National Historic Landmark · Lexington, Massachusetts

Lexington Green

Added to the National Register in 1966, and a National Historic Landmark.

Lexington Green
Photos via Wikimedia Commons

The record

Property typeSite
AddressMassachusetts and Hancock Sts., Lexington, MA
CountyMiddlesex County
ListedOct 15, 1966
Listed forMilitary
Level of significanceNational
Also known asSee Also: Lexington Green Historic District; Lexington Common; Battle Green
Reference number66000767
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark

The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗

Visiting

AddressMassachusetts and Hancock Sts., Lexington, MA
Coordinates42.4494° N, 71.2314° W · Directions ↗
Also in Lexington18 listed places in Lexington →
Listing on the Register does not open the door. Unless a museum or park runs it, treat this as private property and see it from the sidewalk.

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Reference

Questions people ask

When was Lexington Green listed on the National Register?

Oct 15, 1966. It is also a National Historic Landmark, the higher of the two designations.

Source: National Park Service

Where is Lexington Green?

Massachusetts and Hancock Sts., Lexington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.

Source: National Park Service

Where is the nomination form for Lexington Green?

The National Archives holds the nomination form, the document that made the case for listing.

Source: National Archives

Sources

Name, location, type and dates come from the National Register office's spreadsheet of listed properties, because the Park Service's spatial data does not carry this listing. The map point comes from Wikidata. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 66000767. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The nomination form and photographs ↗ at NPGallery are the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service, and the form is often the best description of the place.