Piety Corner Historic District, Waltham

Name: Piety Corner Historic District
Address: Waltham, United States

#90 among attractions in Waltham

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The Piety Corner Historic District encompasses one of the oldest settled areas of Waltham, Massachusetts. It is centered on a major road intersection, the junction of Totten Pond Road with Lexington and Bacon Streets, and includes the city's largest single concentration of well-preserved 19th and early 20th-century houses. It extends south from Totten Pond Road along Bacon Street as far as Greenwood Lane, and along Lexington Street to Beaver Street. The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990. ()

Coordinates: 42°23'20"N, 71°14'19"W

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Waltham (Piety Corner)Waltham United States

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Piety Corner Historic District – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Christ Episcopal Church, Stonehurst, Prospect Hill, New Covenant Church of Cambridge.

0.9 miS
Church
Christ Episcopal Church, Waltham
24 min walk • Christ Church is a historic Episcopal church at 750 Main Street in Waltham, Massachusetts. The church is a parish of the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts, and was named to the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.
~1950 ftE
Museum, Specialty museum, History museum
Stonehurst, Waltham
10 min walk • The Robert Treat Paine Estate, known as Stonehurst, is a country house set on 109 acres in Waltham, Massachusetts. It was designed for philanthropist Robert Treat Paine in a collaboration between architect Henry Hobson Richardson and landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted. It is located at 100 Robert Treat Paine Drive.
0.8 miW
Park
Prospect Hill, Waltham
20 min walk • Prospect Hill is a hill in Waltham, Massachusetts, United States, and is the third-highest point within 12 miles of downtown Boston. The hill is in Prospect Hill Park on the west side of Waltham, near Route 128. It is exceeded in height by Great Blue Hill and Chickatawbut Hill, both in the Blue Hills Reservation.
0.9 miSE
Church
New Covenant Church of Cambridge, Waltham
23 min walk • New Covenant Church of Cambridge is located in Waltham, Massachusetts. It is a Haitian church and is headed by the Reverend Esther and the Reverend Thomas St. Louis.
0.7 miSE
Museum, Garden, Historical place
Lyman Estate, Waltham
17 min walk • The Lyman Estate, also known as The Vale, is a historic country house located in Waltham, Massachusetts, United States. It is now owned by the nonprofit Historic New England organization.
0.9 miE
Universities and schools
Bentley University, Waltham
23 min walk • Bentley University is a private university focused on business and located in Waltham, Massachusetts. Founded in 1917 as a school of accounting and finance in Boston's Back Bay neighborhood, Bentley moved to Waltham in 1968.
0.9 miS
Church
Trinity Church, Waltham
23 min walk • The Trinity Church, formerly the First Congregational Church, is a historic church in Waltham, Massachusetts. The present church building, an architecturally distinctive blend of Romanesque and Georgian Revival styling, was built in 1870 for a congregation established in 1820.
0.7 miS
Church
St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church Complex, Waltham
18 min walk • St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church Complex is a historic multi-building church complex at 133 School Street in Waltham, Massachusetts. Established as a parish in 1835, it is the city's oldest Roman Catholic establishment.
0.8 miS
Church
First Parish Church, Waltham
20 min walk • The First Parish Church is a historic church at 50 Church Street in Waltham, Massachusetts, whose Unitarian Universalist congregation has a history dating to c. 1696. The current meeting house was built in 1933 after a fire destroyed the previous building on the same site.
0.8 miS
Neighbourhood
Central Square Historic District, Waltham
21 min walk • The Central Square Historic District is a historic district encompassing the central town common of the city of Waltham, Massachusetts, and several commercial buildings facing the common or in its immediate vicinity.
0.6 miSW
Forts and castles
Lord's Castle, Waltham
15 min walk • Lord's Castle is a historic house at 211 Hammond Street in Waltham, Massachusetts. Rufus Lord built the home in 1886 on property purchased from Oel Farnsworth.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Piety Corner Historic District?

Nearby attractions include North Lexington Street Historic District, Waltham (8 min walk), Stonehurst, Waltham (10 min walk), Lord's Castle, Waltham (15 min walk), Wherehouse, Waltham (16 min walk).

How to get to Piety Corner Historic District by public transport?

The nearest stations to Piety Corner Historic District:

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Waltham (26 min walk)