Roughly bounded by Winthrop, Putnam, Temple, and Shaw Sts., Newton, Massachusetts. County/parish: Middlesex.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places September 04, 1986. NRIS 86001760.
Part of Newton MRA (NRIS 64000285).
18 contributing buildings.
The Putnam Street Historic District is a residential historic district roughly bounded by Winthrop, Putnam, Temple, and Shaw Streets in Newton, Massachusetts. It encompasses a residential area located on the hill just south of West Newton which was developed between the 1860s and 1880s. The 20 properties in the nearly 8-acre (3.2 ha) district are primarily Second Empire, Queen Anne, and Stick style. The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63791440