Historic places in Milton, Massachusetts
Milton in Norfolk County has 26 properties on the National Register of Historic Places: 14 buildings, 7 districts, 3 structures, 2 sites. The first was listed in 1966 and the most recent in 2018. The most common areas of significance here are architecture, community planning and development, entertainment/recreation. 2 are National Historic Landmarks: Great Blue Hill Weather Observatory, Captain R. B. Forbes House.
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Every National Register listing in Milton
Great Blue Hill Weather Observatory (also Blue Hill Meteorological Observatory)
The Blue Hill Meteorological Observatory in Milton, Massachusetts is the foremost structure associated with the history of weather observations in the United States. [Wikipedia]
Milton · NPS record #80000665
Captain R. B. Forbes House (also American China Trade Museum)
It is now a National Historic Landmark, and is open to the public. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #66000651
Eliot Memorial Bridge
The Eliot Memorial Bridge is a footbridge which was built in 1904 in memory of Charles Eliot, landscape architect to the Metropolitan Park Commission. [Wikipedia]
Milton · NPS record #80000662
Milton Cemetery
Milton Cemetery is a historic cemetery at 211 Centre Street in Milton, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]
211 Centre St. · NPS record #04000537
Paul's Bridge
Paul's Bridge is a stone bridge carrying the Neponset Valley Parkway over the Neponset River between Milton and southern Boston, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]
Neponset Valley Pkwy., over the Neponset River · NPS record #72000140
Belcher-Rowe House (also Governor Johnathan Belcher Place)
Built in 1776-1777 by the widow and daughter-in-law of former colonial governor Jonathan Belcher, it is Milton's first known example of Federal style residential architecture. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #82002748
Bent, G.H., Company Factory (also Bent's Cookie Factory)
The G. H. Bent Company, better known as Bent's Cookie Factory and recognized as bakers of "cold water crackers" since 1801, was a business specializing in cookies that operated in Milton, Massachusetts for over two centuries. [Wikipedia]
7 Pleasant St. · NPS record #00000075
Blue Hills Headquarters
The Blue Hills State Police Barracks is on Hillside Street in Milton, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]
Hillside St. · NPS record #80000654
Brookwood Farm
Some of its fields, but none of the buildings, are in Milton. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #80000655
Brush Hill Historic District
The Brush Hill Historic District is a residential historic district along Brush Hill Road in Milton, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]
Roughly Brush Hill Rd., from Robbins St. to Bradlee Rd., and Dana Ave., Brush Hill Ln. and Fairmount Ave. · NPS record #98001081
Comfort Station
The Comfort Station is a historic "sanitary" on Canton Avenue in Milton, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]
Blue Hill Ave. · NPS record #80000658
Davenport Estate Historic District (also Wakefield Estate)
The estate was owned and developed by the Davenport family for over 300 years before being taken over by its present owner, a charitable trust. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #100002421
Eustis Estate Historic District (also Eustis Estate)
Its centerpiece is the mansion house of William Ellery Channing Eustis, an eclectic Late Victorian stone building designed by preeminent architect William Ralph Emerson and constructed in 1878. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #16000099
Great Blue Hill Observation Tower
The Great Blue Hill Observation Tower, known locally as Eliot Tower, is a historic stone tower located near the summit of Great Blue Hill in Milton, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]
Milton · NPS record #80000661
Holbrook, Dr. Amos, House
The Dr. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #75000289
Hutchinson's, Gov. Thomas, Ha-ha
Gov. [Wikipedia]
100, 122 Randolph Ave. · NPS record #75000290
Massachuetts Hornfels-Braintree Slate Quarry
The Massachusetts Hornfels-Braintree Slate Quarry is a prehistoric archaeological site in Milton and Quincy, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]
Address not published · NPS record #80000653
Metropolitan District Commission Stable
The Metropolitan District Commission Stable is a historic stable on Hillside Street in Milton, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]
Hillside St. · NPS record #80000663
Milton Centre Historic District
The Milton Centre Historic District encompasses the traditional civic heart of Milton, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]
Canton Ave. between Readsdale Rd. and Thacher and Highland Sts. · NPS record #88000428
Milton Hill Historic District (also See Also:Forbes, Capt. Robert B., House; Holbrook, Dr. Amos,)
The Milton Hill Historic District is a historic district in Milton, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]
Roughly bounded by Adams and School Sts., Randolph and Canton Aves. and Brook Rd. · NPS record #95000698
Old Barn
The Old Barn is a historic barn off Blue Hill River Road in Canton, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]
Off Hillside St. · NPS record #80000660
Railway Village Historic District (also East Milton Historic District)
The Railway Village Historic District is a historic district encompassing a densely populated, predominantly residential, area of eastern Milton, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]
Roughly along Adams St., from Mechanic and Church Sts., and Washington St. · NPS record #00000111
Refreshment Pavillion
The Refreshment Pavilion is a historic refreshment stand at Houghton's Pond in the Milton portion of Blue Hills Reservation, a Massachusetts state park. [Wikipedia]
Hillside St. · NPS record #80000659
Scott's Woods Historic District (also Hillside Street)
The Scott's Woods Historic District is a historic district on Hillside Street between Randolph Avenue and the Blue Hills Reservation in Milton, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]
Hillside St. between Randolph Ave. and MDC Blue Hills Reservation · NPS record #92001528
Suffolk Resolves House (also Daniel Vose Residence)
It has long been claimed that this building was where the Suffolk Resolves were signed on September 4, 1774. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #73000308
US Post Office-Milton Main (also Milton Main Post Office)
The Milton Main Post Office is a historic post office building at 499 Adams Street in Milton, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]
499 Adams St. · NPS record #86001213
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