National Register of Historic Places listings in Milton, Massachusetts

This is a list of properties and historic districts in Milton, Massachusetts, that are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

The locations of National Register properties and districts (at least for all showing latitude and longitude coordinates below) may be seen in an online map by clicking on "Map of all coordinates".[1]


          This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted November 8, 2024.[2]

Current listings

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[3] Name on the Register Image Date listed[4] Location City or town Description
1 Belcher-Rowe House
 
Belcher-Rowe House
April 1, 1982
(#82002748)
26 Governor Belcher Lane
42°15′34″N 71°02′58″W / 42.259444°N 71.049444°W / 42.259444; -71.049444 (Belcher-Rowe House)
2 G.H. Bent Company Factory
 
G.H. Bent Company Factory
February 10, 2000
(#00000075)
7 Pleasant St.
42°14′42″N 71°04′10″W / 42.245°N 71.069444°W / 42.245; -71.069444 (G.H. Bent Company Factory)
3 Blue Hills Headquarters
 
Blue Hills Headquarters
September 25, 1980
(#80000654)
Hillside St.
42°12′53″N 71°05′35″W / 42.214826°N 71.09312°W / 42.214826; -71.09312 (Blue Hills Headquarters)
4 Blue Hills Reservation Parkways-Metropolitan Park System of Greater Boston
 
Blue Hills Reservation Parkways-Metropolitan Park System of Greater Boston
August 11, 2003
(#03000746)
Parts of Blue Hill Rd., Chickatawbut Rd., Hillside St., Uniquity Rd., Wampatuck Rd., and Green St.
42°13′34″N 71°04′20″W / 42.226111°N 71.072222°W / 42.226111; -71.072222 (Blue Hills Reservation Parkways-Metropolitan Park System of Greater Boston)
Extends into Quincy and into Braintree and Canton, elsewhere in Norfolk County
5 Blue Hills Parkway
 
Blue Hills Parkway
June 23, 2003
(#03000574)
Blue Hills Parkway, Milton
42°15′21″N 71°05′38″W / 42.255833°N 71.093889°W / 42.255833; -71.093889 (Blue Hills Parkway)
6 Brookwood Farm
 
Brookwood Farm
September 25, 1980
(#80000655)
Off Hillside Street
42°12′34″N 71°06′41″W / 42.209444°N 71.111389°W / 42.209444; -71.111389 (Brookwood Farm)
Extends into Canton, elsewhere in Norfolk County
7 Brush Hill Historic District
 
Brush Hill Historic District
August 20, 1998
(#98001081)
Roughly Brush Hill Rd., from Robbins St. to Bradlee Rd., and Dana Ave., Brush Hill Ln. and Fairmount Ave.
42°14′45″N 71°06′35″W / 42.245833°N 71.109722°W / 42.245833; -71.109722 (Brush Hill Historic District)
8 Comfort Station
 
Comfort Station
September 25, 1980
(#80000658)
Blue Hill Ave.
42°13′09″N 71°07′06″W / 42.219167°N 71.118333°W / 42.219167; -71.118333 (Comfort Station)
9 Davenport Estate Historic District
 
Davenport Estate Historic District
May 17, 2018
(#100002421)
1465, 1485, 1493 Brush Hill Rd.
42°13′25″N 71°07′07″W / 42.2235°N 71.1187°W / 42.2235; -71.1187 (Davenport Estate Historic District)
Now also known as the Wakefield Estate.
10 Dorchester-Milton Lower Mills Industrial District
 
Dorchester-Milton Lower Mills Industrial District
April 2, 1980
(#80000675)
Both sides of the Neponset River; also Adams, River, and Medway Sts., Millers Lane, and Eliot and Adams Sts.
42°16′16″N 71°04′08″W / 42.271111°N 71.068889°W / 42.271111; -71.068889 (Dorchester-Milton Lower Mills Industrial District)
Extends into Boston in Suffolk County; Second set of addresses represents a boundary increase
11 Eliot Memorial Bridge
 
Eliot Memorial Bridge
September 25, 1980
(#80000662)
Milton
42°12′42″N 71°06′49″W / 42.211667°N 71.113611°W / 42.211667; -71.113611 (Eliot Memorial Bridge)
12 Eustis Estate Historic District
 
Eustis Estate Historic District
March 22, 2016
(#16000099)
1400, 1421, 1424, 1426 and 1452 Canton Ave.
42°13′54″N 71°06′27″W / 42.231563°N 71.107399°W / 42.231563; -71.107399 (Eustis Estate Historic District)
13 Capt. Robert B. Forbes House
 
Capt. Robert B. Forbes House
November 13, 1966
(#66000651)
215 Adams St.
42°15′47″N 71°03′49″W / 42.263056°N 71.063611°W / 42.263056; -71.063611 (Capt. Robert B. Forbes House)
National Historic Landmark[5]
14 Great Blue Hill Observation Tower
 
Great Blue Hill Observation Tower
September 25, 1980
(#80000661)
Milton
42°12′43″N 71°06′49″W / 42.211944°N 71.113611°W / 42.211944; -71.113611 (Great Blue Hill Observation Tower)
15 Great Blue Hill Weather Observatory
 
Great Blue Hill Weather Observatory
September 25, 1980
(#80000665)
Milton
42°12′42″N 71°06′55″W / 42.211667°N 71.115278°W / 42.211667; -71.115278 (Great Blue Hill Weather Observatory)
A National Historic Landmark as "Blue Hill Meteorological Observatory"[5]
16 Dr. Amos Holbrook House
 
Dr. Amos Holbrook House
February 13, 1975
(#75000289)
203 Adams St.
42°15′55″N 71°03′59″W / 42.265278°N 71.066389°W / 42.265278; -71.066389 (Dr. Amos Holbrook House)
17 Gov. Thomas Hutchinson's Ha-ha
 
Gov. Thomas Hutchinson's Ha-ha
February 13, 1975
(#75000290)
100 and 122 Randolph Ave.
42°15′55″N 71°04′06″W / 42.265278°N 71.068333°W / 42.265278; -71.068333 (Gov. Thomas Hutchinson's Ha-ha)
18 Massachusetts Hornfels-Braintree Slate Quarry
 
Massachusetts Hornfels-Braintree Slate Quarry
September 25, 1980
(#80000653)
Address Restricted
Extends into Quincy.
19 Metropolitan District Commission Stable
 
Metropolitan District Commission Stable
September 25, 1980
(#80000663)
Hillside St.
42°12′56″N 71°05′33″W / 42.215556°N 71.0925°W / 42.215556; -71.0925 (Metropolitan District Commission Stable)
20 Milton Cemetery
 
Milton Cemetery
June 2, 2004
(#04000537)
211 Centre St.
42°15′24″N 71°03′55″W / 42.256556°N 71.065361°W / 42.256556; -71.065361 (Milton Cemetery)
21 Milton Centre Historic District
 
Milton Centre Historic District
April 28, 1988
(#88000428)
Canton Ave. between Reedsdale Rd. and Thacher and Highland Sts.
42°15′12″N 71°04′47″W / 42.253333°N 71.079722°W / 42.253333; -71.079722 (Milton Centre Historic District)
22 Milton Hill Historic District
 
Milton Hill Historic District
June 9, 1995
(#95000698)
Roughly bounded by Adams and School Sts., Randolph and Canton Aves., and Brook Rd.
42°15′52″N 71°03′59″W / 42.264444°N 71.066389°W / 42.264444; -71.066389 (Milton Hill Historic District)
23 Neponset Valley Parkway, Metropolitan Park System of Greater Boston
 
Neponset Valley Parkway, Metropolitan Park System of Greater Boston
January 24, 2005
(#04001573)
Neponset Valley Parkway
42°14′05″N 71°07′26″W / 42.234722°N 71.123889°W / 42.234722; -71.123889 (Neponset Valley Parkway, Metropolitan Park System of Greater Boston)
Extends into Boston in Suffolk County
24 Paul's Bridge
 
Paul's Bridge
December 11, 1972
(#72000140)
Neponset Valley Parkway over the Neponset River
42°14′04″N 71°07′21″W / 42.234444°N 71.1225°W / 42.234444; -71.1225 (Paul's Bridge)
Extends into Boston in Suffolk County
25 Railway Village Historic District
 
Railway Village Historic District
March 6, 2000
(#00000111)
Roughly along Adams St., from Mechanic and Church Sts., and Washington St.
42°15′27″N 71°02′14″W / 42.257472°N 71.037278°W / 42.257472; -71.037278 (Railway Village Historic District)
26 Refreshment Pavilion
 
Refreshment Pavilion
September 25, 1980
(#80000659)
Hillside St.
42°12′31″N 71°05′52″W / 42.208611°N 71.097778°W / 42.208611; -71.097778 (Refreshment Pavilion)
27 Scott's Woods Historic District
 
Scott's Woods Historic District
November 5, 1992
(#92001528)
Hillside St. between Randolph Ave. and MDC Blue Hills Reservation
42°13′27″N 71°04′50″W / 42.224167°N 71.080556°W / 42.224167; -71.080556 (Scott's Woods Historic District)
28 Suffolk Resolves House
 
Suffolk Resolves House
July 23, 1973
(#73000308)
1370 Canton Ave.
42°14′03″N 71°06′32″W / 42.234167°N 71.108889°W / 42.234167; -71.108889 (Suffolk Resolves House)
29 Truman Parkway-Metropolitan Park System of Greater Boston
 
Truman Parkway-Metropolitan Park System of Greater Boston
January 5, 2005
(#04001430)
Truman Parkway
42°14′53″N 71°06′59″W / 42.248056°N 71.116389°W / 42.248056; -71.116389 (Truman Parkway-Metropolitan Park System of Greater Boston)
Extends into Boston in Suffolk County
30 US Post Office-Milton Main
 
US Post Office-Milton Main
May 30, 1986
(#86001213)
499 Adams St.
42°15′30″N 71°02′34″W / 42.258333°N 71.042778°W / 42.258333; -71.042778 (US Post Office-Milton Main)

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References

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  1. ^ The latitude and longitude information provided in this table was derived originally from the National Register Information System, which has been found to be fairly accurate for about 99% of listings. Some locations in this table may have been corrected to current GPS standards.
  2. ^ National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior, "National Register of Historic Places: Weekly List Actions", retrieved November 8, 2024.
  3. ^ Numbers represent an alphabetical ordering by significant words. Various colorings, defined here, differentiate National Historic Landmarks and historic districts from other NRHP buildings, structures, sites or objects.
  4. ^ The eight-digit number below each date is the number assigned to each location in the National Register Information System database, which can be viewed by clicking the number.
  5. ^ a b "Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: Massachusetts" (PDF). National Park Service. 2009-10-06.