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Pleasant Street Historic District (Belmont, Massachusetts)

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Corner of Moore St and Pleasant St, Belmont MA
Corner of Moore St and Pleasant St, Belmont MA

The Pleasant Street Historic District is a historic district along Pleasant Street (Massachusetts Route 60) in Belmont, Massachusetts. The district extends along Pleasant Street, from Winn Street to just south of Concord Avenue in the south, and also includes properties on adjacent streets northwest of Pleasant Street. The area is characterized mid- to late-19th century single family homes, generally on large lots, as well as Belmont's principal municipal buildings: its town hall and library.The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.

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Pleasant Street 613
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Massachusetts, United States
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Corner of Moore St and Pleasant St, Belmont MA
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Clay Pit Pond
Clay Pit Pond

Clay Pit Pond, also known as Claypit Pond, is a pond in the Boston suburb of Belmont in Middlesex County, Massachusetts situated between Concord Avenue and Belmont High School. It is a man-made pond, excavated as the source of clay for industrial brick-making on the site from 1888 to 1926. The pond was formed in 1933 when the Wellington Brook was redirected to flood the site, making it an essential part of the drainage system for much of Belmont. The Parry Brothers first opened a brickyard in the vicinity of the current pond in 1888. In 1900, nearly all brick making operations in Middlesex County were merged into the New England Brick Company, which acquired the site and increased production to 15 million bricks per year with a work force of 75. By 1926, the highest quality clay was exhausted and the site was abandoned, reportedly leaving behind an 1884 Marion steam shovel at the bottom of the pit. The pond is inhabited by bluegill, common carp, and largemouth bass, among other species. The Town of Belmont purchased the abandoned pit in 1927 for $22,500 to use as a waste dump site. However, in 1933, the Town diverted the Wellington Brook through a culvert to flood the site with 80 million gallons of water, creating the Clay Pit Pond.In March 2010, the pond overflowed onto the road after two days of rain, closing down the adjacent high school.In September 2020, several Belmont citizens illegally removed more than 80 trees and shrubs from the south side of Clay Pit Pond. The unauthorized deforestation of this protected wetland area has raised environmental concerns.