Lawrence Light Guard Armory, Middlesex Fells Reservation

Name: Lawrence Light Guard Armory
Address: Middlesex Fells Reservation, United States

#10 among attractions in Middlesex Fells Reservation

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The Lawrence Light Guard Armory is a historic armory building at 92 High Street in Medford, Massachusetts. The three-story granite and brick building was built in 1891 to a design by Shepley, Rutan and Coolidge. The Romanesque Revival building has massive granite quoins on the corners, a granite course between the first and second floors, and granite lintel sections above its windows. The entrance, centered on the north facade, is flanked by round turrets with crenellated tops. ()

Coordinates: 42°25'7"N, 71°6'47"W

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Medford (Downtown Medford)Middlesex Fells Reservation United States

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Lawrence Light Guard Armory – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Salem Street Burying Ground, Goddard Chapel, Unitarian Universalist Church of Medford, Ballou Hall.

~1480 ftE
Cemetery
Salem Street Burying Ground, Middlesex Fells Reservation
8 min walk • Salem Street Burying Ground is a cemetery located at the intersection of Salem Street and Riverside Avenue in Medford, Massachusetts.
0.9 miS
Church, Romanesque architecture
Goddard Chapel, Boston
22 min walk • Goddard Chapel, built in 1883, is the main religious building at Tufts University in Medford, Massachusetts. The historic chapel was built in the Lombard Romanesque style.
~910 ftNW
Church
Unitarian Universalist Church of Medford, Boston
5 min walk • The Unitarian Universalist Church of Medford and The Osgood House are a historic Unitarian Universalist church building and parsonage house at 141 and 147 High Street in Medford, Massachusetts.
0.9 miSW
Italianate architecture
Ballou Hall, Arlington
22 min walk • Ballou Hall is a historic academic building on the campus of Tufts University in Medford, Massachusetts. Built in 1852 and designed by Gridley J.F. Bryant, it was Tufts' first academic building following the university's establishment by a group of Universalists.
~390 ftE
Bridge
Medford Pipe Bridge, Middlesex Fells Reservation
2 min walk • The Medford Pipe Bridge is a historic plate girder pipeline bridge over the Mystic River, between S. Court St. and the Mystic Valley Parkway in Medford, Massachusetts.
0.8 miSW
Italianate architecture
Packard Hall, Arlington
21 min walk • Packard Hall, originally known as Middle Hall is a historic academic building on the campus of Tufts University in Medford, Massachusetts. Built in 1856, it was Tufts' second building constructed on Walnut Hill following Ballou Hall in 1852. The building currently houses the Department of Political Science.
0.8 miSW
Mountain
Walnut Hill, Arlington
22 min walk • Walnut Hill, located in Medford, Massachusetts, is the geographical home of Tufts University. Walnut Hill itself later became known as College Hill due to the dominant presence of the University.
1.3 miSE
42°24'26"N • 71°5'32"W
Meadow Glen, Boston
34 min walk • Shopping, Shopping centre
~1010 ftNW
Church, Romanesque architecture
Grace Episcopal Church, Boston
5 min walk • The Grace Episcopal Church is an Episcopal church designed by noted American architect H. H. Richardson, with a major stained glass window by John LaFarge.
0.4 miS
Museum, History museum, Georgian architecture
Isaac Royall House, Boston
12 min walk • The Isaac Royall House is a historic house located in Medford, Massachusetts, near Tufts University. The historic estate was founded by Bay Colony native Isaac Royall and is recognized as giving a face and life to the history and existence of slave quarters and slavery in Massachusetts.
0.9 miSW
Universities and schools, Art gallery, Museum
Tufts University, Boston
22 min walk • Tufts University is a private research university on the border of Medford and Somerville, Massachusetts. It was founded in 1852 as Tufts College by Christian universalists who sought to provide a nonsectarian institution of higher learning.

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Which popular attractions are close to Lawrence Light Guard Armory?

Nearby attractions include Medford Pipe Bridge, Middlesex Fells Reservation (2 min walk), Hillside Avenue Historic District, Middlesex Fells Reservation (3 min walk), John B. Angier House, Middlesex Fells Reservation (4 min walk), Unitarian Universalist Church of Medford, Boston (5 min walk).

How to get to Lawrence Light Guard Armory by public transport?

The nearest stations to Lawrence Light Guard Armory:

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West Medford (27 min walk)