Charles River Reservation

Charles River Reservation
Map showing the location of Charles River Reservation
Map showing the location of Charles River Reservation
Location in Massachusetts
Map showing the location of Charles River Reservation
Map showing the location of Charles River Reservation
Charles River Reservation (Massachusetts)
Map showing the location of Charles River Reservation
Map showing the location of Charles River Reservation
Charles River Reservation (the United States)
LocationMiddlesex, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
Coordinates42°22′08″N 71°07′24″W / 42.36889°N 71.12333°W / 42.36889; -71.12333[1]
Area863 acres (349 ha)[2]
Elevation13 ft (4.0 m)[1]
Established1910
OperatorMassachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation
WebsiteCharles River Reservation
Charles River Basin Historic District
LocationBoth banks of Charles River from Eliot Bridge to Charles River Dam, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°21′09″N 71°06′16″W / 42.35250°N 71.10444°W / 42.35250; -71.10444 (Charles River Basin Historic District)
Area820 acres (330 ha)
Built1893
ArchitectMultiple
Architectural styleColonial Revival, Classical Revival, Moderne
NRHP reference No.78000436
Added to NRHPDecember 22, 1978

The Charles River Reservation is a 17-mile-long (27 km) urban preserve and public recreation area located along the banks of the Charles River in Boston, Cambridge, Watertown, and Newton, Massachusetts. The reservation is managed by the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation.

The portion of the reservation between the Charles River Dam and the Eliot Bridge is listed as a historic district on the National Register of Historic Places. This includes the park in the Back Bay neighborhood of Boston known as the Esplanade.

The Charles River above the Watertown Dam is managed as the Upper Charles River Reservation.[3]

  1. ^ a b "Charles River Reservation". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
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