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📜 History & landmarks · Landmark and historical building

The Wakefield Gazebo

A landmark in Wakefield, in the middle of things: 84 places within a five-minute walk. One of 37 history & landmarks in Wakefield.

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On the National Register since 1990

Common District

Common District

Common District was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Mar 2, 1990. It is significant for its architecture at the local level. Its architecture is described as Tudor Revival and Romanesque Revival and Italianate and Neo-Renaissance and Neo-Colonial and Federal and Greek Revival and Neo-Federal. The district takes in 31 historic buildings. It was listed as part of Wakefield MRA.

The Common District encompasses the main civic center of Wakefield, Massachusetts. It is centered on the historic town common, just south of Lake Quannapowitt, which was laid in 1644, when it became the heart of Old Reading. The area was separated from Reading as South Reading in 1818, and renamed Wakefield in 1868. The 25 acre district includes the buildings that line the common on Common Street and Main Street,…

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84 places within a five-minute walk of The Wakefield Gazebo.

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Lake Ave

The nearest neighbor is First Parish Congregational Church, 1 min walk away.

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AddressLake Ave · 01880
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Lake Ave
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Website
http://www.wakefield.ma.us/
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Some place details from Overture Maps (CDLA-Permissive-2.0). Changes go live once a second neighbor confirms them. Building history: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places.

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