page_title: Charles River Reservation (Speedway)-Upper Basin Headquarters
hierarchical_section_title: Charles River Reservation (Speedway)-Upper Basin Headquarters
caption_attribution_description: The historic Charles River Reservation (Speedway)-Upper Basin Headquarters in Boston, Massachusetts.
context_page_description: The Charles River Reservation (Speedway)-Upper Basin Headquarters is located at 1420–1440 Soldiers Field Road and 525 Western Avenue in the Brighton neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. It is a complex of seven buildings designed by architect William D. Austin in the Shingle and Colonial Revival styles and built between 1899 and 1940. The site served as the headquarters of the State-managed Charles River Reservation and as horse stables for the Charles River Speedway, a harness and bicycle racing track along present-day Soldiers Field Road. The Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation maintains the Speedway Headquarters and considers it to be one of its origin properties.
  Vacant since 2005, the property is currently being redeveloped under DCR's Historic Curatorship Program by the Boston-based Architectural Heritage Foundation as a mixed-use commercial and cultural facility.
context_section_description: The Charles River Reservation (Speedway)-Upper Basin Headquarters (Speedway Headquarters) is located at 1420–1440 Soldiers Field Road and 525 Western Avenue in the Brighton neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. It is a complex of seven buildings designed by architect William D. Austin in the Shingle and Colonial Revival styles and built between 1899 and 1940. The site served as the headquarters of the State-managed Charles River Reservation and as horse stables for the Charles River Speedway, a harness and bicycle racing track along present-day Soldiers Field Road. The Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) maintains the Speedway Headquarters and considers it to be one of its origin properties.
  Vacant since 2005, the property is currently being redeveloped under DCR's Historic Curatorship Program by the Boston-based Architectural Heritage Foundation as a mixed-use commercial and cultural facility.
caption: View of the headquarters, c. 1900
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