Historic places in Watertown, Massachusetts

Watertown in Middlesex County has 10 properties on the National Register of Historic Places: 7 buildings, 2 sites, 1 district. The first was listed in 1976 and the most recent in 2022. The most common areas of significance here are architecture, community planning and development, education.

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Coolidge SchoolWatertown, MA · Building

Every National Register listing in Watertown

1. Coolidge School (also New Coolidge School)

   Listed February 25, 2009 · Building · Local significance · Access information not verified

   ArchitectureCommunity Planning And DevelopmentEducation

   The Coolidge School is a historic former school building at 319 Arlington Street in Watertown, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]

   319 Arlington St. · NPS record #09000055

2. Browne, Abraham, House

   Listed March 9, 1990 · Building · State significance · Access information not verified

   Historic - Non-AboriginalArchitecture

   The house was originally a modest one-over-one dwelling. [Wikipedia]

   Town-level location only · NPS record #90000186

3. Commanding Officer's Quarters, Watertown Arsenal (also Building 111)

   Listed October 7, 1976 · Building · Local significance · Access information not verified

   MilitaryArchitecture

   The Commanding Officer's Quarters, Watertown Arsenal is a historic house in Watertown, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]

   443 Arsenal St. · NPS record #76000279

4. Common Street Cemetery

   Listed February 3, 2022 · Site · Local significance · Access information not verified

   Community Planning And DevelopmentArt

   The Common Street Cemetery is the second-oldest documented cemetery in Watertown, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]

   Common St. · NPS record #100007387

5. Fowle, Edmund, House

   Listed November 11, 1977 · Building · National, Local significance · Access information not verified

   Politics/GovernmentArchitecture

   Now owned by the local historic society, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977. [Wikipedia]

   Town-level location only · NPS record #77000189

6. Old Burying Ground (also Arlington Street Cemetery)

   Listed February 3, 2022 · Site · Local significance · Access information not verified

   Exploration/SettlementArt

   The Old Burying Ground is the oldest documented cemetery in Watertown, Massachusetts, United States. [Wikipedia]

   Grove St. · NPS record #100007388

7. Pratt, Miles, House (also Pratt-Robinson-Wright House)

   Listed May 9, 1985 · Building · Local significance · Access information not verified

   IndustryArchitecture

   The Miles Pratt House is a historic house in Watertown, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]

   Town-level location only · NPS record #85000980

8. Town Diner

   Listed September 22, 1999 · Building · State significance · Access information not verified

   ArchitectureCommerce

   The Deluxe Town Diner is a historic diner in Watertown, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]

   627 Mount Auburn St. · NPS record #99001127

9. Watertown Arsenal Historic District (also Army Materials Technology Laboratory)

   Listed May 14, 1999 · District · National significance · Access information not verified

   ArchitectureEngineeringIndustryInventionLandscape ArchitectureMilitary

   The Watertown Arsenal was a major American arsenal located on the northern shore of the Charles River in Watertown, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]

   Arsenal St. · NPS record #99000498

10. Watertown High School, Old (also East Junior High School; Middle School East)

    Listed September 22, 2006 · Building · Local significance · Access information not verified

    ArchitectureEducationCommunity Planning And Development

    Old Watertown High School is a historic school building at 341 Mount Auburn Street in Watertown, Massachusetts, United States. [Wikipedia]

    341 Mount Auburn St. · NPS record #06000860

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