Pleasant Street Historic District (Belmont, Massachusetts)

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Pleasant Street Historic District
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Location Belmont, Massachusetts
Coordinates 42°23′54″N71°10′36″W / 42.39833°N 71.17667°W / 42.39833; -71.17667
ArchitectMultiple
Architectural styleMid 19th Century Revival, Late Victorian, Federal
NRHP reference No. 79000353 [1]
Added to NRHPJune 12, 1979

The Pleasant Street Historic District is a historic district along Pleasant Street (Massachusetts Route 60) in Belmont, Massachusetts. The district extends along Pleasant Street, from Winn Street to just south of Concord Avenue in the south, and also includes properties on adjacent streets northwest of Pleasant Street. The area is characterized mid- to late-19th century single family homes, generally on large lots, as well as Belmont's principal municipal buildings: its town hall and library. [2]

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The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. "MACRIS inventory record for Pleasant Street Historic District". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved April 7, 2014.