Lynn Woods Reservation

Lynn Woods Historic District
Walden Pond, the reservation's largest body of water
Lynn Woods Reservation is located in Massachusetts
Lynn Woods Reservation
Lynn Woods Reservation is located in the United States
Lynn Woods Reservation
LocationLynn, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°29′21″N 70°59′13″W / 42.48917°N 70.98694°W / 42.48917; -70.98694
Built1889
ArchitectFrederick Law Olmsted
NRHP reference No.96000951[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 6, 1996

Lynn Woods Reservation (founded 1881) is a 2,200-acre (8.9 km2) municipal forest park located in Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts.[2] The City of Lynn's Department of Public Works, Park Commission and Lynn Water & Sewer Commission share jurisdiction and management of Lynn Woods Reservation. The park encompasses nearly one-fifth of the entire land area of the city and represents a significant natural, watershed and public recreational resource in eastern Massachusetts.

The entire portion of the reservation with Lynn city bounds was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1996 as a historic district. (A small portion of the park is actually in neighboring Saugus.)

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. ^ "Lynn Woods Reservation". City of Lynn. Retrieved December 22, 2013.