Orvis Road Historic District
The Orvis Road Historic District is a residential historic district in eastern Arlington, Massachusetts. Built as a planned development between 1918 and 1930, Orvis Road contains a well-preserved collection of single and double-family houses of the period, as well its distinctive landscaping, which includes a grassy median not found in Arlington's other planned subdivisions.
Photo: Daderot, Public domain.Places of Interest
Highlights: Capitol Theater Building and Butterfield-Whittemore House.
Butterfield-Whittemore House
Historic building
Photo: Daderot, Public domain.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Arlington and North Cambridge.
Kensington Park Historic District
Neighborhood
Photo: Daderot, Public domain.Orvis Road Historic District
- Type: Park
- Description: historic district in Massachusetts, United States
- Category: historic district
- Location: Middlesex, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
42.40621° or 42° 24′ 22″ north
Longitude
-71.14533° or 71° 8′ 43″ west
Elevation
20 feet (6 metres)
Open location code
87JCCV43+FV
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: East Arlington and Medford Hillside.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Edith M. Fox Library and Thorndike Field.
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