West Roxbury Parkway, Boston

Name: West Roxbury Parkway
Address: Boston, United States

#789 among attractions in Boston

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West Roxbury Parkway is a historic parkway running from Washington Street in Boston, Massachusetts, where the Enneking Parkway runs south, to Horace James Circle in Brookline, where it meets the Hammond Pond Parkway. The parkway serves as a connector between Stony Brook Reservation and Hammond Pond Reservation. West Roxbury Parkway was built between 1919 and 1929 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2006. The parkway is distinctive in the roadway system developed by the Metropolitan District Commission beginning around the turn of the 20th century in that it was built in collaboration with the City of Boston, and is maintained by the city. ()

Coordinates: 42°18'10"N, 71°9'11"W

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Brookline (South Brookline)Boston United States

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West Roxbury Parkway – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: The Country Club, Theodore Parker Unitarian Universalist Church, Holy Name Church, Robert T. Lynch Municipal Golf Course.

0.8 miN
Golf, Social club
The Country Club, Boston
20 min walk • The Country Club, located in Brookline, Massachusetts, is one of the oldest country clubs in the United States. It holds an important place in golf history, as it is one of the five charter clubs that founded the United States Golf Association, and has hosted numerous USGA tournaments including the 1913 U.S.
1.1 miS
Church
Theodore Parker Unitarian Universalist Church, Boston
30 min walk • Theodore Parker Unitarian Universalist Church is a historic church building at 1859 Centre Street in the West Roxbury neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. Built in 1900 to a design by West Roxbury native Henry M.
1.1 miS
Church
Holy Name Church, Boston
28 min walk • Holy Name Church in West Roxbury is a Roman Catholic church of the Archdiocese of Boston. Among the largest and most distinguished buildings in the western section of Boston, the imposing Romanesque Revival church dominates the rotary where it is located and provides an interesting contrast to the Gothic St.
0.6 miN
42°18'39"N • 71°9'27"W
Robert T. Lynch Municipal Golf Course, Boston
16 min walk • Golf
1.1 miNE
Museum, Specialty museum, Entertainment
Larz Anderson Auto Museum, Boston
28 min walk • Larz Anderson Auto Museum is located in the Anderson Carriage House on the grounds of Larz Anderson Park in Brookline, Massachusetts and is the oldest collection of motorcars in the United States.
~1770 ftE
Cemetery
Walnut Hills Cemetery, Newton
9 min walk • Walnut Hills Cemetery is a historic cemetery on Grove Street and Allandale Road in Brookline, Massachusetts. It encompasses 45.26 acres, with mature trees and puddingstone outcrops, and was laid out in 1875 in the then-fashionable rural cemetery style.
1 miE
Church
Annunciation Melkite Catholic Cathedral, Boston
27 min walk • Our Lady of the Annunciation Melkite Greek Catholic Cathedral in the West Roxbury neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, is a modern cathedral inspired by Byzantine architecture.
1.6 miNW
42°19'8"N • 71°10'33"W
Chestnut Hill Square, Newton
42 min walk • Shopping, Shopping centre
1.4 miNW
Cemetery
Holyhood Cemetery, Boston
36 min walk • Holyhood Cemetery is a cemetery located in Brookline, Massachusetts.
1 miNE
Park
Larz Anderson Park, Boston
27 min walk • Larz Anderson Park is a wooded, landscaped, and waterscaped 64-acre parkland in Brookline, Massachusetts that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The southwest corner of the park is in Boston.
1.2 miNE
Museum, History museum
Putterham School, Boston
30 min walk • Putterham School, built 1768, is a one room schoolhouse in Brookline, Massachusetts. Originally built at the juncture of Grove and Newton Streets, in 1966 the school was moved from its original site to its present location at Larz Anderson Park.