| Winthrop Shore Dr., Metropolitan Park System of Greater Boston | |
| Nrhp Type: | hd |
| Nocat: | yes |
| Location: | Winthrop Shore Dr., Winthrop, Massachusetts |
| Coordinates: | 42.3706°N -70.9681°W |
| Built: | 1899 |
| Architect: | Charles Eliot (landscape architect) Olmsted Brothers |
| Added: | January 21, 2004 |
| Mpsub: | Metropolitan Park System of Greater Boston MPS |
| Refnum: | 03001469 |
Winthrop Shore Drive is a historic parkway in Winthrop, Massachusetts. The mile-long parkway runs through the Winthrop Beach Reservation, and is administered by the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR). The parkway is one of a series of ocean parkways (and the second one built) that make up a network of parkways connecting major open spaces in the Greater Boston area. Both the parkway and reservation were designed in the mid-1890s by Charles Eliot for the Metropolitan Parks Commission, a predecessor to the DCR. Land was acquired for the parkway in 1899, and construction was largely completed in 1900.[1]
The parkway was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.