Old Harbor Reservation Parkways

Old Harbor Reservation Parkways, Metropolitan Park System of Greater Boston
Location Boston, Massachusetts
Coordinates 42°19′46″N 71°2′45″W / 42.32944°N 71.04583°W / 42.32944; -71.04583Coordinates: 42°19′46″N 71°2′45″W / 42.32944°N 71.04583°W / 42.32944; -71.04583
Area 55.8 acres (22.6 ha)
Built 1893
Architect Frederick Law Olmsted
Arthur A. Schurcliff
MPS Metropolitan Park System of Greater Boston MPS
NRHP Reference #

08000693

[1]
Added to NRHP July 24, 2008

The Old Harbor Reservation Parkways are three historic roads in the Old Harbor area of Boston. They are part of the Boston parkway system designed by Frederick Law Olmsted. They include[2]

These roadways follow the southern shoreline of South Boston west from Castle Island, and surround what is now known as Joe Moakley Park. The southernmost point of these roadways is Kosckiuszko Circle. The roadways were added to the National Register of Historic Places on July 24, 2008.

See also

References

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  1. National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "National Register nomination for Old Harbor Reservation Parkways". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2013-11-19.
  3. Statue in center of the circle, identified on some maps.
  4. Plaque in the center of the circle, not identified on maps.
Moakley Park, Day Boulevard, and the McCormack Bath House


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