne, Classical Revival, Colonial Revival
Area of Significance: Social History, Conservation, Transportation, Community Planning And Development, Landscape Architecture
Period of Significance: 1875-1899, 1900-1924
Owner: Private , Local Gov't , State
Historic Function: Landscape, Transportation
Historic Sub-function: Park, Pedestrian Related, Road-Related, Street Furniture/Object
Current Function: Landscape, Transportation
Current Sub-function: Park, Pedestrian Related, Road-Related, Street Furniture/Object

Charles Street Workers' Housing Historic District
(added 1989 - Middlesex County - #89001503)
128--144 Charles St., Waltham
(6 acres, 4 buildings)
Historic Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer: Unknown
Architectural Style: No Style Listed
Area of Significance: Architecture, Industry, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance: 1850-1874
Owner: Private
Historic Function: Domestic
Historic Sub-function: Single Dwelling
Current Function: Domestic
Current Sub-function: Single Dwelling

Chelmsford Center Historic District
(added 1980 - Middlesex County - #80000646)
MA 4, MA 110 and MA 27, Chelmsford
(350 acres, 37 buildings)
Historic Significance: Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style: Italianate, Greek Revival, Other
Area of Significance: Architecture
Period of Significance: 1700-1749, 1750-1799, 1800-1824, 1825-1849, 1850-1874, 1875-1899
Owner: Private , Local Gov't
Historic Function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Religion
Historic Sub-function: City Hall, Fire Station, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Current Function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Religion
Current Sub-function: City Hall, Fire Station, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store

Chestnut Hill Reservoir Historic District **
(added 1990 - Middlesex County - #89002271)
Beacon St. and Commonwealth Ave., Newton
(950 acres, 3 buildings, 6 structures)
Historic Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer: Shepley,Rutan & Coolidge, Et al.
Architectural Style: Beaux Arts, Classical Revival, Other
Area of Significance: Architecture, Engineering, Politics/Government, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance: 1850-1874, 1875-1899, 1900-1924
Owner: Local Gov't
Historic Function: Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function: Water Works
Current Function: Vacant/Not In Use

Church Street Historic District
(added 2003 - Middlesex County - #03001175)
72-150 and 117-135 Church St., 4 Central St., Wilmington
(100 acres, 39 buildings, 1 structure)
Historic Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer: Freeman, Charles I. builder, Horton, Howard M. builder
Architectural Style: Italian Villa, Queen Anne
Area of Significance: Community Planning And Development, Architecture
Period of Significance: 1850-1874, 1875-1899, 1900-1924, 1925-1949
Owner: Private , Local Gov't
Historic Function: Domestic
Historic Sub-function: Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function: Domestic
Current Sub-function: Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Church--Lafayette Streets Historic District
(added 1989 - Middlesex County - #89000757)
Roughly Church St. from Lafayette St. to North Ave., Wakefield
(70 acres, 15 buildings)
Historic Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer: Unknown
Architectural Style: Federal, Greek Revival
Area of Significance: Architecture, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance: 1650-1699, 1750-1799, 1800-1824, 1825-1849
Owner: Private , Local Gov't
Historic Function: Domestic
Historic Sub-function: Single Dwelling
Current Function: Domestic
Current Sub-function: Single Dwelling

City Hall Historic District **
(added 1975 - Middlesex County - #75000156)
Also known as See Also:City Hall Historic District(Boundary Increase)
Roughly area between Broadway and French Sts., Colburn St. and both sides of Kirk St., Lowell
(270 acres, 48 buildings)
Historic Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer: Boot,Kirk, Multiple
Architectural Style: Greek Revival, Romanesque
Area of Significance: Architecture, Industry, Commerce
Period of Significance: 1800-1824, 1825-1849, 1850-1874, 1875-1899, 1900-1924
Owner: Private , Local Gov't , Federal
Historic Function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function: Business, City Hall, Manufacturing Facility, Multiple Dwelling
Current Function: Commerce/Trade, Government, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Landscape
Current Sub-function: Business, City Hall, Manufacturing Facility, Park

City Hall Historic District **
(added 1982 - Middlesex County - #82001932)
Massachusetts Ave., Bigelow and Temple Sts, Inman and Richard Allen Dr., Cambridge
(30 acres, 5 buildings)
Historic Significance: Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer: Multiple
Architectural Style: Renaissance, Other, Romanesque
Area of Significance: Architecture
Period of Significance: 1800-1824, 1875-1899, 1900-1924
Owner: Private , Local Gov't
Historic Function: Commerce/Trade, Government, Religion, Social
Historic Sub-function: Business, City Hall, Civic, Religious Structure
Current Function: Commerce/Trade, Government, Religion, Social
Current Sub-function: Business, City Hall, Civic, Religious Structure

City Hall Historic District (Boundary Increase)
(added 1988 - Middlesex County - #88001906)
Also known as See Also:City Hall Historic District
165 Market St., Lowell
(less then 1 acres, 1 building)
Historic Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer: Unknown
Architectural Style: Renaissance
Area of Significance: Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance: 1850-1874, 1875-1899, 1900-1924, 1925-1949
Owner: Private
Historic Function: Commerce/Trade
Current Function: Commerce/Trade

Common District
(added 1990 - Middlesex County - #89000754)
Roughly bounded by Lake Quannapowitt, Main St., Common St., Church St., and Lake Ave., Wakefield
(250 acres, 31 buildings, 7 structures)
Historic Significance: Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer: Multiple
Architectural Style: Late Victorian, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
Area of Significance: Architecture
Period of Significance: 1600-1649, 1650-1699, 1700-1749, 1750-1799, 1800-1824, 1825-1849, 1850-1874, 1875-1899, 1900-1924, 1925-1949
Owner: Private , Local Gov't , Federal
Historic Function: Domestic, Government, Religion
Historic Sub-function: Religious Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function: Domestic, Government, Religion
Current Sub-function: Religious Structure, Single Dwelling

Common Historic District
(added 1985 - Middlesex County - #85000548)
Roughly bounded by Main, Highland, and Federal Sts., Reading
(300 acres, 14 buildings)
Historic Significance: Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer: Multiple
Architectural Style: No Style Listed
Area of Significance: Architecture, Politics/Government, Commerce
Period of Significance: 1800-1824, 1825-1849, 1850-1874, 1875-1899, 1900-1924
Owner: Private , Local Gov't
Historic Function: Education, Funerary, Government, Religion
Historic Sub-function: Cemetery, City Hall, Religious Structure
Current Function: Education, Funerary, Government, Religion
Current Sub-function: Cemetery, City Hall, Religious Structure

Commonwealth Avenue Historic District
(added 1990 - Middlesex County - #90000012)
Roughly Commonwealth Ave. from Walnut St. to Waban Hill Rd., Newton
(559 acres, 170 buildings, 89 structures, 7 objects)
Historic Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer: Multiple
Architectural Style: Late Victorian, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
Area of Significance: Architecture, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance: 1875-1899, 1900-1924, 1925-1949
Owner: Private
Historic Function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Historic Sub-function: Business, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Current Function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Current Sub-function: Business, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store

Concord Monument Square-Lexington Road Historic District ***
(added 1977 - Middlesex County - #77000172)
Also known as See Also:Emerson,Ralph Waldo,House;Wright's Tavern
MA 2A, Concord
(460 acres, 42 buildings)
Historic Significance: Person, Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer: Multiple
Architectural Style: Federal, Georgian, Mid 19th Century Revival
Historic Person: Thoreau,Henry David,et al.
Significant Year: 1635
Area of Significance: Military, Art, Literature, Politics/Government, Exploration/Settlement
Period of Significance: 1600-1649, 1650-1699, 1700-1749, 1750-1799, 1800-1824, 1825-1849, 1850-1874, 1875-1899, 1900-1924
Owner: Private , Local Gov't
Historic Function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Historic Sub-function: Business, Single Dwelling
Current Function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Current Sub-function: Business, Single Dwelling

Concord Square Historic District
(added 1983 - Middlesex County - #83000794)
Park, Concord, and Kendall Sts., and Union Ave., Framingham
(140 acres, 19 buildings)
Historic Significance: Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer: Esty,Alexander, Multiple
Architectural Style: Classical Revival
Area of Significance: Architecture, Industry, Commerce
Period of Significance: 1850-1874, 1875-1899, 1900-1924, 1925-1949
Owner: Private , Local Gov't
Historic Function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function: Business, Financial Institution, Hotel, Manufacturing Facility
Current Function: Commerce/Trade, Government, Landscape, Religion
Current Sub-function: Park

Crystal Lake and Pleasant Street Historic District **
(added 1986 - Middlesex County - #86001735)
Roughly bounded by Sudbury Aqueduct, Pleasant Ave., Lake Ave., and Crystal St. and Webster Ct., Newton
(83 acres, 20 buildings)
Historic Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer: Unknown
Architectural Style: Late Victorian, Other, Colonial Revival
Area of Significance: Architecture, Social History
Period of Significance: 1850-1874, 1875-1899
Owner: Private
Historic Function: Domestic
Historic Sub-function: Single Dwelling
Current Function: Domestic
Current Sub-function: Single Dwelling

Day Estate Historic District
(added 1990 - Middlesex County - #90000008)
Commonwealth Ave. and Dartmouth St., Newton
(43 acres, 6 buildings)
Historic Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering