Viewed from Gardner Road. [Center right] building currently housing Athan's, corner Washington & Beacon
[Source: Iowa State]

Circa 1890. Plan of lots, Aspinwall and Lincoln, Engineers
[Source: Leventhal Map enter]

Beacon St. north side, just west of Washington St.

From the 1887 photo series taken just before the widening of Beacon St., most likely by Augustine H. Folsom, a Boston photographer. This photo contains the mystery man, here leaning against the tree, who was posed in a number of the 1887 photos.
[Source: Digital Commonwealth]

Across from Winthrop Rd., around today's #1680 Beacon St.

From the 1887 photo series taken just before the widening of Beacon St., most likely by Augustine H. Folsom, a Boston photographer. This photo contains the mystery man, here leaning against the fence, who was posed in a number of the 1887 photos.
[Source: Digital Commonwealth]

Across from Winthrop Rd., around today's #1680 Beacon St. Visible is the partial removal of the fence in preparation for moving the house back to accommodate the widening of Beacon St..

From the 1887 photo series taken just before the widening of Beacon St., most likely by Augustine H. Folsom, a Boston photographer.
[Source: Digital Commonwealth]

Looking east on Beacon St., Winthrop on the right. Washington Square is at the bottom of the hill. In the distance is the Clark house (formerly the Otis Withington house), roughly located at today's Lancaster Terrace. Note gas lamp in center of photo.

Standing on the White property looking south at Tappan St.

From the 1887 photo series taken just before the widening of Beacon St., most likely by Augustine H. Folsom, a Boston photographer.
[Source: Digital Commonwealth]

Beacon St. going west to the left. At about #1702, across from Tappan St.

From the 1887 photo series taken just before the widening of Beacon St., most likely by Augustine H. Folsom, a Boston photographer.
[Source: Digital Commonwealth]

At about #1702, across from Tappan St.

From the 1887 photo series taken just before the widening of Beacon St., most likely by Augustine H. Folsom, a Boston photographer.
[Source: Digital Commonwealth]

Looking west toward today’s Salisbury Rd. neighborhood from the former 1702 Beacon St. across from Tappan St.

From the 1887 photo series taken just before the widening of Beacon St., most likely by Augustine H. Folsom, a Boston photographer.
[Source: Digital Commonwealth]

[Source: Brookline Preservation Department]

[Source: Brookline Preservation Department]

Standing at Tappan St.

From the 1887 photo series taken just before the widening of Beacon St., most likely by Augustine H. Folsom, a Boston photographer. This photo contains the mystery man, here sitting on the stone wall, who was posed in a number of the 1887 photos.
[Source: Digital Commonwealth]

Southwest corner of Beacon and Tappan.

From the 1887 photo series taken just before the widening of Beacon St., most likely by Augustine H. Folsom, a Boston photographer. This photo likely contains the mystery man. He closely resembles the man standing in the driveway talking to the worker and was otherwise posed in a number of the 1887 photos.
[Source: Digital Commonwealth]

Eugene Knapp house in the distance, Tappan St. just beyond that, his apple orchard in the foreground. Knapp was financially involved in the impending widening of Beacon St. and donated some of this land to the project.

From the 1887 photo series taken just before the widening of Beacon St., most likely by Augustine H. Folsom, a Boston photographer.
[Source: Digital Commonwealth]

Looking north from Fisher Hill at the partially-completed Beaconsfield Terraces, a residential complex, "An Experiment in Domestic Economy" that foreshadowed today’s condominiums. People owned their units but shared ownership of a 6-acre park, stables, a playhouse (known as the Casino), tennis courts, a playground, and a central heating plant. A bell system connected the houses to the stables so that people could call for their horse and carriage. From left to right:

• The rear of the Richter Terrace townhouses on the southeast corner of Dean Rd. and Beacon St., built 1889, still standing
• The “Casino” (indistinct)
• The boiler house (small square building in the center)
• The house of Eugene Knapp who built the complex (barely visible behind the boiler house)
• The stables and garage (large square building with sloping roof in the center)
• The long line of the rear of the townhouses on Tappan St.

[Source: Digital Commonwealth]

Looking east at the Beaconsfield station, built 1906. On the left is the building housing the garage and stables of Beaconsfield Terraces. The lower half remains today as the base of an apartment building.
[Source: Joel Shield]

Looking east at the Beaconsfield station, built 1906. On the left is the building housing the garage and stables of Beaconsfield Terraces, its lower half remains today as the base of an apartment building. The building in the background is no longer standing.

Looking west from today's Dean Rd. Residence of Susan Y. Chamberlain, widow of Thomas.

From the 1887 photo series taken just before the widening of Beacon St., most likely by Augustine H. Folsom, a Boston photographer.
[Source: Digital Commonwealth]