Author: Brookline Preservation Commission (Brookline, Mass.)
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Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 31
Book Description
Brookline's Historic Places
Author: Brookline Preservation Commission (Brookline, Mass.)
Publisher:
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Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 31
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 31
Book Description
Brookline
Author: Greer Hardwicke
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 9780738549743
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
A suburb of Boston with its own distinctive identity, Brookline, Massachusetts is explored through the years in this delightful pictorial history. Join authors Greer Hardwicke and Roger Reed in a celebration of the people and places of Brookline from 1680 to 1940. Brookline boasts many notable historical figures such as Dr. Thomas Boylston, originator of a smallpox vaccine, King Gillette, inventor of the safety razor, and Charles Sprague Sargent, founder of the Arnold Arboretum. Among these notable figures residing in Brookline were many wealthy Boston merchants who maintained estates in the popular suburb. The exquisite images in this collection provide views of a wide range of architecture, from impressive eighteenth-century estates to multi-family homes for the working class. Churches, schools, and parks are also represented, including Longwood Mall, with its famous copper beech trees imported from Europe, and Cypress Field, the first public playground in America. View designed landscapes from private estates such as Faulkner Farm to suburban developments such as Fisher Hill, and witness the changes that have occurred along Beacon Street and other major thoroughfares. Travel back in time to discover these and many other wonders in the fascinating town where both John and Robert Kennedy were born.
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 9780738549743
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
A suburb of Boston with its own distinctive identity, Brookline, Massachusetts is explored through the years in this delightful pictorial history. Join authors Greer Hardwicke and Roger Reed in a celebration of the people and places of Brookline from 1680 to 1940. Brookline boasts many notable historical figures such as Dr. Thomas Boylston, originator of a smallpox vaccine, King Gillette, inventor of the safety razor, and Charles Sprague Sargent, founder of the Arnold Arboretum. Among these notable figures residing in Brookline were many wealthy Boston merchants who maintained estates in the popular suburb. The exquisite images in this collection provide views of a wide range of architecture, from impressive eighteenth-century estates to multi-family homes for the working class. Churches, schools, and parks are also represented, including Longwood Mall, with its famous copper beech trees imported from Europe, and Cypress Field, the first public playground in America. View designed landscapes from private estates such as Faulkner Farm to suburban developments such as Fisher Hill, and witness the changes that have occurred along Beacon Street and other major thoroughfares. Travel back in time to discover these and many other wonders in the fascinating town where both John and Robert Kennedy were born.
A History of Brookline, Massachusetts, from the First Settlement of Muddy River Until the Present Time
Author: John William Denehy
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Category : Brookline (Mass.)
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Brookline (Mass.)
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
A Guide to the Local History of Brookline, Mass.,
Author: Brookline Education Society (Brookline, Mass.). History Committee
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Category : Brookline (Mass.)
Languages : en
Pages : 42
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Brookline (Mass.)
Languages : en
Pages : 42
Book Description
National Register of Historic Places, 1966-1994
Author:
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ISBN: 9780891332541
Category : Historic buildings
Languages : en
Pages : 960
Book Description
Lists buildings, structures, sites, objects, and districts that possess historical significance as defined by the National Register Criteria for Evaluation, in every state.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780891332541
Category : Historic buildings
Languages : en
Pages : 960
Book Description
Lists buildings, structures, sites, objects, and districts that possess historical significance as defined by the National Register Criteria for Evaluation, in every state.
Publications of the Brookline Historical Society
Author: Brookline Historical Society, Brookline, Mass
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Category : Brookline (Mass.)
Languages : en
Pages : 104
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Brookline (Mass.)
Languages : en
Pages : 104
Book Description
Historical Sketches of Brookline, Mass
Author: Harriet F. Woods
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Category : Brookline (Mass.)
Languages : en
Pages : 444
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Brookline (Mass.)
Languages : en
Pages : 444
Book Description
Publications of the Brookline Historical Publication Society
Author: Brookline Historical Publication Society (Brookline, Mass.)
Publisher:
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Category : Brookline (Mass.)
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Brookline (Mass.)
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
Brookline
Author: Charles Knowles Bolton
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Category : Brookline (Mass.)
Languages : en
Pages : 278
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Brookline (Mass.)
Languages : en
Pages : 278
Book Description
Brookline
Author: Greer Hardwicke
Publisher: Arcadia Library Editions
ISBN: 9781531630911
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 130
Book Description
A suburb of Boston with its own distinctive identity, Brookline, Massachusetts is explored through the years in this delightful pictorial history. Join authors Greer Hardwicke and Roger Reed in a celebration of the people and places of Brookline from 1680 to 1940. Brookline boasts many notable historical figures such as Dr. Thomas Boylston, originator of a smallpox vaccine, King Gillette, inventor of the safety razor, and Charles Sprague Sargent, founder of the Arnold Arboretum. Among these notable figures residing in Brookline were many wealthy Boston merchants who maintained estates in the popular suburb. The exquisite images in this collection provide views of a wide range of architecture, from impressive eighteenth-century estates to multi-family homes for the working class. Churches, schools, and parks are also represented, including Longwood Mall, with its famous copper beech trees imported from Europe, and Cypress Field, the first public playground in America. View designed landscapes from private estates such as Faulkner Farm to suburban developments such as Fisher Hill, and witness the changes that have occurred along Beacon Street and other major thoroughfares. Travel back in time to discover these and many other wonders in the fascinating town where both John and Robert Kennedy were born.
Publisher: Arcadia Library Editions
ISBN: 9781531630911
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 130
Book Description
A suburb of Boston with its own distinctive identity, Brookline, Massachusetts is explored through the years in this delightful pictorial history. Join authors Greer Hardwicke and Roger Reed in a celebration of the people and places of Brookline from 1680 to 1940. Brookline boasts many notable historical figures such as Dr. Thomas Boylston, originator of a smallpox vaccine, King Gillette, inventor of the safety razor, and Charles Sprague Sargent, founder of the Arnold Arboretum. Among these notable figures residing in Brookline were many wealthy Boston merchants who maintained estates in the popular suburb. The exquisite images in this collection provide views of a wide range of architecture, from impressive eighteenth-century estates to multi-family homes for the working class. Churches, schools, and parks are also represented, including Longwood Mall, with its famous copper beech trees imported from Europe, and Cypress Field, the first public playground in America. View designed landscapes from private estates such as Faulkner Farm to suburban developments such as Fisher Hill, and witness the changes that have occurred along Beacon Street and other major thoroughfares. Travel back in time to discover these and many other wonders in the fascinating town where both John and Robert Kennedy were born.