Hammond Pond Parkway
Hammond Pond Parkway is a historic parkway in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. The road, built in 1932, extends 2 miles (3.2 km) from Hobart Road (at Beacon Street) in Newton to Horace James Circle in Brookline, where it joins the West Roxbury Parkway. It was designed by Charles Eliot and the Olmsted Brothers to provide a parkway setting that provided access from Brookline, Newton, and the western portions of Boston to the southern parks of the Emerald Necklace. The parkway was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.
| Maintained by | Department of Conservation and Recreation |
|---|---|
| Length | 2.0 mi (3.2 km) |
| Location | Hammond Pond Reservation, Massachusetts |
| South end | Newton Street in Brookline |
| Major junctions | Route 9 in Newton |
| North end | Beacon Street in Newton |
Hammond Pond Parkway | |
U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
| Location | Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts |
| Coordinates | 42°19′16″N 71°10′21″W |
| Area | 14 acres (5.7 ha) |
| Built | 1928 |
| Architect | Eliot, Charles; Olmsted Brothers |
| MPS | Metropolitan Park System of Greater Boston MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 04000250 |
| Added to NRHP | March 18, 2004 |
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