Additional Cultural Resources Information

Learn about DCR’s history, cultural legacies and collaborative stewardship. Compiled by DCR’s Office of Cultural Resources.

Archives and DCR Administrative History

Celebrating our Agency’s Legacy

The Archival Preservation and Digital Access of the Photographs created by the Metropolitan Water Works of the Massachusetts Metropolitan Water Board, the Metropolitan Water & Sewerage Board, and the Metropolitan District Commission Water Division, 1895-1926

DCR Agencies Minutes

DCR Predecessor Agencies

DCR Public Records Request

A Guide to Related Archival Collections Outside of the DCR Archives Pertaining to the Metropolitan Parks System, the Metropolitan Water Works System, and the State Forests and Parks System

MassDOT Road Inventory Viewer

MassDOT Highway Plans and Records

Massachusetts Metropolitan Water Works Photograph Collection, 1876-1930

Massachusetts State Archives

• Digital Records at the Massachusetts Archives

Massachusetts Water Resources Authority (MWRA)

Metropolitan District Commission, Parks Engineering and Construction Division, Plan Accessions Log Books

National Archives, Official Personnel Folders (OPF), Archival Holdings and Access

National Archives, F308 Feds in the Family Tree: Records of Civil Servants, the CCC, and the WPA

National Park Service Olmsted Archives on Flickr

Trustees Archives & Research Center

Cultural Resources Survey Data

Identifying and Documenting our Collective Heritage

DCR Properties Listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

DCR Stewardship Map: Cultural Resources Inventory (CRI) Layer (DCR staff only)

DCR Urban Parkways Listed on the National Register of Historic Places

Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System (MACRIS)

• Database
• Map view

National Register of Historic Places and National Historic Landmarks

Statewide Survey of Civilian Conservation Corps Resources on DCR Lands

Curatorship, Rehabilitation, and Adaptive Reuse

Revitalizing for the Future

Historic Curatorship Properties Under Agreement

List of Properties Included in Historic Curatorship Enabling Legislation

Historic Landscapes

Preserving Unique Places for Future Generations

Heritage Landscape Inventory Reconnaissance Reports

Historic Parkways Preservation Treatment Guidelines

Maintenance Schedule for Historic Parkways

Preservation Guidelines for Municipally Owned Historic Burial Grounds and Cemeteries

Reading the Land. Massachusetts Heritage Landscapes: A Guide to Identification and Protection

Terra Firma series

Preservation Planning

Guidelines for Stewardship

Advisory Council on Historic Preservation: The Section 106 Process

DCR’s Best Management Practices

Massachusetts Environmental Policy Act (MEPA)

Massachusetts Unmarked Burial Law (M.G.L. Ch. 38 § 6b)

State Register Review (M.G.L. Ch. 9 § 27C)

Resource Management Plans

Planning for our Parks

Land Stewardship Zoning Guidelines

Landscape Designations for DCR Parks & Forests: Selection Criteria and Management Guidelines

Resource Management Plans