Washington St. looking north
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These businesses were together at this location from 1909/1910 to 1916. Morris Salis, tailor, and Louis Ianneville, shoe repair, were at 289 Washington St. while Thomas F. Thompson, painter, was at #287. Harvard Square is a few steps to the right.
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Previously the second town hall, this building became police headquarters in 1873 when a new much larger, town hall was opened across the street on the corner with Washington St.

From Photographs of Brookline: taken about 1876 / Richard Hills. Call No.: BROOKLINE/Special (CAGE B.R. 974 H6), Brookline Public Library.
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Built 1845. This building became police headquarters in 1873 when a new much larger, town hall was opened across the street on the corner with Washington St.

Note the beautiful front of the old town hall

On the left are houses on Prospect St. which were removed by late 1898 for the new police station / court building that opened in the fall of 1900. On the right is the corner of the building housing the Robart brothers’ furniture business at 317 Washington St., still standing.
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From left to right:

• Corner of the municipal courthouse
• The former Pierce Primary School, now converted to town offices and named Holden Hall, in the rear
• Town Hall, decorated for the 1905 bicentennial
• House at 11 Holden St., still standing
• House at 5-7 Holden St., still standing. Home to the Robart brothers whose furniture business was just off screen to the right at 317 Washington St., also still standing

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Looking from Washington St. , Prospect St. on the left.

The third town hall is on the left.
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Washington St. is to the left, Prospect St. to the right. The house on the corner, its outbuildings in the rear, and the house on the right on Prospect St. were removed for the Police station / municipal court building opened in the fall of 1900.

Looking north from Prospect St. From left to right:

• Bethany Building, northeast corner of School St.
• 375 Washington St.: house of Martha Gibbs, southeast corner of School St.
• Front lawn of Public Library
• 347 Washington St.: the stable of Chase Express Co. The building was considered to be an eyesore after the opening of the police station next door. The company moved to 66 Washington St. in 1904.
• 333 Washington St.: the new police station/municipal court building opened in 1900

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Northeast corner of Washington St. & Prospect St. Site of present-day town hall.

Northeast corner of Washington St. & Prospect St. Site of present-day town hall.

Just north of Harvard Square, opposite Holden St. Run by Munroe Goodspeed and Grafton Stone. The stable, later replaced by a brick structure that still stands, remained a business here until the early 1930s.
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Looking from Holden St., next to Town Hall. On the left, at 312 Washington St., is the entrance and sign for Bowker & Lyon, Carpenters and Builders. They later occupied a structure behind this building and had a larger sign projecting from the building that is off screen on the left. To the right is the Stone and Goodspeed Livery Stable at 316 Washington St. The stable, later replaced by a brick structure that still stands, remained a business there until the early 1930s.

The stable provided multiple services for both businesses and individuals. The S.S. Pierce Company boarded its horses and delivery wagons there, horse-drawn taxis could be called, horses were available for rent. The wagon of a boarder is seen out front: Horace James Mason, who had a business office nearby in the Village.
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Just north of Harvard Square, opposite Holden St. Originally run in a wooden structure in partnership with Grafton Stone, Goodspeed’s stable remained a business here until the early 1930s, later run by Goodspeed’s son, Carl and other owners. The stable provided multiple services for both businesses and individuals. The S.S. Pierce Company boarded its horses and delivery wagons there, horse-drawn taxis could be called, horses were available for rent.
[Source: Digital Commonwealth]