Kendal Green Historic District

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.