Farlow and Kenrick Parks Historic District

Farlow and Kendrick Parks Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Kenrick Park
Location	Roughly bounded by Franklin, Park, Church, Center and Wesley Sts. and Maple Ave., Newton, Massachusetts
Area	60 acres (24 ha)
Architect	Multiple
Architectural style	Colonial Revival, Greek Revival, Late Victorian
MPS	Newton MRA (AD)
NRHP reference No.	82002745 (original) 86001739 (increase)
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	July 08, 1982
Boundary increase	September 4, 1986

The Farlow and Kendrick Parks Historic District is a predominantly residential historic district in the Newton Corner area of Newton, Massachusetts. The district is roughly triangular in shape, and is bounded on the north by the Massachusetts Turnpike, Park Street to the east, and Franklin and Newtonville Avenues to the west. It is roughly bisected by Church Street. The district is named for two parks: Kendrick Park is a small lozenge-shaped park at the southern tip of the district designed by Alexander Wadsworth, and Farlow Park is a larger rectangular park in its northwest. This area was one of the first major areas of suburban residential development in Newton, spurred by the railroad station at Newton Corner, and the development of streetcar lines. There was some early development in the 1840s, resulting in a number of Greek Revival and Italianate houses being built in the area, but major development occurred between 1870 and 1910, resulting in a significant number of Queen Anne and Colonial Revival houses. The district includes two significant churches: the 1885 Immanuel Baptist Church, designed by H. H. Richardson, and the 1897 Newton Methodist Episcopal Church by Cram, Wentworth and Goodhue.

The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982, and expanded in 1986, adding a section of Park Street near the southern tip of Kendrick Park.

Farlow Park

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Newton, Massachusetts