On the north side of Beacon, the Coolidge & Brother store is barely visible in the center, behind trees.
Next is the James Whitney house on the corner of Pleasant Street, then the John G. Stearns house at 24 Pleasant Street, and finally the complex of the James Stearns house at 31 Pleasant Street, seen from the rear with conservatory and carriage house (left to right, respectively).
Left, on the south side of Beacon Street, there appear to be a horse & carriage approaching the Charles H. Stearns house. The Stearns house, built in 1767, survived several relocations that were occasioned by its proximity to the rapidly-changing area of Coolidge Corner. Its original position is seen here. Its entrance was on Pleasant St. and it was surrounded by acres of open land. In 1851, the early Beacon Street shown here came charging through right alongside the house. Sheds and trees were removed. The widening of Beacon St. that followed this photo forced the house to be moved 400 feet southwest with a new entrance of Harvard St. As compensation, Stearns was given additional land on the south side of the house and the land on the west side where the old school house had just been demolished. In the ensuing years, the house found itself to be the lone holdout in the rapidly-changing commercial area of Coolidge Corner. In 1935, Stearns, who was born in the house and remained there after his marriage and for the rest of his life, died at the age of ninety-eight. The house was demolished in 1937.
Left, on the south side of Beacon Street, you may see a horse & carriage approaching the C. H. Stearns house.

From the 1887 photo series taken just before the widening of Beacon St., most likely by Augustine H. Folsom, a Boston photographer.
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[Courtesy of the Digital Commonwealth (CC BY-NC-ND). From the Brookline Photograph Collection published by the Public Library of Brookline]