The neighborhood was developed in the first decades of the 20th century as a complement to the park, and contains a fine selection of Colonial Revival and Craftsman style houses.

The park's state represents a partial implementation and subsequent modification to a master plan drafted by Charles Eliot in the 1890s.

These are typically one or two-family wood-frame buildings, built in styles popular in the early 20th century.

The most commonly found styles are the Craftsman (particularly in the Bungalow variant) and the Colonial Revival, although there are some clusters of Queen Anne Victorians.

Lot sizes are small, and the houses are generally set back similar distances from the street.