Brookline Historical Society
Photo Collection

Thomas Aspinwall Davis House, Linden Park.
Originally overlooking Linden Park from today’s Linden Court, the house was rotated clockwise ninety degrees circa 1905 to its current location of 29 Linden Place.
Thomas Aspinwall Davis House, Linden Park.
Looking east from Harvard St. Originally overlooking Linden Park from today’s Linden Court, the verandas were removed and, circa 1905, the house was rotated ninety degrees clockwise to its current location of 29 Linden Place. On the right, still standing are the “Charles Scudder” house at 13 Linden St. and 15 Linden St. which was squeezed in between numbers 13 and 19 circa 1897.
[Source: Digital Commonwealth]
Toxteth St. Looking North
Foreground, left: #22 and #26; Foreground, right: #23. Bowker St. on the right
86 Greenough St., November 1915
Looking northeast. Formerly an extension of Gorham Ave.
[Source: Olmsted]
114-98 Brook St., March 1, 1921
All buildings still standing except McDonnell's. Martin F. McDonnell had the grocery store at 110 Brook St. from 1904 - 1921.
[Source: Olmsted]
View of Third Town Hall
Looking at the newly-constructed 1873 Town Hall on Washington St. from Aspinwall Hill. On the far left is the steeple of the Bethany Chapel at the corner of Washington St. and School St.
[Source: Brookline Public Library]
View From Corey Hill
Looking south from Corey Hill. Park st. runs mid-photo from left to right. The newly-constructed 1873 Town Hall on Washington St. is viewed center rear.
[Source: Brookline Public Library]
Harris St., circa 1910
Looking east toward Harvard St. The spire of St. Paul's Episcopal Church is visible in the distance. 37 Harris St., still standing, is the first house on the left. The first property on the right is the rear of the estate at 39 Auburn St. The little girl is seated by its rear entrance and across from the entrance to its very large garage at 31 Harris St.
Harris St., November 1915
#17 and #11 on the left, still standing.
[Source: Olmsted]
Stedman St. and Devotion School Playground, Early 1900s
44 and 48 Stedman St in the background.
Marion St.
Looking southeast on Marion St. at the intersection with Park St. The steeple of the Harvard Congregational Church is seen in the distance. Only the building on the left, 59 Marion St., still remains. On the right are 62 Marion St. followed by number 54.
[Source: Brookline Public Library]
Marion St.
Looking northwest toward Beacon St.
[Source: Brookline Public Library]
Marion St., 1921
Looking east toward Harvard St. From left to right: 29 Marion, telephone company building, Congregational Church.
[Source: Olmsted]
Vernon St., February 1921
Looking east toward Harvard St. House at #21 is no longer standing.
[Source: Olmsted]
William Sundell, Painting & Glazing, 84 Harvard St., 1908
The bakery of Annie L. Driscoll & Winifred N. Hayes, cousins who also lived together at 175 Washington St., is partially viewed to the left. The buildings are no longer standing.
Harvard St. at School St., circa 1963
Looking south on Harvard. Harvard Hall at 6 School St. was a large area upstairs used for parties and meetings. None of the buildings in the foreground are still standing.
[Source: Brookline Preservation Department]
87 and 91 Harvard St., 1903
The intersection with Aspinwall Ave. is between the two buildings. On the right is the pharmacy of A. W. Bowker at 87 Harvard St.., building still standing. On the left is the hairdressing shop of J. C. Barthelmes at 91 Harvard St., building no longer standing.
[Source: Digital Commonwealth]
Auburn Court
Auburn St., near Harvard St.
99 and 101 Harvard St., circa 1876
On the left side of the duplex, 101 Harvard St., is the house of Thomas S. Pettengill, a Brookline undertaker. The four women shown roughly match the ages of his wife (52) and daughters.

The family on the right, at 99 Harvard St., is unidentified.
[Source: Brookline Public Library]
161 Harvard St., 1921
January 21, 1921. The apartment buildings and the row of garages on the left are still standing.

From the photo album of the family of Donald Finley Macleod, caretaker of 161 Harvard St.
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