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Mount Pleasant
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National Register of Historic Places

Mount Pleasant

On the National Register since 198640 years
ItalianateListed 1986Newton
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Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

About

About Mount Pleasant

Mount Pleasant, at 15 Bracebridge Rd., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Sep 4, 1986. The Register lists it for its industry, town planning and architecture, at the state level. It describes its style as Italianate, as it does for 579 other Massachusetts listings. It was listed as part of Newton MRA. The listing covers 1.3 acres. Three more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isHistoric building in Newton, Massachusetts. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 4 MB · National Archives↗
Through the years

1856 to today

  1. 1856Built
  2. 1986Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  3. 2026On the Register for 40 years
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 10 minutes

15 Bracebridge Rd., Newton · about 0.4 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Mount PleasantStart here
  2. 2Kistler HouseColonial Revival · Built 1893 · next door
  3. 3Crystal Lake and Pleasant Street Historic DistrictCarpenter Gothic · next door
  4. 4House at 1008 Beacon StreetColonial Revival · Built 1897 · 0.1 mi on
  5. 5Edward B. Stratton HouseCraftsman · Built 1912 · 0.2 mi on
Around it

9 more Register listings within half a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

BFirst Baptist Church in NewtonRichardsonian Romanesque · Built 18880.3 miBPeabody-Williams HouseShingle Style · Built 18910.4 miBNewton Centre Branch LibraryTudor Revival · Built 19270.4 miDUnion Street Historic DistrictClassical Revival0.5 miDSumner and Gibbs Streets Historic DistrictMansard0.5 miBBoston Edison Power StationMannerist Classical Revival · Built 19040.5 miBNewton City Hall and War MemorialGeorgian Revival · Built 19320.5 miBEdward Parsons HouseStick Style · Built 18770.5 miDMorton Road Historic DistrictCraftsman0.5 mi
More like it

Italianate style, nearby

Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Italianate.

Crystal Lake and Pleasant Street Historic District0.1 mi away
Newton Theological Institution Historic District0.8 mi away
Newton Highlands Historic District0.9 mi away
Newtonville Historic District1.1 mi away

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Questions about Mount Pleasant

Is Mount Pleasant on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Sep 4, 1986 (Register number 86001851).

Is Mount Pleasant a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Massachusetts has 189 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Reginald A. Fessenden House, 1.7 miles away.

Can you visit Mount Pleasant?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of Mount Pleasant?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 4 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 63792250 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.