{"nrhp_refnum":"12000069","name":"Fenway Park","other_names":["John B. Smith Building","Jeano Building ."],"category":"building","location":{"address":"24, & 2-4 Yawkey Wy., 64-76 Brookline Ave., & 70-80 Lansdowne St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Boston","county":"Suffolk County","state":"MA","lat":42.348438227500054,"lon":-71.0960106393746,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2012-03-07","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Art","Engineering","Entertainment/Recreation","Literature"],"significance_levels":["national","state","local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"Fenway Park is a baseball park in the Fenway neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, built in 1912 and renovated in 1934. The nominated property includes the ballpark and the adjoining John B. Smith Building (1914) on Brookline Avenue.","why_significant":"The nomination presents Fenway Park as an enduring ballpark known for its quirky, asymmetrical field, the left-field Green Monster, and its intimate scale. It also argues the park is a cultural symbol for Boston, the subject of art and literature, and a model for later ballparks such as Oriole Park at Camden Yards. Its 1912 design and 1933-34 expansion are also described in detail.","narrative":"Fenway Park is a professional baseball park in Boston's Fenway neighborhood, first completed in 1912 and reconstructed in 1934 under owner Thomas Yawkey. Its street elevations of red brick, cast-stone trim and stucco panels were designed by James E. McLaughlin in the Tapestry Brick style, while Osborn Engineering of Cleveland designed the stands and the 1933-34 expansion. The park adjoins the John B. Smith Building of 1914. Inside, the field is known for its asymmetry and short foul territory, and the metal-clad left-field wall called the Green Monster dates to 1934. The nomination also stresses the park's role as a civic symbol. It has appeared in paintings, photographs, poetry and film, hosted events beyond baseball, and served as a model for newer ballparks. Recent work reopened second-story bays, restored light fixtures and replaced altered windows, and the park remains in use today.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Exterior elevations by James E. McLaughlin (1912); stands and 1933-34 expansion by Osborn Engineering of Cleveland","architectural_style":"Tapestry Brick","criteria":[],"status_note":"Still in use as a sports facility, with commercial and restaurant uses; renovations were carried out in 2005 and 2009-2011.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:10:51.81351-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/26/7967/63796726/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_MA/12000069.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/12000069/d0cfa8f4da-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/12000069/d0cfa8f4da-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"Gatorfan252525","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:View_of_Fenway_Park_from_the_press_box_in_July_2022.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Gatorfan252525</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 4.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:View_of_Fenway_Park_from_the_press_box_in_July_2022.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63796726","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fenway_Park","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q49136"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/massachusetts/suffolk-county/fenway-park-12000069/"}