Metropolitan District Commission Pumping House, Stoneham

Name: Metropolitan District Commission Pumping House
Address: Stoneham, United States

#6 among attractions in Stoneham

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The Metropolitan District Commission Pumping House is a historic water pumping station, adjacent to Spot Pond in the Middlesex Fells Reservation, on Woodland Road in Stoneham, Massachusetts. Built in 1901 by the Metropolitan District Commission, it is one of Stoneham's finest examples of Renaissance Revival architecture. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984, and included in the Middlesex Fells Reservoirs Historic District in 1990. ()

Built: 1906 (118 years ago)Coordinates: 42°27'21"N, 71°5'27"W

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Stoneham (Haywardville)Stoneham United States

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Metropolitan District Commission Pumping House – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Stone Zoo, Fells Connector Parkways, Middlesex Fells Reservation Parkways, Trinity Episcopal Church.

0.5 miN
Diverse animal exhibits on 26 acres
Stone Zoo, Stoneham
14 min walk • Stone Zoo is a medium- to small-sized zoo of about 26 acres in Stoneham, Massachusetts, United States. Founded in 1905, the zoo includes low-lying areas densely developed with smaller exhibits for animals as well as rocky forested hillsides devoted to larger habitats for Species Survival Plan programs.
1 miSE
Park
Fells Connector Parkways, Melrose
26 min walk • The Fells Connector Parkways are a group of historic parkways in the cities of Malden and Medford, Massachusetts, suburbs north of the city of Boston.
0.9 miSW
Park
Middlesex Fells Reservation Parkways, Middlesex Fells Reservation
25 min walk • The Middlesex Fells Reservation Parkways are the roadways within and bordering on the Middlesex Fells Reservation, a state park in the northern suburbs of Boston, Massachusetts.
1.2 miE
Church, Shingle style architecture
Trinity Episcopal Church, Melrose
30 min walk • The Trinity Episcopal Church is a historic church at 131 W. Emerson Street in Melrose, Massachusetts. The main church building was constructed in 1886 to a design by Boston architect Charles Brigham.
0.9 miW
42°27'18"N • 71°6'28"W
Sheepfold Dog Park, Stoneham
23 min walk • Trail, Park
1 miE
Museum, History museum, Greek Revival architecture
Beebe Estate, Melrose
27 min walk • The Beebe Estate is a historic property in Melrose, Massachusetts. Developed in 1828, the main house is a prominent example of Greek Revival architecture, with an ownership history of prominent local and Boston businessmen.
0.9 miS
42°26'35"N • 71°5'41"W
Flynn Rink, Boston
23 min walk • Ice skating, Ice rink
1.3 miE
Library
Melrose Public Library, Melrose
33 min walk • The Melrose Public Library is a historic library at 69 W. Emerson Street in Melrose, Massachusetts. The original T-shaped building was built in 1904, and is a two-story Colonial Revival structure faced in brick with limestone trim.
0.9 miNE
Georgian architecture
Jonathan Green House, Stoneham
24 min walk • The Jonathan Green House is a historic first period Colonial American house, built c. 1700–1720. It is located at 63 Perkins Street, Stoneham, Massachusetts. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.
~1240 ftW
Neighbourhood
Middlesex Fells Reservoirs Historic District, Middlesex Fells Reservation
6 min walk • The Middlesex Fells Reservoirs Historic District is a historic district roughly bounded by Pond St. Woodland Rd. I-93, and MA 28 in Stoneham and Medford, Massachusetts.

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Which popular attractions are close to Metropolitan District Commission Pumping House?

Nearby attractions include Middlesex Fells Reservoirs Historic District, Middlesex Fells Reservation (6 min walk), Stone Zoo, Stoneham (14 min walk), Sheepfold Dog Park, Stoneham (23 min walk), Jonathan Green House, Stoneham (24 min walk).

How to get to Metropolitan District Commission Pumping House by public transport?

The nearest stations to Metropolitan District Commission Pumping House:

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Melrose/Cedar Park (28 min walk)
Wyoming Hill (29 min walk)