Winthrop Shore Drive
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Winthrop Shore Dr., Metropolitan Park System of Greater Boston | |
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| Location | Winthrop Shore Dr., Winthrop, Massachusetts |
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| Coordinates | 42°22′14″N 70°58′5″W / 42.37056°N 70.96806°WCoordinates: 42°22′14″N 70°58′5″W / 42.37056°N 70.96806°W |
| Area | 6 acres (2.4 ha) |
| Built | 1899 |
| Architect |
Charles Eliot (landscape architect) Olmsted Brothers |
| MPS | Metropolitan Park System of Greater Boston MPS |
| NRHP Reference # | 03001469[1] |
| Added to NRHP | January 21, 2004 |
Winthrop Shore Drive is a historic parkway in Winthrop, Massachusetts. The mile-long parkway runs through the Winthrop Beach Reservation, and is administered by the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR). The parkway is one of a series of ocean parkways (and the second one built) that make up a network of parkways connecting major open spaces in the Greater Boston area. Both the parkway and reservation were designed in the mid-1890s by Charles Eliot for the Metropolitan Parks Commission, a predecessor to the DCR. Land was acquired for the parkway in 1899, and construction was largely completed in 1900.[2]
The parkway was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.[1]
See also
References
- 1 2 Staff (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ "NRHP nomination for Winthrop Shore Drive". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-05-29.
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