Looking northeast on Downing Rd. toward Washington St. From left to right:

• 9 Downing Rd.
• Orchard Rd. intersection
• 25 Downing Rd.
• 797 Washington St. opposite Downing Rd.

From the photo album of Edith Draper Steinmetz, 31 Evans Rd.
[Source: Daniel Coston Collection]

Looking north from the rotary at the intersection of Williston, Evans, and Downing roads. In the foreground is Penny, unidentified. From left to right:

• 14 Orchard Rd., rear
• 9 Downing Rd.
• Orchard Rd. intersection
• 25 Downing Rd.

From the photo album of Edith Draper Steinmetz, 31 Evans Rd.
[Source: Daniel Coston Collection]

Looking east from Babcock St.

(ID) 136
(Slide ID) P-195-199
[Source: William Robert Murphy Collection]

[Source: Brookline Preservation Department]

Looking north from Emerald St. which was renamed to become an extension of today’s of Pearl St. This building at 19 Emerald St. was constructed circa 1960 for the Fisk company which had previously been located at 20 Walnut St. It had been razed by the early 1970s.

From a notebook of property-appraisal photos taken in 1965 and early 1966 for “The Marsh Urban Renewal Project” run by the Brookline Redevelopment Authority. Only a few scattered peripheral structures remain today.

Moved in 1907 from its original location across the street to make way for Emerson Park. The buried culvert for the Village Brook runs through the back yard.
[Source: Brookline Preservation Department]

Looking south from the rear of the house. Davis Ave. is behind the large tree.
[Source: Brookline Preservation Department]

Looking south toward Davis Ave .at the rear of the house. On the left are the stables.
[Source: Brookline Preservation Department]

[Source: Brookline Preservation Department]

30 Davis Ave., foreground right, and distant brick apartment buildings are still standing.
[Source: Olmsted]

Emma Roland Gilliams Steinmetz holding Pete the dog outside her home at 31 Evans Rd.

From the photo album of Edith Draper Steinmetz, 31 Evans Rd.
[Source: Daniel Coston Collection]

Viewed are Terry, unidentified, and Spencer Steinmetz who lived at 31 Evans Rd. just off screen to the right. Looking from right to left are the rears of 25, 15, and 11 Evans Rd.

From the photo album of Edith Draper Steinmetz, 31 Evans Rd.
[Source: Daniel Coston Collection]

By the 1870s, a growing Brookline needed to increase the water supply to the town. After failing to gain access to the supply of Lake Cochituate or adjoining municipalities, an authorization was obtained to tap the Charles River. This pumping station was constructed on Cow Island along side the Charles in West Roxbury, not far from the Brookline border, the send water to Brookine.
[Source: Brookline Preservation Department]

[Source: Brookline Preservation Department]

House stands largely the same today. Photographer: Wm. T. Clark, 338 Washington St. Boston

[Source: Brookline Preservation Department]

[Source: Brookline Preservation Department]

No longer standing. Looking west.
[Source: Brookline Preservation Department]

Superficial changes made to trim elements over the years have greatly transformed the appearance of the house.
[Source: Brookline Preservation Department]