Mystic Valley Parkway, Metropolitan Park System of Greater Boston

1519 NPSNPS FormForm 10-90010-900 • , . , .. ,. J . /. 0MBOMB No. 1024-00181024-0018 (Rev.. 10-90)10-90) ' RECEIVED 22B~ UnitedUnited StatesStates DepartmentDepartment ofof thethe InteriorInterior NationalNational ParkPark ServiceService

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ThisThis formform isis forfor useuse iinn nominatingnominating oror requestingrequesting determinationsdeterminations foforr individualindividual propertiesproperties andand districts.districts. SeeSee instructionsinstructions inin HowHow toto ComplelethComplete thee NationalNational RegisterRegister ofof HistoricHistoric PlacesPlaces RegistrationRegistration FormForm (National(National RegisterRegister BulletinBulletin 16A).16A). CompleteComplete eacheach itemitem byby markingmarking "x""x" inin thethe appropriateappropriate boxbox oror byby enteringentering thethe informationinformation requested. IfIf anyany itemitem doesdoes notnot applyapply toto thethe propertyproperty beingbeing documented,documented, enterenter "N/A""N/A" forfor "not"not applicableapplicable.." ForFor functions, architecturalarchitectural classification, materials,materials, andand areasareas ofof significance,, enterenter onlyonly categoriescategories andand subcategoriessubcategories fromfrom thethe instructions.. PlacePlace additionaladditional entrieentriess andand narrativenarrative itemsitems onon continuationcontinuation sheetssheets (NPS(NPS FormForm 10-900a).10-900a). UseUse a typewriter,typewriter, worwordd processor,, oorr computer,, toto completecomplete allall items.

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2. Location streetstreet & numbernumber MysticMystic ValleyValley ParkwayParkway _ notnot forfor publicatiopublicationn citycity oror towntown Arlington , Medford , Somerville,Somerville, WinchesterWinchester _ . vicinityvicinity statestate MassachusettsMassachusetts codecode_JVlA MA _ countycounty MiddlesexMiddlesex code_QlZ_ zip code n?474 n?ifSR n?i44 ni8fln 3 Statft/Fftriftral Agftncy Cfirfifir.afion

AAss thethe designateddesignated authorityauthority underunder thethe NationalNational HistoricHistoric PreservationPreservation AcActt ofof 1986, asas amended,amended, I herebyhereby certifycertify thatthat thisthis liil"nominationH'nomination •□ requestrequest forfor determinationdetermination ofof eligibeligibilitilityy meetsmeets thethe documentationdocumentation standardsstandards forfor registeringregistering propertiesproperties inin thethe NationalNational RegisterRegister ofof HistoricHistoric PlacesPlaces andand meetsmeets thethe proceduralprocedural andand professionalprofessional requirementsrequirements setset forthforth inin 3636 CFRCFR PartPart 60. InIn mymy opinion,opinion, thethe propertyproperty 5f'meetsH'meets □• doesdoes notnot meetmeet thethe NationalNational RegisterRegister Criteria. I recommendrecommend thatthat thisthis propertyproperty bebe consideredconsidered significantsignificant □• nationallynationally lii!"'statewideH'statewide □• locally.locally. ( □• SeeSee continuationcontinuation sheetsheet forfor additionaladditional commentscomments..) ~ s~ -yt..c--v-. ,1, ..1oe;s- SSignaturignaturee ofof certifyingcertifying official/Titleofficial/Title BronaBrona Simon, DeputyDeputy StateState HistoricHistoric PreservationPreservation OfficerOfficer DateDate MassachusettsMassachusetts HistoricalHistorical CommissionCommission

StateState oror FederalFederal agencyagency andand bureaubureau

InIn mymy opinion, thethe property •□ meetsmeets •□ doesdoes notnot meetmeet thethe NationalNational RegisterRegister criteria. (□• SeeSee continuationcontinuation sheetsheet forfor additionaladditional CommentsComments..)

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/nnal Park Sftrvir.ft Cftrfifir.atinn , herafiy certifycertify thatthat thisthis property isis: DatDatee ofof ActActioionn rentereenteredd inin thethe NationalNational RegisterRegister □• SeeSee continuationcontinuation sheet.sheet. •□ determineddetermined eligibleeligible forfor thethe NationalNational RegisterRegister •□ SeeSee continuationcontinuation sheet.sheet. □• determineddetermined notnot eligibleeligible forfor thethe NationalNational RegisterRegister □• removedremoved fromfrom thethe NationalNational RegisterRegister •□ otherother (explain)(explain): _____ MysticMystic ValleyValley ParkwayParkway Middlesex, MAMA NameName ofof PropertyProperty CountyCounty andand StateState s^ c1assificati00Classifir.atinn OwnershipOwnership ofof PropertyProperty NumberNumber ofof ResourcesResources withinwithin PropertyProperty (Check(Check asas manymany boxesboxes asas apply)apply) (Check(Check onlyonly oneone box)box) (Do(Do notnot includeinclude previouslypreviously listedlisted resourcesresources inin thethe count.)count.)

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NameName ofof relatedrelated multiplemultiple propertyproperty listinglisting NumberNumber ofof contributingcontributing resourcesresources previouslypreviously listedlisted (Enter "N/A" if property is not part of a multiple property listing.) In the National Register (Enter "N/A" if property is not part of a multiple property listing.) in the National Register Metropolitan Park System of Greater Boston MPS Metropolitan Park System of Greater Boston MPS Q sfi. Euocti00Funr.tinn ornr Lisellsa HistoricHistoric FunctionsFunctions CurrentCurrent FunctionFunctionss (Enter categories from instructions) (Enter categories from instructions) (Enter categories from instructions) (Enter categories from instructions) RECREATION/CULTURE - outdoor recreation RECRREATION/CULTURE - outdoor recreation RECREATION/CUl TURF - nutdnnr recreation RFCRRFATION/CUl TURF - r^iitdnnr recreation LANDSCAPE - park natural feature conservation area LANDSCAPE - park natural feature, conservation area LANDSCAPE - park, natural feature, conservation area LANDSCAPE - park, natural feature, conservation area TRANSPORTAIION - road-related TRANSPORTATION - road-related TRANSPORTATION - rr^ad-related TRANSPORTATION - road-related

z7. DescriptioOesccipti00n ArchitecturalArchitectural ClassificationClassification MaterialsMaterials (Enter(Enter categoriescategories fromfrom instructions)instructions) (Enter(Enter categoriescategories fromfrom instructions)instructions) _N/A foundationfoundation __._.>,LL.,.__N/A ______wallswalls __....._...... _N/ A ______

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UnitedUnited StatesStates DepartmentDepartment ofof thethe InterioInteriorr NationaNationall ParkPark ServiceService NationalNational RegisterRegister ofof HistoricHistoric PlacesPlaces r^nntimifltinTI Slhppf MystiMysticc ValleyValley ParkwayParkway Continuationwii llll ua llUll SheetkJlicc; 1 MetropolitaMetropolitann ParkParli SystemSystem ofof GreaterGreater BostonBoston MPSMPS Arlington/Medford/SomervilleAVincliesteArlington/Medford/Somerville/Winchesterr (Middlesex),(Middlesex), MAMA SectionSection numbernumber--- 7 PagePage i1

DESCRIPTIONDESCRIPTION

TheThe MysticMystic ValleyValley Parkway, locatedlocated inin Arlington,Arlington, Medford,, Somerville,Somerville, andand Winchester,Winchester, MiddleseMiddlesexx County,County, Massachusetts,Massachusetts, isis a riveriverr parkwaparkwayy inin Boston'sBoston's regionalregional parkpark systemsystem administeredadministered byby thethe formeformerr MetropolitanMetropolitan DistrictDistrict CommissionCommission (MDC).(MDC). (NOTE:(NOTE: inin 2003,2003, thethe MDCMDC waswas reorganizedreorganized asas thethe DivisioDivisionn ofof UrbanUrban ParksParks andand RecreationRecreation withinwithin thethe newlnewlyy createdcreated DepartmentDepartment ofof ConservationConservation andand RecreationRecreation [DCR].)[DCR].) TheThe MysticMystic ValleyValley ParkwayParkway isis a heavilyheavily traveledtraveled roadwayroadway parallelinparallelingg thethe AberjonaAberjona RiverRiver,, MysticMystic Lakes,Lakes, andand MysticMystic RiverRiver througthroughh severalseveral neighborhoods.neighborhoods. TheThe MysticMystic ValleyValley ParkwayParkway isis unifieunifiedd bbyy itsits proximitproximityy toto water,water, asas iitt parallelsparallels,, andand frequentlyfrequently crosses,crosses, thethe waterwater featuresfeatures thatthat adjoinadjoin it.it. PartsParts ofof thethe MysticMystic RiverRiver/Aberjon/ Aberjonaa RiverRiver channelchannel inin thesethese fourfour municipalitiesmunicipalities werewere alreadyalready listedlisted inin thethe NationalNationa l RegisterRegister ofof HistoricHistoric PlacesPlaces inin 19901990 asas elementselements ofof thethe WaterWater SupplySupply SystemSystem ofof MetropolitanMetropolitan BostoBostonn ThematicThematic ResourceResource Area.Area. (These(These includeinclude severalseveral structuresstructures abuttingabutting thethe parkwayparkway,, includingincluding thethe MedforMedfordd PipePipe Bridge,Bridge, MysticMystic DamDam andand Gatehouse,Gatehouse, andand MysticMystic PumpingPumping Station.)Station.) TheThe MysticMystic ValleyValley ParkwayParkway connectsconnects thethe MysticMystic RiverRiver ReservationReservation northnorth ofof BostonBoston withwith InterstateInterstate 9393 andand isis a majormajor north-soutnorth-southh artery.artery. MoreMore importantlyimportantly forfor thethe purposepurposess ofof thisthis nomination,nomination, thethe MysticMystic ValleyValley ParkwayParkway hashas historicallyhistorically provideprovidedd directdirect connectionsconnections toto thethe MiddlesexMiddlesex FellsFells ReservationReservation forfor manymany ofof thethe parkwayparkwayss northnorth ooff Boston:Boston: AlewifeAlewife BrookBrook Parkway,Parkway, MiddlesexMiddlesex FellsFells Parkway,Parkway, andand RevereRevere BeachBeach Parkway.Parkway. ForFor thethe purposespurposes ofof thisthis nomination,nomination, thethe MysticMystic ValleyValley ParkwayParkway willwill bbee describeddescribed inin fourfour segments:segments: MysticMystic ValleValleyy Parkway,Parkway, NortheNorthernm SegmentSegment (Winchester);(Winchester); MysticMystic ValleValleyy Parkway,Parkway, MysticMystic LakesLakes SegmentSegment (Winchester,(Winchester, Medford,Medford, andand Arlington);Arlington); MysticMystic ValleyValley ParkwayParkway WestWest (Arlington)(Arlington);; andand MysticMystic ValleyValley Parkway,Parkway, CentralCentral SegmentSegment (Arlington,(Arlington, Somerville,Somerville, andand Medford).Medford) . A fifthfifth segment,segment. MysticMystic ValleyValley Parkway,, EasternEastem SegmentSegment (Medford),(Medford), whichwhich extendedextended fromfrom ArmoryArmory BridgeBridge inin MedfordMedford easteast toto WellingtonWellington Circle,Circle, wawass reworkedreworked withwith thethe constructionconstruction ofof InterstateInterstate 9393 andand iiss beinbeingg excludedexcluded fromfrom thethe presenpresentt nominationnomination duedue ttoo lacklack ofof integrity.integrity. TheThe fourfour segmentssegments together,together, fromfrom SouthSouth BorderBorder RoadRoad inin WinchesterWinchester toto thethe ArmorArmoryy BridgeBridge inin Medford,Medford, areare jusjustt underunder fivefive milesmiles long.long .

MysticMystic ValleyValley Parkway,Parkway, NorthernNorthern Segment,Segment, WinchesterWinchester (South(South BorderBorder RoadRoad southsouth toto BaconBacon Street)Street)

TheThe northernnorthem segmentsegment ofof thethe parkwaparkwayy (Mystic(Mystic ValleyValley Parkway,Parkway, NorthernNorthern Segment,Segment, #1#1 onon thethe datdataa sheet)sheet) beginbeginss atat thethe westernwestem terminusterminus ofof SouthSouth BorderBorder RoadRoad inin WinchesterWinchester (South(South BorderBorder RoadRoad isis listedlisted inin thethe NationaNationall RegisterRegister asas parpartt ofof thethe MiddlesexMiddlesex FellsFells ReservationReservation Parkways,Parkways, NNRR 2003),2003), andand endsends justjust underunder a milemile laterlater atat thethe northernnorthem edgeedge ofof BaconBacon Street,Street, Winchester,, justjust easteast ofof thethe AberjonaAberjona River.River. ThiThiss segmentsegment isis nearlynearly contiguouscontiguous withwith MysticMystic ValleyValley Parkway,Parkway, MysticMystic LakesLakes Segment,Segment, throughthrough BaconBacon StreetStreet.. A veryvery shortshort sectionsection ofof BaconBacon Street,Street, onlyonly oneone tenthtenth ofof a milemile long,long, connectsconnects thethe twotwo discontiguousdiscontiguous portionportionss ofof thethe parkwayparkway..

((continued continued)) NPSNPS FormForm I1 10-900-a10-900-a 0MBOMB Appn,valApproval NoNo.. 1024-OOI1014-0011S (S->6(1-16)) UnitedUnited StatesStates DepartmentDepartment ofof thethe InteriorInterior NationaNationall ParkPark ServiceService NationaNationall RegisterRegister ofof HistoricHistoric PlacesPlaces r^nntinililtinTI ^hppf MysticMystic ValleyValley ParkwayParkway ContinuationV^UIllllluailUll SheetOllCCi MetropolitanMetropolitan ParkPark SystemSystem ofof GreaterGreater BostonBoston MPSMPS Arlington/Medford/Somerville/WinchesterArlington/Medford/SomervilleAVinchester (Middlesex),(Middlesex), MAMA SectionSection numbernumber--- 7 PagePage 22

TheThe MysticMystic ValleyValley ParkwayParkway beginbeginss atat thethe westernwestem gatewaygateway ooff thethe MiddlesexMiddlesex FellsFells Reservation,, wherewhere SouthSouth BorderBorder RoadRoad intersectsintersects HighlandHighland AvenueAvenue andand Mt.Mt. VernonVemon Street.Street. TheThe MysticMystic ValleyValley ParkwaParkwayy proceedproceedss southwestsouthwest fromfrom thisthis intersectionintersection towardstowards WinchesterWinchester Center.. WithinWithin itsits firstfirst block, thethe roadwaroadwayy passepassess byby thethe Italianate-styleItalianate-style ParkerParker HouseHouse (180(180 MysticMystic ValleyValley Parkway)(NRParkway)(NR 1989).1989). PastPast WashingtonWashington St.St.,, thethe parkwayparkway passepassess betweenbetween thethe WinchesterWinchester LibraryLibrary/Tow/Townn HallHall complexcomplex andand LincolnLincoln School, beforbeforee crossingcrossing anotheranother majormajor north/southnorth/south street., MainMain Street.Street. ThisThis entirentiree blocblockk isis withiwithinn thethe WinchesterWinchester CenterCenter NationaNationall RegisterRegister HistoricHistoric DistrictDistrict (li(listestedd 1111/21/1986)/21/1986)..

TheThe MysticMystic ValleyValley ParkwayParkway northeastnortheast ofof MainMain StreetStreet wawass builtbuilt alongalong a 70-foot-wide70-foot-wide corridor, includingincluding a 40-foot40-foot roadway,, 6-foot6-foot plantinplantingg strips, andand 9-foot9-foot sidewalks.sidewalks. FromFrom MainMain StreetStreet southwardsouthward inin thithiss segment, thethe parkwayparkway isis a 36-foot-wide36-foot-wide bituminousbituminous concrete-pavedconcrete-paved roadway,roadway, withwith verticalvertica l granitegranite curbscurbs andand sidewalkssidewalks onon botbothh sides, separatedseparated fromfrom thethe curbscurbs byby aa plantingplanting strip.strip .

JustJust easteast ofof MainMain Street, thethe parkwaparkwayy skirtsskirts thethe southsouth sideside ofof thethe WinchesterWinchester MilMilll Pond, anan impoundmenimpoundmentt onon thethe AberjonaAberjona River; onon thethe millmill ponpondd sideside ofof thethe parkway, a loloww wallwall ofof granitegranite blockblockss surmountedsurmounted bbyy a granitegranite capcap separatesseparates thethe parkwayparkway fromfrom thethe sidewalksidewalk andand thethe pond. TheThe parkwayparkway followsfollows thethe easteeasternm banbankk ofof thethe AberjonaAberjona RiRiveverr southsouth toto BaconBacon Street.Street. JustJust beyonbeyondd thethe AberjonaAberjona RiverRiver toto thethe wewesst areare ththee trackstracks forfor thethe MBTAMBTA''s BostonBoston andand LowellLowell CommuterCommuter Rail. ToTo thethe easteast ofof thethe parkwaparkwayy inin thisthis sectionsection iiss thethe MDC-builtMDC-built ManchesterManchester AthleticAthletic Field, withwith thethe McCallMcCall MiddleMiddle School, formerlyformerly thethe McCallMcCall JunioJuniorr HighHigh School, visiblevisible onon a rise toto itsits east.east. SouthSouth ofof ManchesterManchester FieldField onon thethe easterneastem sideside ofof thethe parkwaparkwayy iiss anan earlyearly toto mid-20 th* centurycentury residentialresidential neighborhoodneighborhood ofof two-storytwo-story houses. StreetStreet lightinglighting alongalong thithiss portioportionn ofof thethe parkwaparkwayy isis provideprovidedd byby metalmetal polepole historichistoric reproductionreproduction lighting.lighting.

AtAt thethe northernnorthem edgeedge ofof BaconBacon Street, thisthis segmentsegment ofof thethe MysticMystic ValleyValley ParkwayParkway endsends atat a smallsmall mitemiterr wherewhere tratraffifficc mergesmerges ontoonto Bacon.Bacon. BaconBacon Street, a two-lanetwo-lane east-westeast-west WinchesterWinchester citycity streetstreet andand nonott DCRDCR property, crossescrosses thethe AberjonaAberjona RiverRiver onon a 19201920 single-spansingle-span concreteconcrete archarch bridge.bridge. TheThe bridgbridgee railingsrailings areare cutcut stonestone withwith a castcast concretconcretee cap.. TheThe bridgebridge iiss nonott consideredconsidered a parpartt ofof thethe parkwayparkway.. NorthNorth ofof BacoBaconn Street, betweebetweenn thethe riverriver andand thethe railroad, isis GinnGinn Field, anan open,, turfedturfed playinplayingg field.field. DirectlyDirectly toto thethe weswestt ofof thethe AberjonaAberjona River, thethe MBTA'sMBTA's BostonBoston andand LowellLowell CommuterCommuter RailRail crossescrosses BaconBacon StreetStreet atat aann intersectionintersection knownknown asas WedgemereWedgemere Station. TheThe stationstation anandd itsits parkinparkingg areaarea araree southsouth ofof BaconBacon Street,, betweebetweenn thethe railroadrailroad corridorcorridor andand thethe nextnext segmentsegment ooff thethe MysticMystic ValleyValley Parkway, describedescribedd below.

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UnitedUnited StatesStates DepartmenDepartmentt ofof thethe InteriorInterior , NationaNationall ParkPark ServiceService National Register of Historic Places Mystic Valley Parkway Continuation Sheet Metropolitan Park System •of Greater >• Boston MPS Arlington/Medford/Somerville/Winchester (Middlesex), MA National Registe7 r of Historic Places rnntinililfinSection number--- n ShppPage_3_f Mystic Valley Parkway ^UUimUdUUU OUCCl Metropolitan Park System of Greater Boston MPS Arlington/Medford/Somerville/Winchester (Middlesex), MA MysticSectio Valleyn numbe Parkway,r 7 MysticPag Lakese 3 Segment, Winchester, Medford, and Arlington (Bacon Street, Winchester, south to the Medford Street Rotary in Arlington) Mystic Valley Parkway, Mystic Lakes Segment, Winchester, Medford, and Arlington (Bacon Street, Winchester, south to the Medford Street Rotary in Arlington) The Mystic Lakes segment (Mystic Valley Parkway, Mystic Lakes Segment, #2 on the data sheet) The Mystic Lakes segment (Mystic Valley Parkway, Mystic Lakes Segment, #2 on the data sheet) begins at a rotary at the southern edge of Bacon Street in Winchester, west of the MBTA's Boston and begins at a rotary at the southem edge of Bacon Street in Winchester, west of the MBTA's Boston and Lowell Commuter Rail line at Wedgemere Station (the Bacon St. Rotary, #3 on the data sheet), and Lowell Commuter Rail line at Wedgemere Station (the Bacon St. Rotary, #3 on the data sheet), and ends on Medford Street in Arlington at the Medford Street Rotary. At the Medford Street rotary, just ends on Medford Street in Arlington at the Medford Street Rotary. At the Medford Street rotary, just west of the Mystic River Bridge, the Mystic Lakes Segment is nearly contiguous with Mystic Valley west of the Mystic River Bridge, the Mystic Lakes Segment is nearly contiguous with Mystic Valley Parkway, Northern Segment, as described above (through Bacon Parkway, Northem Segment, as described above (through Bacon Street),Street), andand contiguouscontiguous (through(through HigHighh Street in West Medford and Medford Street in Arlington) with Street in West Medford and Medford Street in Arlington) with MysticMystic ValleValleyy ParkwayParkway,, West, andand MystiMysticc Valley Parkway, Central Segment, Valley Parkway, Central Segment, justjust westwest ofof thethe MysticMystic RiverRiver BridgeBridge atat thethe MedfordMedford StreetStreet Rotary.Rotary. TheThe Mystic Lakes Segment is a minor Mystic Lakes Segment is a minor arterialarterial thatthat parallelparallelss ththee AberjonAberjonaa RiverRiver andand thethe MysticMystic Lakes.Lakes. TheThe MysticMystic ValleyValley ParkwayParkway beginsbegins againagain atat thethe southernsouthem edgeedge ofof BaconBacon Street.Street. A smallsmall two-parttwo-part traffictraffic mitemiterr atat ththee headhead ofof thethe parkwayparkway (Bacon(Bacon StreetStreet Rotary,Rotary, #3#3 onon thethe datadata sheet)sheet) allowsallows traffitrafficc toto flowflow mormoree easilyeasily betweebetweenn ththee twtwoo roadways,roadways, althoughalthough BaconBacon StreetStreet iiss clearlyclearly predominantpredominant andand traffictraffic fromfrom ththee parkwayparkway mustmust yielyieldd ttoo BacoBaconn StreetStreet traffictraffic.. InIn thisthis segmentsegment ofof the the parkwayparkway,, thethe roadroad isis aa flatflat,, curvilinearcurvilinear, , two-lantwo-lanee north-southnorth-south roadway,, 3636 feefeett wide.wide. TToo thethe westwest ofof ththee roadwaroadwayy areare ththee DCDCRR parks,, beaches, andand recreatiorecreationn areasareas ofof ththee MystiMysticc Lakes.Lakes. ToTo ththee easteast ofof ththee roadwaroadwayy isis ththee MBTA'MBTA's BostonBoston andand LowellLowell CommuterCommuter RailRail lineline onon ththee BostoBostonn & MaineMaine RailroadRailroad trackstracks.. WoodeWoodedd hillsidehillsidess risrisee easteast ofof ththee railroadrailroad, aboveabove thethe riveriverr bottombottom.. TheThe parkwaparkwayy hahass nnoo formalformal sidewalkssidewalks inin thithiss section.section.

ThisThis segmentsegment ofof thethe MysticMystic ValleyValley ParkwayParkway lieslies immediatelyimmediately easteast ofof thethe boundaryboundary lineslines ofof anotheranother ooff Winchester'sWinchester's NationaNationall RegisterRegister districts, thethe EverettEverett Avenue-SheffielAvenue-Sheffieldd RoadRoad HistoricHistoric DistrictDistrict (NR(NR 1989)1989),, whichwhich extendextendss fromfrom BaconBacon StreetStreet andand ththee MysticMystic ValleValleyy ParkwaParkwayy soutsouthh anandd westwest,, andand includeincludess mostmost ooff thethe uppeupperr shorelineshoreline ooff UpperUpper MysticMystic Lake..

JustJust southsouth ofof ththee parkwayparkway intersectiointersectionn witwithh BaconBacon St., ththee parkwaparkwayy passepassess oonn ititss northnorth a smallsmall groupgroup ofof househousess thathatt includesincludes ththee Federal-periodFederal-period RoberRobertt BacoBaconn HousHousee atat 6 MysticMystic ValleyValley ParkwaParkwayy (1830;(1830; NNRR 77/5/1989)/5/1989).. JustJust southsouth ofof thesthesee houseshouses,, ththee MystiMysticc ValleyValley ParkwayParkway crossescrosses ththee AberjonAberjonaa RiveRiverr onon a decorativedecorative metal-railemetal-railedd bridgbridgee (the(the AberjonAberjonaa RiverRiver Bridge,Bridge, #4#4 onon thethe datadata sheet).sheet). ThisThis steelsteel tmstrusss single-spansingle-span bridgebridge,, originallyoriginally builbuiltt inin 1896, waswas reconstructedreconstmcted inin 1993. AlthoughAlthough aestheticallyaesthetically quitquitee pleasing,, andand iinn charactercharacter withwith thethe parkway, forfor ththee purposepurposess ooff thisthis nominationnomination itit isis a noncontributingnoncontributing structurestmcture,, sincesince iitt waswas builtbuilt afteafterr ththee periodperiod ofof significance..

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JustJust southsouth ofof ththee uppeupperr lobelobe ofof UppeUpperr MysticMystic LakeLake isis a largelarge DCRDCR parkinparkingg lotlot forfor SandySandy BeachBeach (photo(photo MysticMystic ValleyValley SegmentSegment #1).#1). TheThe MysticMystic ValleValleyy ParkwayParkway passepassess byby thethe MiddlesexMiddlesex CanalCanal herehere;; thethe canalcanal,, builbuiltt betweebetweenn 17931793 andand 18031803 ttoo linklink LowellLowell andand Boston,Boston, crossedcrossed betweebetweenn thethe lobeslobes ofof thethe lakelake onon aann aqueduct.aqueduct. NoNoww mostlymostly filledfilled in,, thethe canacanall continuecontinuess southwarsouthwardd betweenbetween ththee parkwaparkwayy andand thethe railroarailroadd tracktrackss intointo Medford; thethe arrivalarrival ofof ththee BostonBoston & LowelLowelll RailroadRailroad causecausedd ititss closureclosure inin 1853. (Whil(Whilee portionsportions ooff ththee MiddlesexMiddlesex CanalCanal inin Lowell, Billerica, Wilmington, andand WoburnWobum werewere listelistedd iinn ththee NationalNational RegisteRegisterr iinn 1972, ththee remainingremaining portions, includinincludingg thethe sectionsection byby thethe MystiMysticc ValleValleyy Parkway,, areare considereconsideredd eligibleeligible forfor listinlistingg butbut werewere nonott listelistedd atat ththee timtimee ofof ththee presentpresent nomination.nomination.)) A largelarge bouldeboulderr witwithh a modemodernm bronzbronzee plaquplaquee commemoratecommemoratess ththee canalcanal;; itit iiss locatelocatedd outsideoutside thethe boundarieboundariess ofof ththee parkwaparkwayy andand isis nonott parpartt ofof thethe presentpresent nominationnomination..

SouthSouth ofof SandySandy Beach,, thethe roadroad continuescontinues toto paralleparallell thethe MysticMystic LakesLakes.. InformalInformal dirtdirt joggingjogging pathspaths windwind betweebetweenn thethe parkwaparkwayy andand thethe lakeshore,lakeshore, andand thethe occasionaloccasional smallsmall pulloutpulloutss ofteoftenn havehave benchebenchess andand DCRDCR metametall polpolee historichistoric rreproductioeproductionn lightinlightingg (yardarm(yardarm pendantpendant hanginghanging lamps, witwithh decorativdecorativee scrollworscrollworkk betweenbetween ththee lamplamp andand yardarm). OnOnee largelargerr pulloutpullout hahass verticalvertical granitegranite curbscurbs anandd a pavedpaved pedestrianpedestrian pathpath.. FartheFartherr south, oneone smallsmall pulloupulloutt hahass a combinationcombination ofof verticaverticall granitegranite anandd rolledrolled asphalasphaltt curbs,, whilwhilee anotheranother iiss separateseparatedd fromfrom thethe parkwayparkway byby a narronarroww asphalasphaltt islanislandd (accessibl(accessiblee aatt eaceachh end)end).. TheThe MysticMystic LakesLakes areare visiblvisiblee iinn filtered viewsviews, witwithh somesome long-distanclong-distancee viewviewss ooff woodlandwoodlandss andand househousess oonn ththee fafarr sideside ofof thethe lakes.lakes. IntermittentIntermittent SSSS barrierbarrierss separateseparate ththee parkwaparkwayy fromfrom thethe parklandparkland..

SouthSouth of thethe Winchester/MedfordWinchester/Medford municipamunicipall line, MysticMystic DamDam separatesseparates UpperUpper MysticMystic LakeLake fromfrom Lower Lowe r MysticMystic Lake.Lake. NearbNearbyy onon UpperUpper MystiMysticc LakeLake isis MysticMystic Gatehouse. BothBoth thethe damdam andand thethe gatehousegatehouse areare listedlisted iinn thethe NationaNationall RegisterRegister ofof HistoricHistoric PlacesPlaces (1990)(1990) asas parpartt ofof thethe WaterWater SupplySupply SystemSystem ooff MetropolitanMetropolitan BostonBoston ThematiThematicc ResourceResource Area. BothBoth structuresstructures areare reachereachedd fromfrom ththee parkwayparkway byby ththee MedfordMedford BoatBoat CluClubb DriDriveve.. ThoughThough vvisiblisiblee fromfrom thethe parkwaparkwayy seasonally,, neitherneither thethe dadamm nornor ththee gatehousegatehouse abutabutss thethe parkwayparkway directly.directly. AcrossAcross fromfrom thithiss drivedrive iiss PinePine RidgeRidge RoaRoadd inin Medford, whicwhichh joinjoinss ththee parkwaparkwayy atat anan angle.angle. ThThee BostonBoston andand MainMainee RailroadRailroad followsfollows ththee easteast sideside ofof PinePine RidgRidgee RoadRoad here, awayaway fromfrom ththee parkway.

SouthSouth ofof SagamoreSagamore Street, anan earlyearly ttoo mid-20th-centurmid-20th-centuryy residentiaresidentiall neighborhooneighborhoodd borderborderss ththee parkwaparkwayy oonn thethe easterneastem side.. SidewalksSidewalks reappeareappearr herehere,, andand ththee DCRDCR hahass re-stripere-stripedd ththee roadwaroadwayy (still(still 3636 feetfeet widewide)) ttoo allowallow twotwo somewhatsomewhat narrowenarrowerr traveltravel laneslanes andand a parkingparking lanelane onon thethe easeastt sideside ofof thethe roadroad.. ThisThis segmentsegment ofof ththee parkwayparkway abruptlyabmptly endsends atat a rotaryrotary atat HighHigh StreeStreett (Nelson(Nelson CirclCirclee atat HighHigh Street,Street, #5#5 onon thethe datdataa sheetsheet)) inin Medford; acrossacross thethe intersection, ththee roadwaroadwayy becomesbecomes a MedfordMedford citycity street,. MysticMystic RiverRiver Road. ThThee rotarrotaryy hahass contemporarcontemporaryy rocrockk anandd turturff landscapinlandscapingg andand verticalvertical granitegranite curbing; a bouldeboulderr withwith plaqueplaque

((continued continued)) NPSNPS FormForm I 10-900-a10-900-a 0MBOMB ApprovalApproval No.No. 1014-00111024-OOIS (1-&6)(S-S«) UnitedUnited StatesStates DepartmentDepartment ofof thethe InteriorInterior . NationaNationall ParkPark ServiceService NationalNational RegisterRegister ofof HistoricHistoric PlacesPlaces r*nntiT111Slfinn SlllPPf MysticMystic ValleValleyy ParkwayParkway ContinuationV^UlllllluailUll SheetkJllCCl MetropolitanMetropolitan ParkPark SystemSystem ofof GreaterGreater BostonBoston MPMPSS Arlington/Medford/Somerville/WinchesterArlington/Medford/Somerville/Winchester (Middlesex),(Middlesex), MAMA 7 SectionSection numbernumber--- 7 PagePage 5s

identifiesidentifies thisthis asas thethe NelsoNelsonn Circle.Circle. ThisThis rotaryrotary appearsappears toto datedate toto thethe earlyearly 2020th* centurycentury andand isis consideredconsidered a contributingcontributing featurefeature ofof thethe parkway. AcrossAcross thethe rotaryrotary,, andand outsideoutside thethe boundarboundaryy ofof thethe presenpresentt nomination,nomination, areare midmid 20th* centurycentury commercialcommercial buildings.buildings .

HighHigh StreetStreet isis anan urbanurban principaprincipall arterialarterial roadroad andand isis designateddesignated asas ththee patpathh ofof StateState RouteRoute 60 . ItIt crossescrosses thethe MysticMystic RiverRiver bbyy wayway ofof a bridgbridgee (just(just southsouth ofof thethe southernsouthem endend -ofof LowerLower MysticMysfic Lake)Lake) intintoo Arlington,, wherewhere itit becomebecomess MedfordMedford Street.Street. TheThe bridgbridgee (Mystic(Mystic RiverRiver Bridge,Bridge, #6#6 onon thethe datadata sheet)sheet) isis a four-lanefour-lane single-spansingle-span concrete-archconcrete-arch bridge,bridge, builtbuilt byby thethe MDCMDC inin 1936-31936-37 7.. ThisThis roadwayroadway corridor, thoughthough notnot usuallyusually consideredconsidered a partpart ofof thethe MysticMystic ValleyValley Parkway,Parkway, waswas alsoalso reconstructedreconstmcted bbyy thethe MDCMDC asas parpartt ofof thethe parkwayparkway.. Therefore,Therefore, forfor thethe purposepurposess ofof thisthis nomination,nomination, thithiss bridgbridgee andand thethe shortshort sectionsection ofof HighHigh St.,St., areare parpartt ofof thethe parkwayparkway;; thethe bridgbridgee iiss a contributingcontributing structure.stmcture.

MysticMystic ValleValleyy ParkwayParkway WestWest,, ArlingtoArlingtonn (Medford(Medford StreetStreet westwest toto MysticMystic St./USt.IVSS 33))

ThisThis segment, sometimessometimes referredreferred ttoo asas MysticMystic ValleyValley ParkwayParkway WestWest (#7(#7 onon thethe datadata sheet),sheet), bubutt actuallyactually oneone ofof thethe mainmain branchebranchess ofof thethe parkway,parkway, isis directlydirectly contiguouscontiguous withwith MysticMystic ValleyValley ParkwayParkway,, CentralCentral Segment, andand thethe MysticMystic ValleyValley Parkway,Parkway, MysticMystic LakesLakes SegmentSegment throughthrough thethe MedfordMedford StSt.. Rotary.Rotary. TheThe ..7-mile-lon7-mile-longg roadroad segmentsegment beginbeginss atat thethe westernwestem edgeedge ofof thethe MedfordMedford St.St. RotaryRotary (see(see below). EarlyEarly planplanss forfor thethe MysticMystic ValleyValley ParkwayParkway calledcalled forfor itit toto proceeproceedd northnorth alongalong thethe westernwestem banbankk ooff ththee MysticMystic Lakes;; thisthis stubstub isis allall thatthat waswas ultimatelultimatelyy builtbuilt ttoo thethe west.west.

ThisThis segmentsegment iiss a curvilinearcurvilinear two-lantwo-lanee parkwaparkwayy thatthat followsfollows thethe southwesternsouthwestem banbankk ofof thethe MysticMystic RiverRiver untiluntil itit reachesreaches LowerLower MysticMystic Lake, wherewhere itit turnstums westwardwestward alongalong thethe southsouth bankbank ofof thethe lake.lake. BetweenBetween thethe waterwayswaterways andand ththee parkwaparkwayy areare thethe parklandparklandss ofof thethe MysticMystic RiverRiver Reservation,Reservation, andand thethe roadwaroadwayy provideprovidess filtered viewsviews ofof thethe waterwater beyond, withwith severalseveral long-distancelong-distance viewsviews acrossacross LowerLower MysticMystic LakLakee toto thethe woodewoodedd bankbankss onon ththee farfar side.side. A sidewalksidewalk windswinds throughthrough thethe parklanparklandd onon thethe MysticMystic RiveRiverr ReservationReservation sideside ofof thethe road.road. TheThe roadwayroadway isis 3636 feetfeet widewide withwith verticalvertical granitegranite curbingcurbing,, historihistoricc reproduction-typereproduction-type lighting,lighting, andand intermittentintermittent SS-typeSS-type barriers..

OnOn thethe westwest andand southsouth sidessides ofof thisthis segmentsegment ofof thethe MysticMystic ValleyValley ParkwayParkway isis aa neighborhoodneighborhood ofof early early toto midmid 20th20th centurycentury houseshouses followedfollowed bbyy a largelarge stretchstretch ofof openopen space,space, includingincluding MeadowMeadow BrookBrook ParkPark anandd Mt.Mt. PleasantPleasant Cemetery,Cemetery, onon a hillhill aboveabove thethe parkway. NoNo sidewalksidewalk existsexists onon thisthis sideside ofof thethe parkwayparkway,, anandd itit hashas thethe charactercharacter ofof a pavepavedd parkpark roadroad..

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TheThe MysticMystic ValleyValley ParkwayParkway crossescrosses MeadowMeadow BrooBrookk bbyy a historihistoricc culvertculvert (Meadow(Meadow BrookBrook Culvert,Culvert, ##88 onon thethe datadata sheet), tumturnss south,, andand climbsclimbs a hillhill toto MysticMystic StreetStreet,, wherewhere itit endsends inin aa neighborhoodneighborhood ofof gas gas stationsstations andand late-20*th centurycentury one-one- toto two-storytwo-story commercialcommercial buildings.buildings. MysticMystic StreetStreet isis alsoalso UU.S.S. . HighwayHighway 3. AcrossAcross MysticMystic Street, thethe routeroute becomesbecomes SummerSummer Street, whichwhich isis alsoalso StateState RouteRoute 2A.2A. ThiThiss intersectionintersection isis consideredconsidered thethe southesouthernm terminuterminuss ofof thethe MysticMystic ValleyValley Parkway..

MystiMysticc ValleValleyy Parkway,Parkway, CentraCentrall Segment,Segment, ArlingtonArlington,, Somerville,Somerville, andand MedforMedfordd (Medford(Medford StreetStreet iinn ArlingtoArlingtonn ttoo ArmorArmoryy BridgeBridge,, MedfordMedford))

TheThe CentralCentral SegmentSegment ofof ththee MysticMystic ValleValleyy ParkwayParkway (Mystic(Mystic ValleValleyy Parkway,Parkway, CentralCentral Segment,Segment, #9#9 oonn thethe datadata sheet)sheet) beginbeginss atat thethe MedfordMedford St.St. RotaryRotary atat MedfordMedford StreetStreet inin Arlington,, jusjustt weswestt ofof thethe MysticMystic RiverRiver Bridge,Bridge, andand endsends atat thethe easterneastem endend ooff thethe ArmoryArmory BridgeBridge jusjustt westwest ofof ForestForest Street/MainStreet/Main StreetStreet inin Medford. ThisThis segmentsegment isis contiguouscontiguous withwith MysticMystic ValleyValley Parkway,, MysticMystic LakesLakes Segment,Segment, asas wellwell asas withwith MysticMystic ValleyValley Parkway, West,, andand MysticMystic ValleyValley Parkway,, EasternEastem SegmentSegment..

ThiThiss segmentsegment ofof ththee MysticMystic ValleyValley ParkwayParkway beginsbegins atat aa smallsmall rotaryrotary andand mitermiter (Medford(Medford StreetStreet RotaryRotary andand Miter,Miter, #1#100 oonn ththee datdataa sheet);sheet); ththee rotarrotaryy iiss turturff coverecoveredd andand landscaped, witwithh a modemodemm "Welcom"Welcomee toto Arlington" signsign orientedoriented ttoo ththee east.east. A smallsmall playgroundplayground iiss southwestsouthwest ofof thisthis comer.comer.

FromFrom MedfordMedford StreetStreet southsouth andand easteast throughthrough ArlingtoArlingtonn andand Somerville,Somerville, thisthis flatflat,, curvilinearcurvilinear segmentsegment ofof thethe MysticMystic ValleyValley ParkwayParkway closelyclosely parallelparallelss thethe southsouth sideside ofof thethe MysticMystic River,River, andand formsforms thethe southernsouthem boundaryboundary ofof thethe MysticMystic RiverRiver Reservation.Reservation. AnAn urbaurbann minorminor arterialarterial road, thethe 40-foot-wid40-foot-widee roadwayroadway isis twotwo lanelaness wide,wide, witwithh nnoo medianmedianss oorr vverticaerticall granitegranite curbing.curbing. ToTo thethe northnorth andand easteast ofof the the roadwayroadway isis aa narrow narrow banbandd ofof turfedturfed parklands,, edgededged withwith riverbanriverbankk treetreess andand bushesbushes (photos,(photos, CentralCentral SegmentSegment #1-2);#1-2); iinn summertime,, therethere araree onlonlyy occasionaloccasional glimpseglimpsess ooff ththee watewaterr throughthrough thethe foliagefoliage.. ToTo ththee weswestt anandd southsouth ofof thethe roadwaroadwayy areare two-stortwo-storyy residentiaresidentiall buildingsbuildings erecteerectedd iinn ththee earlearlyy ttoo mimidd 20th* century.century. BituminouBituminouss concretconcretee sidewalkssidewalks oonn bothboth sidessides areare separatedseparated fromfrom ththee roadwayroadway bbyy planfinplantingg stripsstrips dottedottedd witwithh maturemature deciduousdeciduous treetreess thatthat formform anan intermittentintermittent canopycanopy (Tree(Tree Canopy,Canopy, #1#111 onon ththee datadata sheet,sheet, photosphotos,, CentralCentral SegmentSegment #3-4)#3-4) overover ththee roadway.roadway. TheThe lightinglighting fixturesfixtures areare cobracobra headheadss onon cementcement polespoles.. TheThe parkwaparkwayy curvescurves areare linedlined witwithh barriers,, eithereither SS-typeSS-type barrierbarrierss onon I-beamI-beam postpostss oror squaresquare woodewoodenn railrailss onon 6-inch6-inch- ssquarquaree woodewoodenn postsposts..

LargeLarge traffitrafficc islandislandss aatt BeaconBeacon StreetStreet (Beacon(Beacon StreetStreet Island,Island, #12#12 onon thethe datadata sheet)sheet) andand DecaturDecatur StreeStreett (Decatur(Decatur StreetStreet Island, #13#13 onon ththee datadata sheet)sheet) direcdirectt traffictraffic flow.flow. AtAt AlewifeAlewife Brook, a two-lanetwo-lane singlesingle--

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UnitedUnited StatesStates DepartmenDepartmentt ofof thethe InterioInteriorr NationaNationall ParkPark ServiceService NationalNational RegisterRegister ofof HistoricHistoric PlacesPlaces r*ntlflT11l$lHnn ^hppf MystiMysticc ValleValleyy ParkwayParkway ContinuationV^UlllllluailUll SheetOllCCl MetropolitaMetropolitann ParParkk SystemSystem ofof GreaterGreater BostonBoston MPMPSS Arlington/Medford/Somerville/WinchesterArlington/Medford/Somerville/Winchester (Middlesex),(Middlesex), MAMA SectionSection numbernumber--- 7 PagePage 77 spaspann 36.6-foot-long36.6-foot-long concreteconcrete archarch bridgebridge carriescarries thethe parkwayparkway (Alewife(Alewife BrookBrook Bridge,Bridge , #14#14 onon thethe datadata sheet).sheet). BuiltBuilt inin 19081908 whenwhen thethe then-MPthen-MPCC straightenedstraightened andand relocaterelocatedd AlewifeAlewife Brook,Brook, thisthis bridgbridgee isis a contributingcontributing stmcturstructuree toto ththee MystiMysticc ValleyValley ParkwayParkway nominationnomination..

AlewifAlewifee BrookBrook ParkwaParkwayy (N(NRR 2004)2004) beginbeginss aatt thethe southernsouthem edgeedge ofof thethe MysticMystic ValleyValley Parkway,Parkway, jusjustt southeastsoutheast ofof thethe poinpointt wherwheree AlewifAlewifee BrookBrook emptieemptiess intintoo ththee MysticMystic River.River. A smallsmall turturff rotarrotaryy witwithh threthreee mitermiterss directsdirects traffictraffic ontontoo thethe roadwaysroadways.. ThThee rotaryrotary hashas verticalvertical granitgranitee curbs;curbs; iinn itsits centecenterr iiss a concreteconcrete postpost toppetoppedd withwith a cobra-heacobra-headd lamplamp.. FoForr thethe purposepurposess ofof thethe NationaNationall RegisterRegister,, thithiss rotarrotaryy isis a contributingcontributing resourcresourcee ofof ththee AlewifAlewifee BrookBrook ParkwaParkwayy nominationominationn ratheratherr thathann ththee MystiMysticc ValleValleyy Parkway.Parkway. SeveralSeveral DCRDCR buildingsbuildings,, allall parpartt ofof ththee GeorgeGeorge DilboyDilboy ComplexComplex thathatt isis describeddescribed inin detaildetail inin ththee AlewifAlewifee BrookBrook ParkwayParkway nomination,nomination, flank botbothh parkwayparkwayss here,here, providinprovidingg aa gatewaygateway andand setting.setting . ToTo thethe westwest ofof AlewifeAlewife BrookBrook ParkwayParkway iiss a paipairr ofof smallsmall,, modem,modem, one-storyone-story bricbrickk buildingsbuildings,, thethe currentcurrent pumpinpumpingg stationstation.. ToTo ththee easteast ofof AlewifAlewifee BrookBrook ParkwaParkwayy andand adjacentadjacent toto MysticMystic ValleyValley ParkwayParkway isis a distinctivedistinctive large,large, oneone- storystory brickbrick buildingbuilding withwith a highhigh mansardmansard roof,roof, ththee formerformer MysticMystic PumpinPumpingg StationStation,, a buildinbuildingg listedlisted iinn thethe NationaNationall RegisteRegisterr ooff HistoricHistoric PlacesPlaces (individually(individually 9/18/19899/18/1989 andand aass partpart ofof thethe NRTRNRTRAA WateWaterr SupplSupplyy SystemSystem ofof MetropolitanMetropolitan BostonBoston thatthat waswas listedlisted onon 1/18/1990).1/18/1990).

AAtt itsits intersectionintersection witwithh ththee AlewifAlewifee BrookBrook Parkway,Parkway, ththee MystiMysticc ValleValleyy ParkwaParkwayy tumturnss towartowardd ththee northeastnortheast.. JusJustt easteast ofof AlewifeAlewife BrookBrook ParkwayParkway,, ththee MystiMysticc ValleyValley ParkwaParkwayy passepassess througthroughh thethe neighborhooneighborhoodd knowknownn asas MedfordMedford Hillside.Hillside. OnOn thethe nortnorthh sideside ofof ththee roadroad,, southwestsouthwest ofof BostonBoston Avenue,Avenue, iiss a DCRDCR parkpark andand playground. ToTo thethe easteast beyondbeyond BostonBoston Avenue,Avenue, thethe roadroad widenswidens toto twotwo laneslanes inin eacheach direction.direction. SidewalksSidewalks herehere areare directlydirectly adjacentadjacent toto thethe curb. AnAn industriaindustriall neighborhoodneighborhood lieslies southsouth ofof ththee parkway. TheThe BostonBoston andand MaineMaine Railroad/MBTARailroad/MBTA LowellLowell CommuterCommuter RailRail crossescrosses aboveabove thethe parkwaparkwayy herheree oonn a concreteconcrete archedarched single-spansingle-span bridgebridge builtbuilt inin 19081908 (MBTA CommuterCommuter RaiRaill BridgeBridge,, #1#155 oonn thethe datadata sheetsheet,, photo,photo. CentralCentral SegmentSegment #6)#6).. TheThe MPCMPC constructedconstmcted ththee bridgebridge asas partpart ooff ththee parkway, anandd iitt iiss picturepicturedd iinn thethe DecemberDecember 19081908 AnnualAnnual Report.Report. IItt iiss withiwithinn thethe boundboundss ooff thethe parkwaparkwayy anandd isis consideredconsidered a contributingcontributing structurestmcture forfor thethe purposespurposes ofof thisthis nomination.nomination .

AAtt AubuAuburnm Street,Street, ththee MystiMysticc ValleValleyy ParkwayParkway crossescrosses fromfrom SomervilleSomerville intointo MedfordMedford andand againagain crossecrossess thethe MysticMystic River.River. ThisThis 54.9-foot-long54.9-foot-long single-spansingle-span concreteconcrete archarch bridgebridge,, knowknownn asas thethe AuburAuburnn St.St. BridgBridgee (#16(#16 onon thethe datadata sheet),sheet), waswas builbuiltt inin 1906.1906. TheThe bridgbridgee waswas builbuiltt threethree laneslanes widewide toto handlehandle bothboth ththee traffictraffic fromfrom thethe MysticMystic ValleValleyy ParkwayParkway andand turningtuming traffictraffic fromfrom AuburnAubum Street.Street. ItIt isis withinwithin thethe boundsbounds ofof ththee parkwayparkway anandd iiss considereconsideredd a contributincontributingg stmcturstructuree foforr ththee purposespurposes ooff thithiss nomination.nomination.

((continued continued)) NPSNPS FormForm I1 10-900-a ■ 0MBOMB ApprovalApprova l No.No . 101•-00111024-oaiS (M6)(S-8*) UnitedUnited StatesStates DepartmentDepartment ofof thethe InteriorInterior NationaNationall ParkPark ServiceService NationaNationall RegisterRegister ofof HistoricHistoric PlacesPlaces PnntinilSlHnn ^hppf MysticMysticValleyParkwa Valley Parkwayy ContinuationV^UillliluailUU SheetOIICCI MetropolitanMetropolitann ParParkParkk SystemSystem ofof Greater Greater BostonBoston MPSMPS Arlington/Medford/Somerville/WinchesterArlington/Medford/Somerville/Winchester (Middlesex),(Middlesex), MMAA SectionSection numbernumber--- 7 PagPagee 8

FromFrom thisthis poinpointt untiuntill nearnear thethe endend ofof thethe segmentsegment atat thethe ArmoryArmory Bridge,Bridge, thethe MysticMystic ValleyValley ParkwaParkwayy parallelparallelss thethe MysticMystic RiverRiver andand formsforms thethe northernnorthem boundaryboundary ofof thethe MysticMystic RiverRiver Reservation.Reservation. ThisThis sectionsection ofof thethe reservationreservation containscontains acresacres ofof openopen turf,turf, a largelarge parkinparkingg lot,lot, playingplaying fields, andand a dilapidatedilapidatedd concreteconcrete bandshellbandshell.. A DCRDCR signsign announcesannounces thatthat thethe roadwayroadway herehere iiss restrictedrestricted toto pleasurpleasuree vehicles.vehicles. ThThee roadwayroadway isis oneone lanelane inin eithereither direction,direction, 4040 feetfeet widewide withwith verticalvertical granitegranite curbs.curbs. NortNorthh ofof thethe roadway,roadway, thethe earlyearly toto mid-20th-centurymid-20th-century neighborhoodneighborhood changeschanges fromfrom oneone dominateddominated bbyy two-storytwo-story residentialresidential buildingbuildingss toto oneone composedcomposed largelylargely ofof single-storysingle-story postwapostwarr residentialresidential structures.stmctures. TheThe lightinglighting inin thisthis sectionsection isis cobracobra headsheads onon metalmetal polespoles.. IntermittentIntermittent sidewalkssidewalks occuroccur onlyonly onon thethe northnorth sideside ofof thethe roadway,roadway, separatedseparated fromfrom ththee roadwayroadway byby a plantinplantingg stripstrip..

AfteAfterr WinthropWinthrop St.,St., thethe onlyonly streetstreet thatthat crossescrosses thethe parkwaparkwayy inin thisthis section,section, thethe charactercharacter ofof thethe surroundingsurrounding neighborhoodneighborhood changeschanges fromfrom small-scalesmall-scale residentialresidential toto a mixmix ofof largelarge apartmentapartment blockblockss anandd institutionalinstitutional buildingsbuildings asas thethe parkwaparkwayy beginbeginss toto paralleparallell HighHigh St.St. andand thethe westernwestem edgeedge ofof MedfordMedford centercenter.. TheThe buildingbuildingss thatthat bordeborderr thethe parkwaparkwayy inin thisthis sectionsection allall faceface ontoonto HighHigh St.,St., soso thatthat theirtheir rearrear elevationselevations areare visiblevisible fromfrom thethe parkway;parkway; thesethese includeinclude St.St. Joseph'sJoseph's ChurchChurch andand thethe formerformer MedfordMedford Armory,Armory, asas wellwell asas severalseveral multistorymultistory apartmentapartment buildingsbuildings.. TwoTwo tenthtenthss ofof a milemile easteast ofof WinthropWinthrop Street,Street, thethe MystiMysticc ValleyValley ParkwayParkway crossescrosses thethe MysticMystic RiverRiver a thirdthird time.time. ThisThis 58.5-foot-long58.5-foot-long single-spansingle-span concreteconcrete arcarchh bridgbridgee isis fourfour laneslanes widewide andand waswas builbuiltt inin 1906.1906. TheThe bridgbridgee hashas a solidsolid concreteconcrete railrail withwith concreteconcrete capscaps,, verticalvertical granitegranite curbs,curbs, andand cobra-headcobra-head lightlight fixturesfixtures on on metalmetal poles.poles. ItIt isis withinwithin thethe boundsbounds ofof thethe parkwayparkway andand isis consideredconsidered a contributingcontributing structurestmcture forfor thethe purposepurposess ofof thisthis nomination.nomination. ItIt isis popularlpopularlyy callecalledd ArmoryArmory BridgeBridge (#17(#17 onon thethe datadata sheet).sheet). ForFor thethe purposepurposess ofof thisthis nomination,nomination, thethe easterneastem endend ofof ArmorArmoryy BridgeBridge formsforms thethe easterneastem edgeedge ofof thethe nominatednominated districtdistrict..

AfterAfter ArmoryArmory Bridge,Bridge, thethe MysticMystic ValleyValley ParkwayParkway hashas beenbeen extensivelyextensively altered,altered, particularlparticularlyy withwith ththee constructionconstmction ofl-93of 1-93 inin thethe earlyearly 1960s.1960s.

(end)(end) MysticMystic ValleyValley ParkwayParkway Middlesex . MAMA NameName ofof PropertPropertyy CountyCounty andand StatStatee a8. StatementStatftmftnf ofnf 5igniticanceSignlfiranr.P ApplicableApplicable NationalNational RegisterRegister CriteriaCriteria AreasAreas ofof SignificanceSignificance (Mark(Mark "x""x" inin oneone oror moremore boxesboxes forfor thetfie criteriacriteria qualifyingqualifying thetfie propertpropertyy (Enter(Enter categoriescategories fromfrom instructions)instructions) forfor NationalNational RegisterRegister listing.listing.) ArchitecturArchitecturee ...xJL A PropertyProperty isis associatedassociated withwith eventsevents thatthat havehave mademade ConservationConservation a significantsignificant contributioncontribution toto thethe broadbroad patternspatterns ofof ouourr history. EngineeringFngineering Entertainment/RecreationEntertainment/Recreation _ B PropertyProperty isis associateassociatedd witwithh ththee liveslives ooff personspersons significantsignificant inin ourour past.past. LandscapeLandscape ArchitectureArchitecture TransportationTransportation ...xJL C PropertyProperty embodiesembodies thethe distinctivedistinctive characteristicscharacteristics ofof a type,type, period,period, oror methodmethod ofof constructionconstruction oror representsrepresents thethe worworkk ofof a master,master, oror possessespossesses highhigh artisticartistic values,values, oror representsrepresents a significantsignificant andand distinguishable entity whose components lack distinguishable entity whose components lack PeriodPeriod ofof SignificanceSignificance individuaindividuall distinction. 1895-19551895-1955 _ D PropertyProperty hashas yieldedyielded,, oror isis likelylikely ttoo yieldyield,, informatioinformationn importantimportant inin prehistoryprehistory oror history.

CriteriaCriteria ConsiderationsConsiderations SignificantSignificant DatesDates (Mark(Mark ""xx" inin allall thettie boxesboxes thatthat apply.apply.)) ParkwayParkway constructed·constninteri: 1895-19361R9.5-19.-^fi PropertyProperty is:

_ A owneownedd byby religiousreligious institutioninstitution oorr usedused forfor religiousreligious purposes. SignificantSignificant PersonPerson (Complete(Complete ifif CriterionCriterion BisB is markedmarked aboveabove)) _ B removedremoved frofromm itsits originaoriginall location.

_ C a birthplacebirthplace oorr grave. CulturalCultural AffiliationAffiliation _ D a cemetery.

_ E a reconstructedreconstructed building,building, object,, oorr structure..

_ F a commemorativecommemorative property.property. Architect/BuilderArchitect/Builder _ G lessless thathann 5050 yearyearss ooff agagee oorr achieveachievedd significancesignificance CharlesCharles Eliot,Eliot, OlmstedOlmsted BrothersBrothers withinwithin thethe pastpast 5050 years.years. NarrativeNarrative StatemenStatementt ofof SignificanceSignificance (Explain(Explain thettie significancesignificance ofof thethie propertyproperty onon oneone oror moremore continuationcontinuation stieets.sheets.))

9. MajorMajor BihliogcapbicatBihiingraphir.al ReferencesReffirencBS (Cite(Cite thethe books,books, articles,articles, andand otherother sourcessources usedused inin preparingpreparing thisthis formform onon oneone oror moremore continuationcontinuation sheets.sheets.) PreviousPrevious documentationdocumentation onon filefile (NPS):(NPS): PrimaryPrimary locationlocation ofof additionaladditional data:data: _ preliminarypreliminary determinatiodeterminationn ooff individualindividual listinglisting (36(36 _ StatStatee HistoricHistoric PreservationPreservation OfficeOffice CFRCFR 67)67) hashas beenbeen requestedrequested xx... OtherOther StateState agencyagency _ previouslypreviously listedlisted inin ththee NationalNational RegisterRegister _ FederalFederal agencyagency _ previouslypreviously determinedeterminedd eligibleligiblee byby ththee NationalNational _ LocalLocal governmentgovernment RegisterRegister _ UniversityUniversity _ designatedesignatedd a NationalNational HistoricHistoric LandmarkLandmark _ OtherOther _ recordedrecorded byby HistoriHistoricc AmericaAmericann BuildingsBuildings SurveySurvey NameName ofof repositoryrepository: # ______OCR,DCR, Boston,Boston, MAMA _ recordedrecorded byby HistoricHistoric AmericanAmerican EngineeringEngineering Record#Record # ______NPSNPS ForaForm II l&-900-aIO-9aO-a ' . 0MBOMB ApprovalApprava lNo. No .1014-0011 1014-MU (1-16) UniteUnitedd StatesStates DepartmentDepartment ofof thethe InteriorInterior NationaNationall ParkPark ServiceService NationalNational RegisterRegister ofof HistoricHistoric PlacesPlaces rnntinililHnTI ^hppf MysticValleyParkwaMystic Valley Parkwayy ContinuationX^UU. im U

SIGNIFICANCESIGNIFICANCE

TheThe MysticMystic ValleyValley Parkway,Parkway, locatedlocated inin Arlington,Arlington, Medford,Medford , Somerville,Somerville, andand Winchester,Winchester, MiddleseMiddlesexx County,County, Massachusetts,Massachusetts, iiss significantsignificant asas oneone ofof thethe earliestearliest riverriver parkwaysparkways designeddesigned forfor thethe MetropolitanMetropolitan ParkPark CommissionCommission (MPC)(MPC) byby Olmsted,Olmsted, OlmstedOlmsted andand EliotEliot andand itsits successorsuccessor firm,firm, OlmstedOlmsted Brothers.Brothers. ItIt iiss emblematicemblematic ofof thethe firm's principleprincipless ofof parkwaparkwayy creation.creation. TheThe MysticMystic ValleyValley ParkwayParkway isis a heavilyheavily traveledtraveled roadwayroadway parallelingparalleling thethe AberjonaAberjona River,River, MysticMystic Lakes,Lakes, andand MysticMystic RiverRiver throughthrough a widewide varietyvariety ooff neighborhoods.neighborhoods. TheThe MysticMystic ValleyValley ParkwayParkway provideprovidess directdirect accessaccess toto thethe MiddlesexMiddlesex FellsFells ReservationReservation foforr mostmost ofof thethe parkwayparkwayss northwestnorthwest ofof Boston,Boston, includingincluding AlewifeAlewife BrookBrook Parkway,Parkway, MiddlesexMiddlesex FellsFells ParkwayParkway,, andand RevereRevere BeachBeach Parkway.Parkway. TheThe periodperiod ofof significancesignificance forfor MysticMystic ValleyValley ParkwayParkway isis fromfrom thethe beginninbeginningg ofof landland acquisitionacquisition forfor thethe MysticMystic ValleyValley ParkwayParkway inin 1895,1895, throughthrough 19561956..

TheThe MysticMystic ValleyValley ParkwayParkway possessepossessess integrityintegrity ofof location,location, design,design, setting,setting, materials,materials, workmanshipworkmanship,, feeling,feeling, andand associationassociation andand isis anan excellentexcellent exampleexample ofof thethe RiverRiver ParkwayParkway subtypesubtype inin thethe MetropolitanMetropolitan ParkPark SystemSystem ofof GreaterGreater Boston, Parkways.Parkways. ItIt meetsmeets NationalNational RegisterRegister CriteriaCriteria AA and and C C in in the the significance significance areasareas ofof architecture,architecture, conservation,conservation, communitycommunity planninplanningg andand development,, engineering, entertainment/recreation,entertainment/recreation, landscapelandscape architecture,architecture, andand transportationtransportation atat thethe statestate levellevel andand fulfillsfulfills ththee ParkwaysParkways RegistrationRegistration RequirementsRequirements forfor thethe associatedassociated RiverRiver ParkwayParkway propertpropertyy subtype,subtype, underunder SectionSection F ofof thisthis MultipleMultiple PropertyProperty DocumentationDocumentation FormatFormat nomination..

TheThe MysticMystic RiverRiver ReservationReservation extendsextends fromfrom Mary Mary O'MalleyO'Malley Park Park inin ChelseaChelsea andand AmeliaAmelia EarhartEarhart DamDam inin EverettEverett toto thethe AberjonaAberjona RiverRiver inin Winchester,Winchester, bubutt isis concentratedconcentrated fromfrom WellingtonWellington BridgeBridge andand ththee Fellsway,Fellsway, northnorth andand west,west, throughthrough thethe MysticMystic Lakes.Lakes. ItIt isis oneone ofof thethe mostmost fullyfully protecteprotectedd riverriver basinbasinss inin thethe MetropolitanMetropolitan BostonBoston area.area. InIn 1939,1939, thethe MysticMystic RiverRiver ReservationReservation andand thethe MysticMystic ValleyValley ParkwaParkwayy togethertogether coveredcovered 397.11397.11 acres.acres. SinceSince thenthen incursionsincursions havehave takentaken placplacee onon thesethese publicpublic lands,lands, particularlyparticularly withwith thethe constructionconstruction ofof thethe interstateinterstate highwayhighway -93,-93, butbut otherother acresacres havehave beenbeen addedadded throughthrough thethe straighteningstraightening andand fillingfilling ofof thethe riverriver channel.channel.

InIn hishis 18931893 reportreport toto thethe temporarytemporary commission, CharlesCharles EliotEliot sawsaw thethe shoresshores ofof thethe MysticMystic LakesLakes asas anan idealideal candidatecandidate forfor publipublicc acquisition.acquisition. ThisThis areaarea was:was :

...... Chiefly occupied by largelarge residence estates, which the pressure of population must sooner or later force to be cut up into suburban lots. A policy that would secure thethe shores of these lakes to public useuse,, with roads and walks brought as near the water asas practicable and the intervening lots reserved to the public, would secure development of the surrounding territory in a way that would make it of permanentpermanent attractiveness.attractiveness. ((continued continued)) NPSNPS FormForm I1 10.-.1lO-MO-a 0MBOMB ApprovalApprava lNo No. .1024-0011 1024-OOU (1-U) UnitedUnited StatesStates DepartmentDepartment ofof thethe InteriorInterior NationaNationall ParkPark ServiceService NationaNationall RegisterRegister ofof Historic Historic Places Places r*nnfiT111Sltlni1 ^hppf MystiMysticc ValleyValley ParkwayParkway ContinuationV> UU llll ua IIUU Sheetk^UCC l MetropolitanMetropolitan ParkPark SystemSystem ofof GreaterGreater BostonBoston MPSMPS Arlington/Medford/Somerville/WinchesterArlington/Medford/SomervilleAVincliester (Middlesex),(Middlesex), MAMA SectionSection numbernumber--- 8 Page_2_Page 2

EliotEliot particularlparticularlyy appreciatedappreciated thethe picturesquepicturesque coursecourse ofof thethe AberjonaAberjona RiverRiver inin WinchesterWinchester CenterCenter andand wawass concernedconcerned aboutabout thethe tanneriestanneries upstreamupstream thatthat pollutepollutedd it.it. EliotEliot sawsaw thethe LowerLower MysticMystic LakeLake asas vulnerablevulnerable toto tidaltidal infiltration.infiltration. BelowBelow thethe MysticMystic Lakes, hehe sawsaw "a"a littlelittle flat ofof saltsalt marshmarsh uponupon eithereither hand, andand frofromm thisthis poinpointt toto thethe river'sriver's mouthmouth thisthis greengreen borderborder ofof meadowmeadow isis nevernever absent."absent." TheThe incursionincursion ofof severalseveral factoriesfactories nearnear thethe MaldenMaiden RiverRiver gavegave hhiim reasonreason toto urgurgee hastehaste inin securingsecuring thethe riverbanks..

TheThe MPCMPC drewdrew upup itsits first takingstakings plaplann inin 18941894 forfor landland fi-omfrom HighHigh Street,, Medford, northnorth intintoo Winchester.Winchester. TheThe MysticMystic ValleyValley ParkwayParkway gotgot anan earlyearly startstart inin 1895, whenwhen severalseveral groupsgroups petitionepetitionedd ththee MPCMPC toto movemove thethe projectproject forward.forward. WinchesterWinchester offeredoffered toto acquireacquire landslands worthworth $50,000,$50,000, BostonBoston offeredoffered toto acquireacquire landslands worthworth $65$65,00,0000 toto protecprotectt itsits waterwater supply, andand privatprivatee partiesparties donateddonated additionaladditional lands.lands. IInn 18951895 thethe MPCMPC mademade itsits first takingtaking ofof twotwo milesmiles ofof riverbanks,riverbanks, 8080.0.099 acres, includingincluding botbothh bankbankss ofof ththee MysticMystic RiverRiver betweenbetween HighHigh StreetStreet andand thethe MysticMystic Lakes,Lakes, botbothh banksbanks ofof thethe AberjonaAberjona RiverRiver asas farfar northnorth asas MainMain StreetStreet inin Winchester,Winchester, andand thethe easterneastem bankbankss ofof thethe MysticMystic LakesLakes fromfrom thethe waterlinewaterline toto thethe LowelLowelll Railroad,Railroad, andand even, inin somesome placesplaces,, toto thethe topstops ofof thethe bluffsbluffs.. EliotEliot thoughtthought thatthat thethe existingexisting BaconBacon StreetStreet bridgebridgess overover thethe AberjonaAberjona andand thethe LowellLowell RailroadRailroad couldcould bbee usedused bbyy thethe parkway; therefore, thethe MPMPCC wouldwould havehave toto buildbuild onlyonly oneone neneww bridge, overover thethe AberjonaAberjona nearnear itsits mouthmouth atat UpperUpper MysticMystic Lake.

ConstructioConstructionn onon a 2.4-mile2.4-mile stretchstretch ofof thethe MysticMystic ValleyValley Parkway, fromfrom HighHigh StreetStreet inin MedfordMedford northnorth ttoo MainMain StreetStreet inin Winchester,, begabegann inin 1896.1896. DuringDuring thethe previoupreviouss year,year, thethe MPCMPC hadhad rejectedrejected thethe originaoriginall bidsbids forfor constructionconstruction ofof thethe parkwaparkwayy becausbecausee thethe contractorscontractors werewere planninplanningg toto ususee foreignforeign labor,labor, againstagainst thethe termsterms ofof thethe contract.contract. ItIt re-advertisedre-advertised thethe workwork undeunderr a newnew contractcontract believedbelieved toto makemake iitt impossibleimpossible toto employemploy anyany bubutt citizenscitizens ofof thethe Commonwealth. EliotEliot waswas disappointeddisappointed thatthat thethe MPCMPC failedfailed toto acquireacquire thethe westernwestem bankbankss ofof thethe MysticMystic Lakes.Lakes. HeHe alsoalso waswas frustratedfmstrated thatthat thethe newnew reservationreservation waswas isolatedisolated fromfrom thethe restrest ofof thethe reservationsreservations andand failedfailed toto linklink upup withwith them.them. EliotEliot waswas particularlyparticularly upsetupset thatthat thethe MysticMystic LakesLakes ReservationReservation ateate upup muchmuch ofof thethe MPC'sMPC's budgetbudget andand delayeddelayed constructionconstmction ofof thethe BlueBlue HillsHills andand MiddlesexMiddlesex FellsFells parkwaysparkways.. WorkWork continuedcontinued inin 1896, withwith thethe constructionconstmction ofof thethe bridgbridgee overover thethe AberjonaAberjona River.River . TheThe MPCMPC builtbuilt thethe newnew parkwayparkway atat 3636 feetfeet widewide andand lightedlighted itit withwith 6666 lightslights spacedspaced 202000 feetfeet apart.apart. ThThee MysticMystic ValleyValley ParkwayParkway openedopened toto traffictraffic inin SeptemberSeptember 18971897..

TheThe MPCMPC workedworked nexnextt toto improveimprove thethe connectionsconnections ofof thethe MysticMystic ValleyValley ParkwayParkway toto otherother MPCMPC projects.projects . InIn 1897-98,1897-98, itit begabegann topographicaltopographical surveyssurveys toto extendextend thethe parkwaparkwayy southsouth alongalong AlewifeAlewife BrookBrook asas farfar asas FreshFresh Pond, andand alongalong thethe MysticMystic RiverRiver ValleyValley asas farfar asas thethe MiddlesexMiddlesex FellsFells Parkway.Parkway. InIn 18981898 thethe MPCMPC securedsecured landland inin WinchesterWinchester toto connectconnect thethe northernnorthem endend ofof thethe MysticMystic ValleyValley ParkwayParkway toto thethe MiddleseMiddlesexx FellsFells Reservation,, andand thethe followingfollowing yearyear itit finishedfinished SouthSouth BorderBorder RoadRoad inin thethe MiddlesexMiddlesex FellFellss ReservationReservation inin WinchesterWinchester andand connectedconnected thethe MysticMystic ValleyValley ParkwayParkway toto thethe newnew road.road. TheThe MysticMystic ValleValleyy ParkwayParkway extensionextension easteast ofof Winchester'sWinchester's MainMain StreetStreet useusedd parpartt ofof WalnutWalnut StreetStreet andand anotheranother existinexistingg

((continued continued)) NPSNPS F-Fonn I lO-MO-10-900-aa OM0MBB ApprovalAppraval No.. 1014-0011I024-OOII (1-16)(»-»*) UniteUnitedd StatesStates DepartmentDepartment ofof thethe InteriorInterior NationalNational ParkPark ServiceService NationalNational RegisterRegister ofof HistoriHistoricc PlacesPlaces rnntinilSltinTI ^hppf MysticValleyParkwaMystic Valley Parkwayy V^UUimUdUUContinuationU Sheetk3UCCl MetropolitanMetropolitan ParkPark SystemSystem ofof GreaterGreater BostonBoston MPSMPS Arlington/Medford/Somerville/WinchesterArlington/Medford/SomervilleAVincliester (Middlesex),(Middlesex), MAMA SectionSection numbernumber--- 8 Page_3_Page 3 street,street, andand thenthen cutcut diagonallydiagonally toto itsits terminusterminus inin orderorder toto avoidavoid steepsteep grades.grades. TheThe WinchesterWinchester takingtaking wawass limitedlimited toto 7070 feetfeet widewide becausbecausee ofof thethe developeddeveloped naturenature ofof thethe neighborhood.neighborhood. ThisThis allowedallowed forfor aa 40-foot40-foo t roadwayroadway withwith 6-foot6-foot plantingplanting stripsstrips andand 9-foot9-foot sidewalkssidewalks onon botbothh sides.sides. TheThe MysticMystic ValleyValley ParkwayParkway waswas nownow saidsaid toto bbee "a"a logicallogical parpartt ofof thethe system,system, ratherrather thanthan anan isolatedisolated fragment.fragment.""

InIn 1899,1899, thethe OlmsteOlmstedd BrothersBrothers drewdrew uupp a takingstakings plaplann forfor landland alongalong thethe .MysticMystic RiverRiver fromfrom thethe UppeUpperr MysticMystic DamDam toto thethe Fellsway,Fellsway, andand publishepublishedd itit inin thethe MPCMPC annualannual reportreport.. TheyThey determineddetermined thatthat industrialindustrial developmentdevelopment alongalong thethe bankbankss ofof thethe MysticMystic southsouth ofof thethe FellswayFellsway precludeprecludedd anyany furtherfurther extensionextension ofof thethe reservation.reservation. WorkingWorking inin cooperationcooperation withwith thethe ParkPark CommissionCommission ofof thethe CityCity ofof Medford,Medford, thethe MPCMPC acquiredacquired 266266.2.277 acresacres alongalong thisthis proposeproposedd corridor.corridor. InIn 19001900 itit acquiredacquired 2424.0.011 moremore acresacres inin ArlingtonArlington anandd Somerville,Somerville, completingcompleting thethe lineline ofof thethe reservationreservation fromfrom thethe westernwestem approachapproach ttoo thethe MiddlesexMiddlesex FellFellss ReservationReservation toto thethe southernsouthem endend ofof thethe FellswayFellsway..

BeginningBeginning inin 1905,1905, thethe MPCMPC startedstarted developingdeveloping thethe MysticMystic RiverRiver ParkwayParkway fromfrom HighHigh StreetStreet inin Medford Medford toto MainMain StreetStreet inin Medford,Medford, awardingawarding thethe first ofof severalseveral constructionconstmction contracts.. NonNonee ofof thesethese roadsroads usedused existingexisting rightsrights ofof way.way. InIn 19061906 thethe contractorscontractors completedcompleted thethe roadbeds,roadbeds, usingusing materialmaterial dredgeddredged fromfrom thethe MysticMystic RiverRiver channelchannel forfor fill.fill. TheThe roadworkroadwork waswas anan integralintegral partpart ofof aa largerlarger planplan toto improveimprove waterwater flow iinn thethe river,river, inin anticipationanticipation ofof thethe constructionconstmction ofof a damdam andand tidetide gatesgates atat CradockCradock Bridge,Bridge, atat MainMain StreetStreet inin Medford. TheThe newnew damdam wouldwould keepkeep tidaltidal surgessurges fromfrom inundatinginundating thethe MysticMystic andand AlewifeAlewife BrookBrook wetlands.wetlands. TheThe MPCMPC beganbegan thethe bridgesbridges forfor thisthis sectionsection inin 1906.1906. TheThe ArmoryArmory BridgeBridge (just(just westwest ofof MainMain Street)Street) anandd thethe AuburnAubum StreetStreet BridgeBridge werewere thethe mostmost noteworthy,noteworthy, becausebecause theythey werewere builtbuilt usingusing a newnew techniquetechnique ooff pre-caspre-castt concreteconcrete blocksblocks.. TheThe AuburnAubum StreetStreet BridgeBridge waswas builtbuilt toto carrycarry threethree lanes:lanes: thethe twotwo laneslanes ofof thethe MysticMystic ValleyValley ParkwayParkway andand thethe singlesingle eastboundeastbound lanelane ofof AubuAuburnm Street.Street. InIn 1907,1907, MPCMPC contractorscontractors begabegann constructionconstmcfion onon thethe BostonBoston andand MaineMaine RailroadRailroad BridgeBridge inin SomervilleSomerville (finished(finished inin 1908),1908), andand thethe CradockCradock DamDam (finished(finished inin 1909).1909). InIn 19081908 thethe MPCMPC builbuiltt thethe AlewifeAlewife BrookBrook Bridge.Bridge. TheseThese fourfour bridgebridgess areare stillstill usedused asas parpartt ofof thethe MysticMystic ValleyValley ParkwayParkway andand areare allall contributingcontributing elementselements inin thethe presenpresentt nomination.nomination. InIn 1908,1908, thethe MPCMPC treatedtreated thethe gravelgravel roadwayroadwayss northnorth ofof HighHigh StreetStreet withwith a mixturemixture ofof coalcoal tartar andand waterwater gasgas tartar andand begabegann surfacingsurfacing thethe parkwayparkway southsouth ofof HighHigh StreetStreet inin bituminousbituminous macadam.macadam.

InIn 19131913 thethe MPCMPC beganbegan surveyssurveys andand planplanss toto extendextend thethe parkwaparkwayy westwardwestward fromfrom thethe southerlysoutherly sideside ooff LowerLower MysticMystic LakeLake intointo ArlingtonArlington (Mystic(Mystic ValleyValley ParkwayParkway West).West) . InIn 19151915,, ChapterChapter 188,188 , ActsActs ofof 19151915 authorizedauthorized thethe towntown ofof ArlingtonArlington toto conveyconvey toto thethe CommissionCommission asas a giftgift a stripstrip ofof landland onon thethe westerlwesterlyy sideside ofof LowerLower MysticMystic LakeLake forfor a brancbranchh ofof thethe MysticMystic ValleyValley Parkway,Parkway, fromfrom MedfordMedford StreetStreet toto thethe junctiojunctionn ofof MysticMystic StreetStreet inin Arlington.Arlington. ThatThat yearyear thethe MPCMPC beganbegan subgradingsubgrading a portioportionn ofof thethe proposedproposed drivedrive withwith menmen employedemployed throughthrough thethe emergencyemergency fundfund forfor thethe unemployed.unemployed. InIn 19161916 thethe MPCMPC awardedawarded a

((continued continued)) NPSNPS FormForm I 10.900-a10-900-a OM0MBB ApprovalAppraval No.. 1014-00111024-0011 (1-16)(I-S6) UnitedUnited StatesStates DepartmentDepartment ofof thethe InteriorInterior NationalNational ParkPark ServiceService NationalNational RegisterRegister ofof HistoricHistoric PlacesPlaces PnntinilSlfinil ^hppf MystiMysticc ValleyValley ParkwayParkway ContinuationV^UUimUitilUU Sheetk3UCCl MetropolitanMetropolitan ParkPark SystemSystem ofof GreaterGreater BostonBoston MPSMPS Arlington/Medford/Somerville/WinchesterArlington/Medford/SomervilleAVincliester (Middlesex),(Middlesex), MAMA SectionSection numbernumber--- 8 Page_Page A4_ contractcontract toto beginbegin roadroad constructionconstmction. InIn 1917,1917, a furtherfurther acquisitionacquisition allowedallowed thethe wideningwidening ofof thethe roadwayroadway.. FinalFinal gradingradingg andand surfacingsurfacing occurredoccurred inin 1919.1919.

InIn 19131913 thethe MPCMPC begabegann negotiationsnegotiations withwith MedfordMedford toto securesecure fullfull titletitle forfor thethe final eastwardeastward extensionextension ooff thethe MysticMystic ValleyValley ParkwayParkway fromfrom MainMain StreetStreet toto thethe Fellsway.Fellsway. MedfordMedford transferredtransferred "care"care andand control"control" ofof allall itsits parklandparklandss onon thethe MysticMystic RiverRiver betweenbetween CradockCradock andand WellingtonWellington bridgesbridges toto thethe CommissionCommission iinn 1915. TheThe MPCMPC completedcompleted gradinggrading andand surfacingsurfacing thethe MysticMystic ValleyValley ParkwayParkway fromfrom MainMain StreetStreet toto MysticMystic AAvenue venue, Medford, onon SeptemberSeptember 8, 1915. ButBut itit waswas notnot untiluntil 1616 yearsyears laterlater thatthat ChapterChapter 450450,, ActsActs ofof 19311931 authorizedauthorized thethe layoutlayout andand constructionconstmction ofof a ""parkwaparkwayy oror boulevardboulevard"" beginninbeginningg atat thethe intersectionintersection ofof ththee RevereRevere BeachBeach ParkwayParkway andand FellswayFellsway inin MedfordMedford andand extendingextending westerlywesterly toto thethe intersectionintersection ofof MystiMysticc AvenueAvenue andand HarvardHarvard Street, "including"including a bridgbridgee withwith oror withoutwithout a drawdraw oveoverr thethe MysticMystic River.River."" In In 1920 1920, , thethe MPCMPC becambecamee thethe MetropolitanMetropolitan DistrictDistrict CommissionCommission (MDC).(MDC). (Note:(Note: InIn 2003, thethe MDCMDC wawass reorganizedreorganized aass thethe DivisionDivision ofof UrbanUrban ParksParks andand RecreationRecreation withinwithin thethe newlynewly createdcreated DepartmentDepartment ooff ConservationConservation andand RecreationRecreation [DCR][DCR]..) InIn 1932, workwork began, withwith excavationexcavation andand fillingfilling toto subgradsubgradee completedcompleted iinn 1933.1933. ContractorsContractors builtbuilt thethe MysticMystic RiverRiver drawbridgedrawbridge betweenbetween 19331933 andand 1935, underunder ththee termsterms ofof thethe NationalNational IndustrialIndustrial RecoveryRecovery ActAct andand ChapterChapter 356, ActsActs ofof 1933. ContractorsContractors builbuiltt ththee parkwaparkwayy iinn thisthis finalfinal sectionsection betweenbetween 19341934 andand 1935, andand itit openedopened toto two-waytwo-way traffictraffic inin 1936.1936. Eliot'Eliot's visionvision ofof a fullyfully connectedconnected parkwaparkwayy waswas nownow complete;complete; itit tooktook moremore thanthan 4040 yearsyears ofof workwork toto achieve.achieve.

TheThe 1930s1930s alsoalso sawsaw a numbernumber ofof reconstructionreconstmction projectprojectss onon thethe MysticMystic ValleyValley Parkway, asas thethe roadwaroadwayy dredreww heavieheavierr use,, particularlparticularlyy afterafter itsits linklink withwith thethe otherother parkwaysparkways atat WellingtonWellington CircleCircle (because(because thethe farfar easterneastem portioportionn ofof thethe parkwaparkwayy approachingapproaching WellingtonWellington CircleCircle hashas undergoneundergone extensiveextensive reworkingreworking,, particularlparticularlyy asas parpartt ofof thethe constructionconstmction ofl-93of 1-93 inin thethe 1970s,, iitt isis excludedexcluded fromfrom thethe presenpresentt nomination;; seesee verbalverbal boundarboundaryy descriptiondescription andand below).. InIn 1936-37, thethe MDCMDC builbuiltt a neneww bridgbridgee andand approacheapproachess overover thethe MysticMystic RiverRiver onon thethe HighHigh Street, Medford, andand MedfordMedford Street, Arlington,, corridorcorridor ((extan extantt anandd contributing), andand reconstructedreconstmcted thethe parkwaparkwayy onon bothboth sidessides ofof thisthis vitalvital link.link.

AsAs originallyoriginally built, thethe MysticMystic ValleyValley ParkwayParkway inin WinchesterWinchester followedfollowed thethe lineline ofof ManchesterManchester RoadRoad toto ththee east,east, parallelingparalleling thethe AberjonaAberjona River Rive ras as it i tlooped looped to to the the east. east .The The MDC MDC built buil tManchester Manchester Field, Field ,named named after afte r anan earlyearly commissioner,commissioner, inin 19001900 inin thethe bottomlanbottomlandd betweebetweenn thethe railroadrailroad andand thethe AberjonaAberjona River.River. InIn 1946, thethe MDCMDC mademade takingstakings inin WinchesterWinchester CenterCenter toto straightenstraighten thethe AberjonaAberjona RiverRiver soso thatthat itit followedfollowed closelyclosely thethe railrailbe bedd ofof thethe BostonBoston & MaineMaine Railroad.Railroad. TheThe MDCMDC thenthen rebuiltrebuilt ManchesterManchester FieldField easteast ofof thethe parkwayparkway..

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TheThe MysticMystic ValleValleyy ParkwayParkway asas nominatenominatedd continuescontinues toto reflecreflectt ththee charactercharacter ofof ititss perioperiodd ofof significance.significance. OneOne majomajorr change,change, though,though, occurredoccurred betweebetweenn MainMain StreetStreet andand HarvardHarvard AvenueAvenue inin Medford,Medford, whewhenn 1-931-93 waswas builbuiltt inin thethe earlyearly 1960s.. TheThe MysticMystic ValleyValley ParkwayParkway inin thisthis sectionsection waswas straightenestraightenedd andand converteconvertedd ttoo southboundsouthbound laneslanes only. AnAn entirelyentirely neneww northbounnorthboundd lanlanee forfor thethe MysticMystic ValleyValley ParkwayParkway waswas added,, oonn thethe oppositeopposite sideside ofof thethe Interstate.. AlthoughAlthough thisthis changechange hashas affectedaffected thethe integrityintegrity ofof thethe roadwayroadway here,here , thethe formerformer MystiMysticc ValleyValley ParkwayParkway alignmenalignmentt stillstill remainremainss mostlmostlyy intact, ititss formerformer curvescurves nonoww servinservingg asas ramps.ramps. Nevertheless,Nevertheless, becausbecausee ooff thesethese extensiveextensive changeschanges iinn thethe 1960s,1960s, thethe easternmoseasternmostt portioportionn ofof thethe MysticMystic ValleValleyy ParkwayParkway easteast ofof ththee ArmoryArmory BridgBridgee isis excludedexcluded fromfrom ththee presenpresentt nominationnomination..

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UnitedUnited StatesStates DepartmentDepartment ofof thethe InterioInteriorr NationaNationall ParkPark ServiceService * ' NationalNational RegisterRegister ofof HistoricHistoric PlacePlacess ContinuatioContinuationn SheetSheet MysticMystic ValleyValley ParkwayParkway Metropolitan Park System of Greater Boston MPS Metropolitan Parli System of Greater Boston MPS ArfiRg~nfl\1edford/Somerville/Winchester (Middlesex), MA SectionSection numbernumber 10lO Ar^n|ton/lV|edford/SomerviileAVincliester (Middlesex), MA

BOUNDARYBOUNDARY DESCRIPTIONDESCRIPTION ANDAND JUSTIFICATIONJUSTIFICATION

TheThe NationaNationall RegisterRegister boundaryboundary forfor MysticMystic ValleyValley ParkwayParkway isis drawndrawn toto encompassencompass propertpropertyy historicallyhistorically andand currentlycurrently associatedassociated withwith thethe roadway.. ThisThis includesincludes thethe parkwaparkwayy corridorcorridor anandd adjacenadjacentt plantingplanting stripsstrips andand sidewalks,sidewalks, wherwheree theythey exist.exist. WhereWhere sidewalkssidewalks andand plantinplantingg stripsstrips ddoo notnot exist,exist, thethe nominationnomination includesincludes allall thethe landland thatthat extendsextends bacbackk tenten feetfeet fromfrom thethe currentcurrent edgeedge ofof thethe parkway.parkway. TheThe boundarboundaryy doesdoes notnot includeinclude adjacentadjacent MDC-ownedMDC-ovraed parklandparkland thatthat isis notnot directlydirectly relatedrelated toto thethe parkwayparkway.. MysticMystic ValleyValley ParkwayParkway isis discusseddiscussed inin fourfour segments.segments. TheThe specifispecificc terminitermini forfor eacheach segmentsegment ofof thethe MysticMystic ValleyValley ParkwayParkway areare asas followsfollows::

MysticMystic ValleyValley Parkway,Parkwav. West:West: TheThe westernwestem terminusterminus forfor MysticMystic ValleyValley Parkway,, WesWestt correspondscorresponds toto a lineline ofof convenienceconvenience drawndrawn alongalong thethe northeasternnortheastem edgeedge ofof MysticMystic StreetStreet iinn Arlington.Arlington. TheThe easterneastem terminusterminus ofof thisthis parkwaparkwayy segmentsegment correspondscorresponds toto a lineline ofof convenienceconvenience drawndrawn acrossacross thethe parkwaparkwayy fromfrom westwest toto easteast wherewhere itit connectsconnects withwith MysticMystic ValleyValley ParkwaParkwayy, CentralCentral Segment, nearnear MedfordMedford StreetStreet iinn Arlington.

MysticMystic ValleyValley Parkway,Parkwav. NortheNorthernm Segment:Segment: TheThe northeasternnortheastem terminusterminus forfor MysticMystic ValleValleyy Parkway, NortheNorthernm SegmentSegment correspondscorresponds toto a lineline ofof convenienceconvenience drawndrawn alongalong thethe southwesternsouthwestem edgeedge ofof SouthSouth BorderBorder Road, whichwhich borderborderss thethe MiddlesexMiddlesex FellsFells reservationreservation inin Winchester.Winchester. ThThee southwesternsouthwestem terminusterminus ofof thethe parkwaparkwayy correspondscorresponds toto a lineline ooff convenienceconvenience drawndrawn alongalong thethe northeastenortheasternm edgeedge ofof BaconBacon StreetStreet inin Winchester.Winchester.

MysticMystic ValleyValley Parkway,Parkwav. MysticMystic LakesLakes Segment:Segment: TheThe northernnorthem terminusterminus ofof MysticMystic ValleValleyy Parkway,Parkway, MysticMystic LakesLakes SegmentSegment correspondscorresponds toto a lineline ofof conveniencconveniencee drawndrawn alongalong ththee southwesternsouthwestem edgeedge ofof BaconBacon StreetStreet iinn Winchester.Winchester. TheThe southernsouthem terminusterminus correspondscorresponds toto a lineline ofof convenienceconvenience drawndrawn alongalong thethe southernsouthem edgeedge ofof thethe MysticMystic RiverRiver Bridge.

MysticMystic ValleyValley Parkway,Parkway. CentralCentral Segment:Segment: TheThe westernwestem terminusterminus ofof MysticMystic ValleValleyy Parkway, CentralCentral SegmentSegment isis locatedlocated nearnear MedfordMedford StreetStreet inin Arlington.Arlington. TheThe easterneastem terminusterminus forfor ththee parkwaparkwayy correspondscorresponds toto a lineline ofof convenienceconvenience drawndrawn alongalong thethe easterneastem edgeedge ofof thethe ArmoryArmory BridgeBridge inin MedfordMedford..

EastEast ofof thethe CentralCentral Segment, MysticMystic ValleyValley ParkwayParkway hashas beebeenn extensivelyextensively altered,, particularlparticularlyy withwith thethe constructionconstmction ofl-93of 1-93 inin thethe earlyearly 1960s.1960s. ThisThis sectionsection hashas beenbeen excludedexcluded fromfrom thethe presenpresentt nomination.

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UnitedUnited StatesStates DepartmentDepartment ofof thethe InteriorInterior . NationaNationall ParkPark ServicServicee NationalNational RegisterRegister ofof HistoricHistoric PlacesPlaces ContinuatioContinuationn SheeSheett Mystic Valley Parkway Metropolitan Park System ofMysti Greaterc Valle Bostony Parkwa MPSy Section number 10 A1i:fe°n/1\jedford/Somerville/Winchester Metropolitan Park System of Greate (Middlesex),r Boston MP MAS g . ^ Ar^ngton/l^edford/SomervilleAVinchester (Middlesex), MA

UTMUTM COORDINATESCOORDINATES (continued(continued))

55.. 1919 322680322680 46984604698460 6.6. 1919 324500324500 46978046978000 77.. ^ I19f 326280326280 46980046980000

UnlikeUnlike otherother parkwayparkwayss inin thethe system,system, nnoo StatioStationn andand SegmentSegment PlanPlan (1987)(1987) isis availableavailable forfor MysticMystic ValleyValley ParkwaParkwayy (end)(end)

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MysticMystic ValleyValley Parkway,Parkway, MysticMystic MedfordMedford andand LakesLakes Segment:Segment: LocatedLocated atat thethe earlyearly 20th-20th- #5#5 NelsonNelson CircleCircle atat HighHigh St.St. C StructureStructure WinchesterWinchester parkway'sparkway's intersectionintersection withwith HighHigh centurycentury StreetStreet CarrieCarriess MysticMystic ValleValleyy Parkway,Parkway, #6#6 MysticMystic RiverRiver BridgeBridge MedfordMedford MysticMystic LakesLakes SegmentSegment overover thethe 1936 -- 19371937 Cc StructureStructure . JMysticMysti c RiverRiver atat HighHigh StreetStreet i ConnectingConnecting ParkwayParkway segmentsegment ##77 MysticMystic ValleValleyy ParkwayParkway WestWest ArlingtoArlingtonn locatedlocated betweenbehween MedfordMedford StreetStreet 1913-19191913-1919 Cc StructureStructure andand MysticMystic StreetStreet CarriesCarries thethe MeadowMeadow BrookBrook inderinder earlyearly 20th20th-- #8#8 MeadoMeadoww BrookBrook CulvertCulvert ArlingtoArlingtonn MysticMystic ValleyValley Parkway,Parkway, WestWest jusjustt C Structurestructure centurycentury easeastt ofof MysticMystic StreetStreet ConnectingConnecting andand RiverRiver ParkwayParkway ArlingtonArlington,, MysticMystic ValleyValley Parkway, CentralCentral segmentsegment locatedlocated betw. MedfordMedford #9#9 SomervilleSomerville andand 1905-19151905-1915 C StructureStructure SegmentSegment St.St. inin ArlingtoArlingtonn andand easterneastern edgeedge MedfordMedford ofof thethe ArmorArmoryy BridgeBridge inin MedfordMedford MysticMystic ValleyValley Parkway,Parkway, CentralCentral Segment:Segment: LocatedLocated atat thethe earlyearly 20th20th-- #10#10 MedfordMedford StreetStreet RotaryRotary andand MiterMiter ArlingtoArlingtonn C StructureStructure parkway'sparkway's intersectionintersection withwith centurcenturyy MedfordMedford StreetStreet MysticMystic ValleyValley ParkwayParkway TreeTree BordersBorders thethe MysticMystic ValleyValley earlearlyy 20th20th-- #11#11 ArlingtoArlingtonn C SitSitee CanopyCanopy Parkway,Parkway, CentralCentral SegmentSegment centurycentury MysticMystic ValleValleyy Parkway,Parkway, CentralCentral Segment:Segment: LocatedLocated atat thethe earlyearly 20th20th-- #12#12 BeacoBeaconn StreetStreet IslandIsland ArlingtoArlingtonn C StructureStructure parkway'sparkway's intersectionintersection withwith centurycentury BeaconBeacon StreetStreet MysticMystic ValleValleyy Parkway, CentralCentral Segment:Segment: LocatedLocated atat thethe earlyearly 20th20th-- #13#13 DecaturDecatur StreetStreet IslandIsland ArlingtoArlingtonn Cc StructureStructure parkway'sparkway's intersectionintersection withwith centurcenturyy DecaturDecatur StreetStreet CarriesCarries MysticMystic ValleValleyy Parkway, #1#144 AlewifAlewifee BrookBrook BridgeBridge SomervilleSomerville CentralCentral SegmentSegment overover AlewifeAlewife 19081908 Cc StructureStructure BrookBrook CarrieCarriess thethe MBTA CommuterCommuter lineline overover MysticMystic ValleyValley Parkway,Parkway, #15#15 MBTA CommuterCommuter RailRail BridgeBridge SomervilleSomerville 19081908 Cc StructurStructuree CentralCentral SegmentSegment jusjustt easteast ofof AlewifAlewifee BrookBrook ParkwayParkway MysticMystic ValleyValley Parkway,Parkway, CentralCentral Segment:Segment: LocatedLocated easteast ofof AlewifeAlewife #16#16 AuburAuburnn StSt.. BridgeBridge MedfordMedford 19061906 Cc StructurStructuree BrookBrook ParkwayParkway andand thethe MBTAMBTA BridgeBridge MysticMystic ValleyValley Parkway,Parkway, CentralCentral #17#17 ArmorArmoryy BridgeBridge MedforMedfordd Segment:Segment: LocatedLocated twotwo tenthstenths ofof a 19061906 Cc StructureStructure milemile easteast ofof WinthropWinthrop StreetStreet

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Note to the record

Additional Documentation: 2014

Mystic Valley Parkway Arlinaton Medford, Somerville, Winchester, MA District Data Sheet NRHP # MHC#* Name Town Location Date Status Type Listed Connecting Parkway segment located between South Border Mystic Valley Parkway, Northern #1 WNT.925 Winchester Road at the Middlesex Falls 1898 C Structure Segment Reservation in Medford and Bacon Street in Winchester Border Parkway segment located Winchester, between Bacon Street in MDF.937/ Mystic Valley Parkway, Mystic #2 Medford and Winchester and Mystic Valley 1896-1897 C Structure WNT.926 Lakes Segment Arlington Parkway, Central Segment at Medford Street in Arlington Mystic Valley Parkway, Mystic Lakes Segment: Located at the early 20th- #3 WNT.927 Bacon Street Rotary Winchester C Structure intersection of the parkway and century Bacon Street Carries Mystic Valley Parkway, Mystic Lakes Segment over the #4 WNT.912 Aberjona River Bridge Winchester Aberjona River Bridge just south NC Structure of the parkway's intersection with Lakeview Terrace Mystic Valley Parkway, Mystic Medford aoo- Lakes Segment: Located at the early 20th- #5 MDF.938 Nelson Circle at High St. C Structure Winchester * parkway's intersection with High century Street Carries Mystic Valley Parkway, #6 MDF.939 Mystic River Bridge Medford Mystic Lakes Segment over the 1936 -1937 C Structure Mystic River at High Street Connecting Parkway segment #7 Mystic Valley Parkway West Arlington located between Medford Street 1913-1919 C Structure and M~stic Street

* Corrected or amended Sept. 2013 Carries the Meadow Brook inder early 20th- #8 Meadow Brook Culvert Arlington Mystic Valley Parkway, West just C Structure century east of Mystic Street Connecting and River Parkway Arlington, Mystic Valley Parkway, Central segment located betw. Medford #9 MDF.940 Somerville and 1905-1915 C Structure Segment St. in Arlington and eastern edge Medford of the Armory Bridge in Medford Mystic Valley Parkway, Central Segment: Located at the early 20th- #10 Medford Street Rotary and Miter Arlington C Structure parkway's intersection with century Medford Street Mystic Valley Parkway Tree Borders the Mystic Valley early 20th- #11 MDF.941 Arlington C Site Canopy Parkway, Central Segment century Mystic Valley Parkway, Central Segment: Located at the early 20th- #12 Beacon Street Island Arlington C Structure parkway's intersection with -century Beacon Street Mystic Valley Parkway, Central Segment: Located at the early 20th- #13 Decatur Street Island Arlington C Structure parkway's intersection with century Decatur Street Carries Mystic Valley Parkway, #14 Alewife Brook Bridge Somerville Central Segment over Alewife 1908 C Structure Brook Carries the MBTA Commuter line over Mystic Valley Parkway, #15 MBTA Commuter Rail Bridge Somerville 1908 C Structure Central Segment just east of Alewife Brook Parkway Mystic Valley Parkway, Central Segment: Located east of Alewife #16 MDF.922 Auburn St. Bridge Medford 1906 C Structure Brook Parkway and the MBTA Bridge Mystic Valley Parkway, Central #17 MDF.923 Armory Bridge Medford Segment: Located two tenths of a 1906 C Structure mile east of Winthrop Street

* Corrected or amended Sept. 2013 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES EVALUATION/RETURN SHEET

REQUESTED ACTION: ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTATION

PROPERTY Mystic Valley Parkway, Metropolitan Park System of Greater B NAME: oston MPS

MULTIPLE Metropolitan Park System of Greater Boston MPS NAME:

STATE & COUNTY: MASSACHUSETTS, Middlesex

DATE RECEIVED: 11/19/13 DATE OF PENDING LIST: DATE OF 16TH DAY: DATE OF 45TH DAY: 1/05/14 DATE OF WEEKLY LIST:

REFERENCE NUMBER: . 05001529

REASONS FOR REVIEW:

APPEAL: N DATA PROBLEM : N LANDSCAPE: N LESS THAN 50 YEARS: N OTHER: N PDIL: N PERIOD: N PROGRAM UNAPPROVED: N REQUEST: N SAMPLE: N SLR DRAFT: N NATIONAL: N

COMijENT WAIVER: N

____iAcCEPT RETURN REJECT DATE

ABSTRACT/SUMMARY COMMENTS:

Additional Documentation Approved

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DOCUMENTATION see attached comments Y/N see attached SLR Y/N

If a nomination is returned to the nominating authority, the nomination is no longer under consideration by the NPS . National Register of Historic Places Memo to File

Correspondence The Correspondence consists of communications from (and possibly to) the nominating authority, notes from the staff of the National Register of Historic Places, and/or other material the National Register of Historic Places received associated with the property. Correspondence may also include information from other sources, drafts of the nomination, letters of support or objection, memorandums, and ephemera which document the efforts to recognize the property. UNITEDUNITED STATESSTATES DEPARTMENTDEPARTMENT OFOF THETHE INTERIORINTERIOR NATIONANATIONALL PARKPARK SERVICSERVICEE

NATIONANATIONALL REGISTERREGISTER OFOF HISTORICHISTORIC PLACEPLACESS EVALUATION/RETURNEVALUATION/RETURN SHEESHEETT REQUESTEDREQUESTED ACTION:ACTION: NOMINATIONOMINATIONN

PROPERTYPROPERTY MysticMystic ValleyValley Parkway,Parkway, MetropolitanMetropolitan ParkPark SystemSystem ofof GreaterGreater BB NAMENAME:: ostonoston MPSMPS

MULTIPLMULTIPLEE MetropolitanMetropolitan ParkPark SystemSystem ofof GreaterGreater BostonBoston MPSMPS NAMENAME::

STATESTATE & COUNTY:COUNTY: MASSACHUSETTS,MASSACHUSETTS, MiddlesexMiddlesex

DATEDATE RECEIVED:RECEIVED: 12/07/0512/07/05 DATEDATE OFOF PENDINGPENDING LIST:LIST: 12/27/0512/27/05 DATEDATE OFOF 16TH16TH DAY:DAY: 1/11/061/11/06 DATEDATE OFOF 45TH45TH DAY:DAY: 1/20/061/20/06 DATEDATE OFOF WEEKLYWEEKLY LISTLIST::

REFERENCEREFERENCE NUMBERNUMBER:: 0500152905001529

REASONSREASONS FORFOR REVIEWREVIEW::

APPEAL:APPEAL: N DATADATA PROBLEM:PROBLEM; N LANDSCAPE:LANDSCAPE; N LESSLESS THANTHAN 5050 YEARS:YEARS: N OTHER:OTHER: N PDIL:PDIL: N PERIOD:PERIOD: N PROGRAMPROGRAM UNAPPROVED:UNAPPROVED: N REQUEREQUEST T:: N SAMPLESAMPLE:: N SLRSLR DRAFTDRAFT:; N NATIONAL:NATIONAL: N

COMMENT WAIVER: N

_ACCEPT RETURNRETURN REJECTREJECT I I I~ -Op DATEDATE ABSTRACT/SUMMARYABSTRACT/SUMMARY COMMENTSCOMMENTS::

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RECOM./CRITERIA_------REVIEWERREVIEWER ------DISCIPLINE_------TELEPHONETELEPHONE ------DATEDATE ------DOCUMENTATIONDOCUMENTATION seesee attachedattached commentscomments Y/NY/N seesee attachedattached SLRSLR Y/Y/NN

IfIf a nominationnomination isis returnedreturned toto thethe nominatingnominating authority,authority, ththee nominationnomination isis nono longerlonger underunder considerationconsideration byby thethe NPSNPS.. DEC 7 2oa~ TheThe CommonwealthCommonwealth ofof MassachusettsMassachusetts WilliamWilliam FrancisFrancis Galvin,Galvin, SecretarySecretary ofof thethe CommonwealthCommonwealth NovembeNovemberr 17,17, 20052005 MassachusettsMassachusetts HistoricalHistorical CommissioCommissionn

Mr.Mr. JohnJohn Roberts,Roberts, ActingActing ChieChieff NationaNationall RegisterRegister ofof HistoricHistoric PlacePlacess DepartmentDepartment ofof ththee InteriorInterior NationaNationall ParkPark ServiceService 12011201 EyeEye Street,Street, NWNW,, 8*th floorfloor Washington,Washington, DCDC 2000520005

DearDear Mr.Mr. Roberts:Roberts:

EnclosedEnclosed pleaspleasee findfind ththee followingfollowing nomination:nomination:

MysticMystic ValleyValley ParkwayParkway,, Arlington/Medford/Somerville/WinchesterArlington/Medford/SomervilleAVinchester (Middlesex),(Middlesex), MAMA MetropolitanMetropolitan ParkPark SystemSystem ofof GreaterGreater BostoBostonn (Parkways)(Parkways) MPMPSS

TheThe nominationnomination waswas votedvoted eligibleeligible bbyy thethe StateState ReviewReview BoardBoard andand beebeenn signedsigned bbyy thethe StatStatee HistoricHistoric PreservationPreservation Officer.Officer. TheThe ownersowners ofof ththee propertpropertyy inin Arlington,Arlington, Medford,Medford, andand WinchesterWinchester werewere notifiednotified ofof pendinpendingg StateState ReviewReview BoardBoard considerationconsideration 3030 toto 4545 daysdays beforebefore thethe meetingmeeting andand werewere affordedafforded thethe opportunityopportunity toto comment.comment. TheThe ownersowners ofof thethe propertyproperty inin thethe CertifiedCertified LocalLocal GovernmentGovernment communitycommunity ofof SomervilleSomerville werewere notifiednotified ofof pendingpending StateState ReviewReview BoardBoard considerationconsideration 6060 toto 9090 daysdays beforebefore thethe meetingmeeting andand werewere affordedafforded thethe opportunityopportunity to to comment. comment .

WeWe requestrequest expeditedexpedited reviewreview of of thisthis nominationnomination. .

Sincerely,Sincerely, ¼f . BetsyFriedber~Betsy Friedberg NationaNationall RegisterRegister DirectoDirectorr MassachusettsMassachusetts HistoricalHistorical CommissioCommissionn

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J. Paul Loether National Park Service 2280, 8th Floor National Register of Historic Places 1201 I (eye) Street, NW Washington, D.C. 20005

Dear Mr. Loether: ., ,!'~· q / C)5 (1)0 L) 2 l Re: Technical Amendment to Mystic Valley Parkway (Middlesex County) National Register Nomination (1/18/2006); Metropolitan Park System of Greater Boston Multiple Property Submission (2/4/2003)

It has come to our attention that Nelson Circle, which was listed in the data sheet for the Mystic Valley Parkway nomination as being in both Winchester and Medford, is only in Medford.

We are enclosing a corrected copy of the data sheet for your files.

Sincerely, ~b~ National Register Director Massachusetts Historical Commission

Enclosure XC: Medford Historical Commission Winchester Historical Commission Patrice Kish, Department of Conservation and Recreation

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