Celebrating Lincoln Woods | 10.2023 

In 1968, a group of Lincoln citizens met to address a growing concern that Lincoln was losing it ability to maintain “a creative mix of diversity of people“ due to lalck of affordable housing.

By 1974, one of the first housing complexes designed in a suburban town was built here. Initially called “Lincoln Cooperative Homes,“ Lincoln Woods is now approaching its 50th anniversary.

View the Lincoln Woods Tour Talk with Woodie Arthur and Gus Browne, from October 1, 2023 here.

View the Lincoln Woods Landscape Tour Talk with Deb Lighthall Howe, RLA, ISA, from October 1, 2023 here.

LINCOLN WOODS 1974 PROPOSED SITE PLAN SERT JACKSON & ASSOCIATES

Elements:
Wells Road — between RR tracks and Wetlands
Gas easement
Walkways
Front entries/rear patios
Existing and proposed trees
Boulders

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LINCOLN SCHOOL | 3.2023