Breakheart reservation
Breakheart Reservation Parkways | ||
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National Register of Historic Places | ||
Historic District | ||
Road and lake in the protected area |
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location | Saugus and Wakefield , Massachusetts , United States | |
Coordinates | 42 ° 29 ′ 15 ″ N , 71 ° 2 ′ 5 ″ W | |
surface | 640 acres (2.6 km² ) | |
Built | 1934 | |
architect | Charles Eliot et al | |
NRHP number | [1] 03000748 | |
The NRHP added | August 11, 2003 |
The Breakheart Reservation area is a designated state park in the area of the cities of Saugus and Wakefield in the state of Massachusetts in the United States . The park is administered by the Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) and is part of the Metropolitan Park System of Greater Boston .
description
The 640 acres (2.6 km² ) park consists mostly of forest and is mainly used for bird watching , fishing and hiking . But there are also opportunities for mountain biking, swimming , a specially designated area for dogs as well as public toilets and first aid facilities.
The park has two drinking water lakes ( Silver Lake and Pearce Lake ) and the Saugus River flows through it. The sanctuary's seven rocky hills offer good views of Boston , central Massachusetts, and southern New Hampshire .
On August 11, 2003, the Breakheart Reservation Parkways located in the reserve were entered in the National Register of Historic Places as Breakheart Reservation Parkways-Metropolitan Park System of Greater Boston . The system of parkways was designed by Charles Eliot and consists of Forest Street, Pine Tops Road, Elm Road and Hemlock Road.
See also
Web links
- Official website
- Map of the park
- Map with hiking trails (PDF; 617 kB)
- Friends of Breakheart Reservation website
Individual evidence
- ^ National Register Information System . In: National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service . Retrieved April 15, 2008.