Cushing Square House for Sale

In the northern Boston suburb of Belmont, blocks lined by shady trees and centuries-old single-family homes arc around parks and neighborhood business districts like Cushing Square. “Cushing Square is a vibrant commercial center for Belmont,” says Adriana Poole, a longtime resident of Belmont and Realtor at Coldwell Banker Realty. “There's a feeling both of a city and a suburb, it’s a hybrid. There are a good number of single-family homes with big lots for kids to play in, nice schools and a focus on greenery and conservation land, but I live half a mile from Cambridge. We’re a few miles from Harvard Square and just outside of Boston.” The combination of urban walkability and suburban space defines Cushing Square, and its blend of historic homes and modernized schools and recreation areas illustrate the appeal that kind of lifestyle has maintained for Belmont's residents over generations. Much of Cushing Square is shaded by mature trees, a canopy grown to shade century-spanning blocks of single-family homes. On any given block, houses vary from stately Georgian homes preserved since the 18th and 19th centuries to the many other boxy Colonial Revivals and more creative Tudor