Lasell Neighborhood Historic District

Lasell Neighborhood Historic District
A house on Vista Road in the district
Location Roughly bounded by Woodland and Studio Rds., Aspen and Seminary Aves., and Grove St., Newton, Massachusetts
Coordinates 42°20′26″N 71°14′49″W / 42.34056°N 71.24694°WCoordinates: 42°20′26″N 71°14′49″W / 42.34056°N 71.24694°W
Architectural style Colonial Revival, Second Empire, Queen Anne
Governing body Local
MPS Newton MRA
NRHP Reference #

86001744

[1]
Added to NRHP September 04, 1986

The Lasell Neighborhood Historic District is a historic district roughly bounded by Woodland and Studio Roads, Aspen and Seminary Avenue, and Grove Street in Newton, Massachusetts village of Auburndale, Massachusetts. The area includes high-quality late-19th and early-20th century housing built in the area, and includes buildings on the Lasell College, established as the Auburndale Female Seminary in 1851. The area grew as a railroad suburb in the 19th century, and saw further development pressure in the 1890s when Commonwealth Avenue was extended to Newton's western edge. A number of high quality Second Empire and Italianate house survive from the early period of development, some of which are now part of the Lasell campus, and there are a significant number of fine Colonial Revival houses in the district.[2]

The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[1]

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References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2008-04-15.
  2. ↑ "NRHP nomination for Lasell Neighborhood Historic District". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-04-17.

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