Edward Devotion House, Boston

Name: Edward Devotion House
Address: Boston, United States

#958 among attractions in Boston

Museum, History museum

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The Edward Devotion House is a historic house at 347 Harvard Street in Brookline, Massachusetts. Built about 1745, it is one of the town's few surviving 18th-century structures, and is of those the best preserved. The house is owned by the town and administered by the Brookline Historical Society as a historic house museum. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. ()

Built: 1745 (279 years ago)Coordinates: 42°20'39"N, 71°7'29"W

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Brookline (Coolidge Corner)Boston United States

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Edward Devotion House – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Agganis Arena, Coolidge Corner Theatre, Paradise Rock Club, John F. Kennedy National Historic Site.

0.7 miNE
Sport venue, Sport, Arenas and stadiums
Agganis Arena, Boston
17 min walk • Agganis Arena is a 7,200-seat multi-purpose arena in Boston, Massachusetts, United States, on the campus of Boston University, built on the location of the former Commonwealth Armory.
~810 ftSE
Nightlife, Cinema, Theater
Coolidge Corner Theatre, Boston
4 min walk • Coolidge Corner Theatre is an independent cinema in the Coolidge Corner section of Brookline, Massachusetts specializing in international, documentary, animated, and independent film selections and series.
0.6 miNE
Music and shows, Nightlife, Music venue
Paradise Rock Club, Boston
15 min walk • The Paradise Rock Club is a 933-capacity music venue in Boston, Massachusetts. Due to its relatively small size, it appeals to top local alternative rock performers as well as American and British bands visiting Boston for the first time.
~590 ftN
Museum, History museum, Historical place
John F. Kennedy National Historic Site, Boston
3 min walk • The John Fitzgerald Kennedy National Historic Site is the birthplace and childhood home of John F. Kennedy, the 35th president of the United States. The house is at 83 Beals Street in the Coolidge Corner neighborhood of Brookline, Massachusetts. Kennedy is one of four U.S. presidents born in Norfolk County, Massachusetts.
~1800 ftNE
Church
St. Aidan's Church, Boston
9 min walk • Saint Aidan's Church and Rectory is a historic Catholic church complex in Brookline, Massachusetts. The stuccoed church, located at 224-210 Freeman Street, was designed by Maginnis & Walsh, a noted designer of ecclesiastical buildings, in the Medieval Revival style, and was built in 1911.
0.7 miSE
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Saint Mary of the Assumption Church, Boston
18 min walk • Saint Mary of the Assumption Church, Rectory, School and Convent is a historic church complex at 67 Harvard Street, and 3 and 5 Linden Place, in Brookline, Massachusetts. It was the first Roman Catholic church in Brookline, and the first in the nation to bear the name.
0.6 miNW
Church, Colonial revival architecture
Second Unitarian Church, Boston
15 min walk • The Second Unitarian Church is a historic church and synagogue building at 11 Charles Street in Brookline, Massachusetts. Built in 1916 for a Unitarian congregation, it was acquired by the innovative Reform Jewish Temple Sinai congregation in 1944.
~1740 ftS
Church
St. Mark's Methodist Church, Boston
9 min walk • St. Mark's Methodist Church is a historic church building at 90 Park Street in Brookline, Massachusetts. The church cornerstone was laid on April 9, 1892. The building was designed by Brookline architect George A. Clough in a Romanesque style.
0.6 miN
Church
St. Luke's and St. Margaret's Church, Boston
15 min walk • St. Luke's and St. Margaret's Church is a former parish of the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts in the Allston neighborhood of Boston. It was closed in 2010.
0.6 miNE
Concerts and shows, Theater
Boston Playwrights' Theatre, Boston
16 min walk • Boston Playwrights' Theatre is a small professional theatre in Boston, Massachusetts. Led by Artistic Director Kate Snodgrass. Boston Playwrights' Theatre is the home of the Graduate Playwriting Program at Boston University. As a venue, BPT rents its space to host other New England theatre companies who are producing new plays.
0.5 miE
Greek Revival architecture, Synagogue
Temple Ohabei Shalom, Boston
14 min walk • Temple Ohabei Shalom is a large, Reform synagogue in Brookline, Massachusetts under the spiritual leadership of Rabbi Audrey Berkman, Assistant Rabbi Daniel Schaefer and Rabbi Emerita, Emily Gopen Lipof.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Edward Devotion House?

Nearby attractions include Town Stable, Boston (1 min walk), John F. Kennedy National Historic Site, Boston (3 min walk), Coolidge Corner, Boston (6 min walk), St. Mark's Methodist Church, Boston (9 min walk).

How to get to Edward Devotion House by public transport?

The nearest stations to Edward Devotion House:

Light rail

Summit Avenue • Lines: C (6 min walk)
Coolidge Corner • Lines: C (6 min walk)

Bus

Brighton Ave @ Comm Ave • Lines: 57 (14 min walk)
Commonwealth Ave @ Babcock St • Lines: 57 (15 min walk)