{"nrhp_refnum":"82002745","name":"Farlow and Kendrick Parks Historic District","other_names":["See Also:Farlow and Kendrick Parks Historic District (Bounda"],"category":"district","location":{"address":"Roughly bounded by Franklin, Park, Church, Center and Wesley Sts. and Maple Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Newton","county":"Middlesex County","state":"MA","lat":42.352141434500055,"lon":-71.18409852857593,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1982-07-08","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Landscape Architecture","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A roughly triangular, sixty-acre historic district of 164 buildings in the Newton Corner village of Newton, Massachusetts, centered on Farlow Park and Kenrick Park. It is mainly residential, with churches, institutional and commercial buildings.","why_significant":"The district reflects Newton's nineteenth century growth as a fashionable Boston suburb, shaped by railroads and streetcar lines. It is noted for high quality architecture, picturesque planning with attention to landscape detail, and imposing civic and institutional buildings set within a residential area. It includes churches by architects of national repute such as H.H. Richardson and Cram, Wentworth and Goodhue.","narrative":"Farlow and Kenrick Parks form the core of a sixty-acre residential district in Newton Corner, Massachusetts, with 164 buildings, fewer than 35 built after 1907. Kenrick Park was laid out in 1845 by Alexander Wadsworth at the request of nurseryman William Kenrick, and Farlow Park followed in the 1880s on land donated by John S. Farlow. Railroad service from Boston, and later streetcar lines, drew upper and middle class commuters, and the neighborhood filled with houses between 1870 and 1910. Nearly every major nineteenth century residential style appears, from Greek Revival houses near Centre Street to elaborate Queen Anne residences on Franklin Street. Churches add distinction, among them Immanuel Baptist Church by H.H. Richardson's office, the Byzantine-inspired Methodist church by Cram, Wentworth and Goodhue, and Grace Episcopal Church by Alexander Esty. The district was listed for its architectural quality, planned landscape and suburban character.","period_of_significance":"1870-1910","architect_builder":"Cram, Wentworth & Goodhue, H. H. Richardson, Alexander Esty and others","architectural_style":"Variety of Victorian styles including Federal, Greek Revival, Italianate, Second Empire, Queen Anne, Shingle, Stick and Colonial Revival","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Described as retaining its original late nineteenth century character; condition marked excellent to good, and altered. Farlow Park's pond has been filled and its bridge replaced.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:11:56.592326-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/80/7913/63791380/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_MA/82002745.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82002745/a23277a146-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82002745/a23277a146-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"User:Magicpiano","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:NewtonMA_KenrickPark.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">User:Magicpiano</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:NewtonMA_KenrickPark.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63791380","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Farlow_and_Kenrick_Parks_Historic_District","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5435459"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/massachusetts/middlesex-county/farlow-and-kendrick-parks-historic-district-82002745/"}