Brookline Town Green Historic District, Newton

Name: Brookline Town Green Historic District
Address: Newton, United States

#164 among attractions in Newton

Neighbourhood, Italianate architecture, Colonial revival architecture

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Facts and practical information

The Brookline Town Green Historic District encompasses the historic colonial heart of the town of Brookline, Massachusetts. Centered on a stretch of Walnut Street between Warren and Chestnut Streets, this area is where the town's first colonial meeting house and cemetery were laid out, and was its center of civic life until the early 19th century. The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. ()

Architectural style: Renaissance revivalCoordinates: 42°19'36"N, 71°7'53"W

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Brookline (Brookline Village)Newton United States

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Day trips

Brookline Town Green Historic District – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: The Country Club, Coolidge Corner Theatre, Olmsted Park, Brookline Village.

1.3 miSW
Golf, Social club
The Country Club, Boston
34 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.
1.2 miN
Nightlife, Cinema, Theater
Coolidge Corner Theatre, Boston
31 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.
0.7 miE
Park
Olmsted Park, Boston
19 min walk • Olmsted Park is a linear park in Boston and Brookline, Massachusetts, and a part of Boston's Emerald Necklace of connected parks and parkways. Originally named Leverett Park, in 1900 it was renamed to honor its designer, Frederick Law Olmsted. Olmsted Park can be roughly divided into two parts.
0.8 miNE
Neighbourhood
Brookline Village, Boston
20 min walk • Brookline Village is one of the major commercial and retail centers of the town of Brookline, Massachusetts. Located just north of Massachusetts Route 9 and west of the Muddy River, it is the historic center of the town and includes its major civic buildings, including town hall and the public library.
0.4 miSE
Lake
Sargent's Pond, Boston
11 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.
~600 ftSW
Museum, History museum, Garden
Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site, Boston
3 min walk • Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site is a United States National Historic Site located in Brookline, Massachusetts, a suburb of Boston.
0.9 miNE
Theater, Concerts and shows, Performing arts
Puppet Showplace Theater, Boston
22 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.
0.6 miNE
Town, Area
Brookline, Boston
16 min walk • Brookline is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, in the United States, and part of the Boston metropolitan area. Brookline borders six of Boston's neighborhoods: Brighton, Allston, Fenway–Kenmore, Mission Hill, Jamaica Plain, and West Roxbury.
~810 ftNW
Park
Reservoir Park, Boston
4 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.
1.4 miSE
Concerts and shows, Theater
The Footlight Club, Boston
35 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.
0.8 miN
Colonial revival architecture
Houses at 76–96 Harvard Avenue, Boston
20 min walk • The houses at 76–96 Harvard Avenue are historic rowhouses in Brookline, Massachusetts. Built in 1903 by Benjamin Whitney, this was one of the earliest series of rowhouses to be built in Brookline. They are of Colonial Revival style, built in brick with limestone trim, with iron balconies.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Brookline Town Green Historic District?

Nearby attractions include Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site, Boston (3 min walk), Reservoir Park, Boston (4 min walk), Green Hill Historic District, Newton (10 min walk), Sargent's Pond, Boston (11 min walk).

How to get to Brookline Town Green Historic District by public transport?

The nearest stations to Brookline Town Green Historic District:

Light rail

Brookline Hills • Lines: D (11 min walk)
Beaconsfield • Lines: D (20 min walk)

Bus

Reservoir • Lines: 51, 86 (28 min walk)