65--71 Walnut Pk., Newton, Massachusetts. County/parish: Middlesex.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places December 23, 1986. NRIS 86001864.
Part of Newton MRA (NRIS 64000285).
3 contributing buildings. 1 contributing structure.
The Potter Estate is a historic estate at 65-71 Walnut Park in Newton, Massachusetts. The centerpiece of the estate is a large Second Empire mansion house which was constructed in 1867 by John Potter, Jr., a shoe and leather businessman. It has a mansard roof characteristic of the style, bracketed eaves, and a single-story wraparound porch that is a later Colonial Revival addition. The estate includes several outbuildings dating to Potter's time, including a carriage house and gardener's cottage; the estate also has period cast iron fencing.
The estate was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63791082