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Potter Estate
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	65-71 Walnut Pk., Newton, Massachusetts
Coordinates	42°21′24″N 71°11′42″W / 42.35667°N 71.19500°W / 42.35667; -71.19500
Built	1867
Architectural style	Second Empire, Mansard
MPS	Newton MRA
NRHP reference No.	86001864
Added to NRHP	December 23, 1986

The Potter Estate is a historic estate at 65-71 Walnut Park in Newton, Massachusetts. The centerpiece of the estate is a large Second Empire mansion house which was constructed in 1867 by John Potter, Jr., a shoe and leather businessman. It has a mansard roof characteristic of the style, bracketed eaves, and a single-story wraparound porch that is a later Colonial Revival addition. The estate includes several outbuildings dating to Potter's time, including a carriage house and gardener's cottage; the estate also has period cast iron fencing.

The estate was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Newton, Massachusetts

References

1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
2. "NRHP nomination for Potter Estate". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-04-19.

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