{"nrhp_refnum":"01000121","name":"Kendal Green Historic District","other_names":[],"category":"district","location":{"address":"North Ave., Church, Viles Sts., Brook Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Weston","county":"Middlesex County","state":"MA","lat":42.383523000000054,"lon":-71.28570934164242,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2000-03-01","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Agriculture","Architecture","Community Planning and Development","Entertainment/Recreation","Industry","Transportation"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A roughly 50-acre residential historic district in northeast Weston, Massachusetts, stretching three-quarters of a mile along North Avenue (Route 117) and including parts of Church Street, Viles Street and Brook Road. It has 48 resources, ranging from an early 18th century tavern to early 20th century buildings.","why_significant":"The district shows three themes in Weston's development: its rural agricultural origins, its industrial importance through the Hastings organ factory, and its appeal as a summer resort. It holds an unusually wide range of architectural styles and building types in a small area. Criterion B is cited for two residents with distinguished careers in education and music.","narrative":"Kendal Green is a 50-acre neighborhood in northeast Weston, Massachusetts, strung along North Avenue between Hobbs Brook Road and Viles Street, with extensions to Church Street, Viles Street and Brook Road. Its 48 resources include farmhouses, barns, factory worker housing, a railroad station, a concrete fire station and a former summer hotel. The oldest building is the saltbox Whitney Tavern, dating to about 1707-8, and Federal houses such as the 1823 Hastings Homestead sit nearby. In the late 19th century the Hastings organ factory shaped the area, leaving a Shingle Style owner's house and stable by Hartwell and Richardson and a dozen Shingle Style and Queen Anne workers' houses. The factory closed in 1935 and was demolished the next year. The district reflects Weston's agricultural roots, its industry, and its later role as a summer resort. It is also linked to two residents notable in education and music. Stone walls, mature trees and open land add to its varied streetscape.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Hartwell and Richardson (Hastings House and stable); Phinehas Conant of Stow (Hastings Homestead, 1823)","architectural_style":"Colonial, Federal, Second Empire (Mansard), Queen Anne, Shingle Style, Classical Revival, Bungalow/Craftsman","criteria":["B"],"status_note":"Properties are described as in good to excellent condition and well maintained; 40 of 48 resources contribute. Several former institutional and industrial buildings have been lost.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:13:03.496884-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/28/7955/63795528/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_MA/01000121.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/01000121/9ef9219967-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/01000121/9ef9219967-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"User:Magicpiano","credit_html":"User:Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:WestonMA_KendalGreenHD_CornerNorthAndChurch.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63795528","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kendal_Green_Historic_District","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6388853"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/massachusetts/middlesex-county/kendal-green-historic-district-01000121/"}