Dr. Amos Holbrook House, Milton

Name: Dr. Amos Holbrook House
Address: Milton, United States

#7 among attractions in Milton

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The Dr. Amos Holbrook House is a historic house at 203 Adams Street in Milton, Massachusetts, across from Governor Hutchinson's Field. The two-story wood-frame house was built in 1800 by Dr. Amos Holbrook, a pioneer in the propagation of smallpox inoculations as a means of improving public health. The house has retained may interior finish details from the Federal period. It was expanded to the rear in 1872, at which time its front portico was added. The property also includes a c. 1810 barn. ()

Built: 1800 (225 years ago)Coordinates: 42°15'55"N, 71°3'58"W

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Milton (Milton Hill)Milton United States

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Dr. Amos Holbrook House – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Milton Centre Historic District, Captain Robert Bennet Forbes House, Dorchester Park, Eire Pub.

1.1 miSW
Neighbourhood
Milton Centre Historic District, Milton
28 min walk • The Milton Centre Historic District encompasses the traditional civic heart of Milton, Massachusetts. The district is located on Canton Avenue between Readsdale Road and Thacher and Highland Streets, and includes municipal buildings, churches, and residences, most built in the 18th or 19th century.
~350 ftSE
Specialty museum, Museum, Historical place
Captain Robert Bennet Forbes House, Milton
2 min walk • The Captain Robert Bennet Forbes House, also known as the R. B. Forbes House and Forbes House Museum, is a house museum located at 215 Adams Street, Milton, Massachusetts. It is now a National Historic Landmark, and is open to the public.
0.8 miN
Park
Dorchester Park, Boston
21 min walk • Dorchester Park is a historic park bounded by Dorchester Avenue, Richmond, Adams and Richview Streets in the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts.
1.3 miN
Nightlife
Eire Pub, Boston
34 min walk • The Eire Pub is an Irish pub in Dorchester, Massachusetts. President Ronald Reagan and then future president Bill Clinton both visited the pub; since then, stopping at Eire Pub has become a superstition for political candidates hoping to follow in Reagan and Clinton's footsteps.
0.5 miNW
Hiking, Hiking trail
Lower Neponset River Trail, Boston
13 min walk • The Lower Neponset River Trail is a 2.4-mile-long rail trail running along the Neponset River in the Dorchester section of Boston, Massachusetts.
1.2 miNW
Neighbourhood
Mattapan, Boston
31 min walk • Mattapan is a neighborhood in Boston, Massachusetts. Historically a section of neighboring Dorchester, Mattapan became a part of Boston when Dorchester was annexed in 1870.
~1920 ftSE
Cemetery, Gothic Revival architecture
Milton Cemetery, Milton
10 min walk • Milton Cemetery is a historic cemetery at 211 Centre Street in Milton, Massachusetts. Established in 1672, it is the town's only municipal burying ground.
0.6 miN
Neighbourhood
Lower Mills, Boston
15 min walk • The Dorchester-Milton Lower Mills Industrial District is a historic district on both sides of the Neponset River in the Dorchester area of Boston and in the town of Milton, Massachusetts.
1 miNW
Neighbourhood
Boston Consumptives Hospital, Boston
25 min walk • The Boston Consumptives Hospital is a historic tuberculosis hospital in the Mattapan neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. It consists of a complex of eighteen historic buildings on 52 acres of land.
~480 ftW
Neighbourhood
Gov. Thomas Hutchinson's Ha-ha, Milton
3 min walk • Gov. Thomas Hutchinson's Ha-ha is a historic ha-ha at 100–122 Randolph Avenue in Milton, Massachusetts, United States. The ha-ha was constructed by then-Acting Governor Thomas Hutchinson in the early 1700s, when the land was part of his extensive Milton estate.
~330 ftS
Neighbourhood
Milton Hill Historic District, Milton
2 min walk • The Milton Hill Historic District is a historic district in Milton, Massachusetts. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.

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Which popular attractions are close to Dr. Amos Holbrook House?

Nearby attractions include Milton Hill Historic District, Milton (2 min walk), Captain Robert Bennet Forbes House, Milton (2 min walk), Gov. Thomas Hutchinson's Ha-ha, Milton (3 min walk), Milton Cemetery, Milton (10 min walk).

How to get to Dr. Amos Holbrook House by public transport?

The nearest stations to Dr. Amos Holbrook House:

Light rail

Milton • Lines: M (10 min walk)
Central Avenue • Lines: M (13 min walk)

Bus

Central Ave @ Maple St • Lines: 240 outbound, 240-1 outbound, 240-9 outbound (13 min walk)
Dorchester Ave @ Washington St • Lines: 240 outbound, 240-1 outbound, 240-9 outbound (13 min walk)

Train

Morton Street (38 min walk)