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Railway Village Historic District

Coordinates: 42°16′1″N 71°2′12″W / 42.26694°N 71.03667°W / 42.26694; -71.03667
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Railway Village Historic District
Railway Village Historic District is located in Massachusetts
Railway Village Historic District
Railway Village Historic District is located in the United States
Railway Village Historic District
LocationRoughly along Adams St., from Mechanic and Church Sts., and Washington St., Milton, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°16′1″N 71°2′12″W / 42.26694°N 71.03667°W / 42.26694; -71.03667
Area30 acres (12 ha)
ArchitectArland A. Dirlam; et al.
Architectural styleColonial, Greek Revival, et al.
NRHP reference No.00000111 [1]
Added to NRHPMarch 06, 2000

The Railway Village Historic District is a historic district encompassing a densely populated, predominantly residential, area of eastern Milton, Massachusetts. The 30-acre (12 ha) district lies roughly between East Milton Square and the town line with neighboring Quincy. The area's significant growth occurred after the 1826 construction of the Granite Railway, which transported stone from the nearby granite quarries to the Neponset River. This resulted in the movement to the area of stone workers and related interests. The principal thoroughfare of the district is Adams Street; the district extends along Pierce Street, Granite Place, and Washington Street, and includes properties on intervening and connecting streets.[2]

The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. ^ "NRHP nomination for Railway Village Historic District". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved May 25, 2014.