▁historic ▁district ▁at ▁ 1 8 7 — 2 3 5 ▁Ple asant ▁Street ▁in ▁Mar l borough , ▁Massachusetts . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁a ▁coh es ive ▁collection ▁of ▁ 8 ▁resid ences ▁and ▁one ▁school ▁building ▁that ▁are ▁representative ▁of ▁upper ▁class ▁housing ▁on ▁large ▁well - pro port ioned ▁lots . ▁ ▁The ▁oldest ▁house ▁in ▁the ▁district ▁was ▁built ▁c . ▁ 1 8 6 5 , ▁the ▁new est ▁c . ▁ 1 9 2 4 . ▁ ▁A ▁number ▁of ▁ 1 9 th ▁century ▁houses ▁were ▁rest y led ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 0 s . ▁ ▁The ▁Im mac ulate ▁Con ception ▁School ▁was ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 1 , ▁and ▁does ▁not ▁contribute ▁to ▁the ▁area ' s ▁historic ▁significance . ▁ ▁The ▁district ▁was ▁added ▁to ▁the ▁National ▁Register ▁of ▁Historic ▁Places ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁ ▁The ▁Ple asant ▁Street ▁area ▁was ▁developed ▁as ▁an ▁upper - class ▁resident ial ▁area ▁for ▁leaders ▁in ▁Mar l borough ' s ▁dominant ▁sh oe ▁manufact uring ▁industry . ▁▁ ▁M embers ▁of ▁the ▁How e ▁and ▁F ry e ▁families ▁contributed ▁several ▁of ▁the ▁houses . ▁ ▁Louis ▁How e , ▁who ▁began ▁manufact uring ▁sho es ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 0 , ▁built ▁a ▁substantial ▁Second ▁Empire ▁house ▁at ▁ 2 0 7 ▁Ple asant ▁c . ▁ 1 8 6 5 , ▁which ▁was ▁updated ▁to ▁the ▁Col onial ▁Rev ival ▁by ▁his ▁nep