Revere, Massachusetts

Revere City Hall & Former Police Station (1898)

Albert Winslow Cobb’s brick-and-limestone Colonial Revival civic block anchors Broadway with a copper-clad dome and rusticated water table—both recently assessed for envelope stabilization and masonry repointing.

Revere City Hall

Phone: (781) 286-8100

NRHP Nomination

Revere Public Library (1903 Carnegie)

A $20 k Carnegie grant produced this granite Classical Revival jewel—never expanded—making it a textbook candidate for interior HVAC retrofits that preserve original oak stacks and leaded skylights.

Revere Public Library

Phone: (781) 286-8380

Library Site

Church of Christ / Revere Masonic Temple (1710/1888)

Inside this Shingle-style envelope lives New England’s second-oldest surviving meeting-house frame—an irresistible study in adaptive reuse for structural timber preservationists.

Church of Christ Revere

Phone: (781) 289-9331

NRHP Listing

Immaculate Conception Rectory (1900)

The rectory’s curved bay fronts, slate hip roof, and grouped Ionic columns embody high Colonial Revival craft—now housing the Revere History Museum and ongoing mortar-analysis workshops.

Immaculate Conception Rectory

Phone: (781) 286-2226

Historical Society

Mary T. Ronan School (1896)

Beachmont’s former Classical Revival grammar school—now senior housing—retains pilastered brick façades and arched terra-cotta portal, offering a case study in school-to-residential conversions.

Mary T. Ronan School

Phone: (781) 284-1700

NRHP Nomination

Rumney Marsh Burying Ground (1693)

Slate winged-skull stones, Lamson-carved tablets, and unmarked enslaved burials make this one-acre cemetery a sensitive project for conservation stone-cleaning and inclusive interpretation.

Rumney Marsh Burying Ground

Phone: (781) 286-2226

Cemetery Registry

Revere Beach Reservation (1896)

America’s first public ocean beach—laid out by landscape architect Charles Eliot—still showcases 1890s pavilions ideal for copper-cornice replication, dune stabilization, and resilient shoreline design.

Revere Beach Reservation

Phone: (781) 485-2803

NHL File

William G. Reinstein Bandstand & Bathhouse (1921)

Art-Deco terrazzo murals and concrete grand stairs define this seaside performance shell—currently slated for roof-membrane replacement and acoustic plaster restoration.

Revere Beach Bandstand

Phone: (781) 485-2803

DCR Site

Revere Beach Parkway (1897-1904)

Frederick Law Olmsted’s Metropolitan Park roadway threads brick culverts, rustic granite bridges, and tree-lined medians—prime infrastructure for period-correct stone railing repairs.

Revere Beach Parkway

Phone: N/A

NRHP Inventory

Winthrop Parkway (1914)

DCR’s seafront parkway couples poured-in-place seawalls with reinforced-concrete balustrades—important reference details for coastal-road resilience retrofits.

Winthrop Parkway

Phone: N/A

NRHP Dossier

Slade Spice Mill (1721)

One of New England’s last tidal grist mills—later a spice empire—now houses lofts above original granite footings, providing a living lab for tide-gate reconstruction and millwheel interpretation.

Slade Spice Mill

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NRHP Record

NECCO Candy Factory (1927)

The 826-k sq ft reinforced-concrete works—home of Sweethearts and Clark Bars—offers a model for large-scale industrial window replacement and adaptive advanced-manufacturing fit-outs.

NECCO Factory Revere

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Project Article

Revere Main Post Office (1935)

WPA-era Moderne façade hides a Ross Moffett lobby mural needing humidity control—ideal for studies in federally protected artwork preservation.

Revere Post Office

Phone: (781) 289-2105

Treasury Mural Info

St. Anthony of Padua Church (1949)

Venetian-mosaic Stations, hammered-copper doors, and a barrel-vaulted nave make this Romanesque landmark a showcase for stained-glass climatization retrofits.

St Anthony Church Revere

Phone: (781) 289-1234

Parish Site

First Congregational Church (1890)

Victorian Shingle steeple and Tiffany-style windows crown this Beach Street civic anchor—currently planning slate-roof replacement with in-kind materials.

First Congregational Church Revere

Phone: (781) 284-4158

Official Site

Wonderland Greyhound Park Grandstand (1934)

Streamline concrete grandstand—once the nation’s busiest dog-track—is being evaluated for mixed-use shell reuse, including terraced seating slab stabilization.

Wonderland Grandstand

Phone: N/A

Historic Overview

Suffolk Downs Grandstand (1935)

This 1-mile oval’s cantilevered steel roof and Art-Moderne façade span Boston–Revere; current HYM redevelopment preserves concrete risers and iconic neon signage.

Suffolk Downs Grandstand

Phone: N/A

Master Plan

Alden A. Mills Point-of-Pines Fire Station (1938)

Brick Moderne hose-tower, limestone belt courses, and original brass poles remain intact—designers are weighing seismic upgrades against historic-fabric retention.

Point of Pines Fire Station

Phone: (781) 286-8366

Fire Dept.

Kelly’s Roast Beef Original Stand (1951)

Mid-century stainless-clad take-out icon that birthed the modern roast-beef sandwich—an exemplar of roadside vernacular worthy of preservation beneath rising flood maps.

Kelly's Roast Beef Stand

Phone: (781) 284-9129

Official Site

Belle Isle Marsh Reservation & Observation Tower (1986)

Greater Boston’s last large tidal marsh features a 32-ft timber tower and 0.7-mile boardwalk—offering environmental consultants ongoing data on salt-marsh resilience and boardwalk decking longevity.

Belle Isle Marsh