Larz Anderson Park
Larz Anderson Park is a wooded, landscaped, and waterscaped 64-acre (26 ha) parkland in Brookline, Massachusetts that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The southwest corner of the park is in Boston. The park contains playing fields, picnic areas, gardens, waterways, an ice skating rink, and two sites of special interest:
- Larz Anderson Auto Museum, the oldest automobile collection in the United States
- Putterham School, a one-room schoolhouse from colonial times
Larz Anderson Park Historic District | |
U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
General view | |
| Location | Boston and Brookline, Massachusetts |
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| Coordinates | 42°18′43″N 71°8′10″W |
| MPS | Brookline MRA |
| NRHP reference No. | 85003245 |
| Added to NRHP | October 17, 1985 |
As Larz Anderson Park is about a half-mile away from Jamaica Pond it might also be considered a de facto extension of Boston's Emerald Necklace into the town of Brookline.
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