Like its predecessors, Beacon Hill's Louisburg Square and the South End's Union Park, Wellesley Park is organized about a central ornamental green. Unlike the masonry rowhouses of its urban counterparts, however, its houses are freestanding frame dwellings, suitable to a suburban context. Laid out in 1898 on the site of the former Vinson farm, Wellesley Park represents a virtual pattern book of turn-of-the-century residential design, many of the houses sharing similar floor plans. Lively Queen Anne silhouettes, often punctuated by corner turrets of various shapes, are ornamented with such Colonial revival details as classical porch columns, pediments, and swags. Handsome though they are in themselves, however, these houses attain more significance when viewed as a commendably coherent and remarkably intact ensemble. If streetscapes can be likened to a company assembled around a dinner table, Wellesley Park invites us to a veritable banquet.
Location Category
Houses
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Houses
Neighborhoods
Parks
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Address
City
Boston
Zip/Postal Code
State/County
MA
Area
Melville Ave
Country
US
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