The Diamond Historic District is a seaside, National Register

historic district A historic district or heritage district is a section of a city which contains older buildings considered valuable for historical or architectural reasons. In some countries or jurisdictions, historic districts receive legal protection from c ...

in Lynn, Massachusetts. Established by the National Park Service in 1996, the district is situated between downtown Lynn and the Atlantic Ocean—bounded roughly by Broad and Lewis Streets to the north,

Lynn Shore Drive Lynn Shore Drive is an historic oceanfront parkway in Lynn, Massachusetts. Composed of a two-lane road, parkland, a seaside pedestrian esplanade, and a seawall, Lynn Shore Drive runs for approximately along Lynn's Atlantic Ocean coastline, fol ...

to the southeast, Nahant Street to the west, and Eastern Avenue to the east. The Diamond Historic District encompasses 590 contributing resources. Although the Washington Square section of the Diamond Historic District—which is arrayed along Broad Street—was first settled by Europeans in the 1630s, the oldest surviving structure in the Diamond District is the c. 1825 Daniel Newhall House. Most of the District's earliest surviving houses are conservative, 2.5-story, center-chimney

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buildings, but several Greek Revival structures also are extant. The Diamond District was substantially developed after 1840, when the area became a fashionable coastal summer resort. Accordingly, mid- and late-19th century architectural styles dominate. The style best represented is Colonial Revival, with numerous exemplars built between 1890 and 1940—notably the

Charles Lovejoy House The Charles Lovejoy House is a historic house at 64 Broad Street in Lynn, Massachusetts. The -story Colonial Revival mansion was built in 1893 for Doctor Charles Lovejoy, one of the founders of Lynn Hospital. It features a Palladian entrance ...

, which was added to the National Register in 1978. A significant number of Italianate, Queen Anne, and Second Empire houses also are present, including the Lucian Newhall House, which was added to the National Register in 1985. The American Shingle Style also is well represented. Although predominantly residential, the Diamond District includes a handful of commercial buildings, which are located on Broad and Lewis Streets. The District also includes four religious structures, the oldest being a

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meetinghouse, built c. 1825. The other three religious structures—two churches and one synagogue—date to the early decades of the 20th century.

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{{National Register of Historic Places in Massachusetts Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Massachusetts Historic districts in Essex County, Massachusetts National Register of Historic Places in Lynn, Massachusetts

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