Lynn Woods Historic District | |
![]() Walden Pond, the reservation's largest body of water | |
Location | Lynn, Massachusetts |
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Coordinates | 42°29′21″N 70°59′13″W / 42.48917°N 70.98694°W |
Built | 1889 |
Architect | Frederick Law Olmsted |
NRHP reference No. | 96000951[1] |
Added to NRHP | September 6, 1996 |
Lynn Woods Reservation (founded 1881) is a 2,200-acre (8.9 km2) municipal forest park located in Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts.[2] The City of Lynn's Department of Public Works, Park Commission and Lynn Water & Sewer Commission share jurisdiction and management of Lynn Woods Reservation. The park encompasses nearly one-fifth of the entire land area of the city and represents a significant natural, watershed and public recreational resource in eastern Massachusetts.
The entire portion of the reservation with Lynn city bounds was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1996 as a historic district. (A small portion of the park is actually in neighboring Saugus.)