Prospect Heights Historic District
Why it's listed
Prospect Heights is a planned neighborhood of company housing about one mile northwest of downtown Milford, Massachusetts. The Draper Corporation of Hopedale built most of it between 1903 and 1913 for its workers. The ten-acre district holds 104 housing units in brick rowhouses and wood-frame duplexes, arranged around a small oval park in a cul-de-sac. Warren H. Manning, who had worked for Frederick Law Olmsted, laid out the plan. The Boston firm of Peabody and Stearns designed the units, which draw on Colonial Revival, Queen Anne, Tudor Revival and Craftsman details. Brick buildings carry the Draper diamond logo in their gables. Local architect Robert Allen Cook supervised construction, and three of his buildings are included. Because the company maintained the property until 1956 and the surrounding streets and parkland limited change, the uniform scale, setback and streetscape remain largely intact. Of 46 buildings and structures, only eight are noncontributing.
Machine-generated summary. This summary was generated by a language model from the official nomination document and has not been reviewed line by line by an editor. It may contain errors. Check the source document before relying on any detail. Source: nomination document (PDF) · catalog entry. Generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29).
| Styles | Colonial Revival, Tudor Revival, Queen Anne, Bungalow/Craftsman |
|---|---|
| Areas of significance | Community Planning and Development, Architecture |
| Acreage | 10 |
| Boundary source | NPS cultural-resource GIS polygon |
| Full listing page | Prospect Heights Historic District (property record) |
What listing means for this property
This is a historic district. Buildings within its boundary are either contributing (they add to the district's significance) or non-contributing. Owners of contributing income-producing buildings can claim the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit; homeowners should look at state credits. National Register districts impose no design review by themselves; a local historic district ordinance, if one exists, does (the difference explained).
General information, not legal or tax advice. Rules change; confirm with your State Historic Preservation Office or a qualified adviser.