Farlow and Kendrick Parks Historic District

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.