George R. Minot House, Newton

Name: George R. Minot House
Address: Newton, United States

#54 among attractions in Newton

Colonial revival architecture

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Facts and practical information

The George R. Minot House is a National Historic Landmark in Brookline, Massachusetts. It is an architecturally undistinguished vernacular Colonial Revival brick house, probably built in the 1920s. The 2+1⁄2-story main block has an attached 1+1⁄2-story ell, and two end chimneys. The hip roof is pierced by gabled dormers, and a pedimented portico shelters the front entry. ()

Coordinates: 42°19'3"N, 71°8'21"W

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Brookline (South Brookline)Newton United States

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Day trips

George R. Minot House – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: The Country Club, Robert T. Lynch Municipal Golf Course, Jamaica Pond, Larz Anderson Auto Museum.

0.6 miSW
Golf, Social club
The Country Club, Boston
16 min walk • The Country Club, located in Brookline, Massachusetts, is one of the oldest country clubs in the United States. It holds an important place in golf history, as it is one of the five charter clubs that founded the United States Golf Association, and has hosted numerous USGA tournaments including the 1913 U.S.
1 miSW
42°18'39"N • 71°9'27"W
Robert T. Lynch Municipal Golf Course, Boston
27 min walk • Golf
1.1 miE
Park, Lake
Jamaica Pond, Boston
29 min walk • Jamaica Pond is a kettle lake, part of the Emerald Necklace of parks in Boston designed by Frederick Law Olmsted. The pond and park are in the Jamaica Plain neighborhood of Boston, close to the border of Brookline.
0.5 miSE
Museum, Specialty museum, Entertainment
Larz Anderson Auto Museum, Boston
14 min walk • Larz Anderson Auto Museum is located in the Anderson Carriage House on the grounds of Larz Anderson Park in Brookline, Massachusetts and is the oldest collection of motorcars in the United States.
0.6 miNE
Lake
Sargent's Pond, Boston
17 min walk • Sargent's Pond is a man-made 3-acre pond on Sargent Road in Brookline, Massachusetts. The pond was created by Charles Sprague Sargent in the late 1870s as a centerpiece of his family's extensive Holm Lea estate.
1.1 miS
Cemetery
Walnut Hills Cemetery, Newton
27 min walk • Walnut Hills Cemetery is a historic cemetery on Grove Street and Allandale Road in Brookline, Massachusetts. It encompasses 45.26 acres, with mature trees and puddingstone outcrops, and was laid out in 1875 in the then-fashionable rural cemetery style.
0.6 miNE
Museum, History museum, Garden
Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site, Boston
17 min walk • Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site is a United States National Historic Site located in Brookline, Massachusetts, a suburb of Boston.
1.6 miNE
Theater, Concerts and shows, Performing arts
Puppet Showplace Theater, Boston
40 min walk • Puppet Showplace Theater is a nonprofit puppet theater in Brookline, Massachusetts. The organization was founded in June 1974 by Mary Churchill. Since 1981, it has been located at 32 Station Street. The theater presents performances by local and traveling professional puppet companies.
0.8 miN
Park
Reservoir Park, Boston
21 min walk • Reservoir Park is a historic park on Boylston Street in Brookline, Massachusetts. Its principal feature is Brookline Reservoir, formerly an element of the public water supply for neighboring Boston.
0.4 miS
Park
Larz Anderson Park, Boston
11 min walk • Larz Anderson Park is a wooded, landscaped, and waterscaped 64-acre parkland in Brookline, Massachusetts that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The southwest corner of the park is in Boston.
1.3 miE
Concerts and shows, Theater
The Footlight Club, Boston
33 min walk • Eliot Hall is a historic building at 7A Eliot Street in Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, a neighborhood of Boston. It is sometimes referred to as "The Footlight Club," after "America's oldest community theatre," which owns and operates out of the building.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to George R. Minot House?

Nearby attractions include Perkins Estate, Newton (9 min walk), Larz Anderson Park, Boston (11 min walk), Green Hill Historic District, Newton (11 min walk), Putterham School, Boston (12 min walk).

How to get to George R. Minot House by public transport?

The nearest stations to George R. Minot House:

Light rail

Brookline Hills • Lines: D (30 min walk)