Page 14, plate 7288. From an album of fifty photographs of Brookline schools, classrooms, and examples of clay modeling, wood-working, and cooking. Produced for the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition.
[Source: Brookline Preservation Department]

Page 15, plate 7289. From an album of fifty photographs of Brookline schools, classrooms, and examples of clay modeling, wood-working, and cooking. Produced for the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition.
[Source: Brookline Preservation Department]

Page 16, plate 7290. From an album of fifty photographs of Brookline schools, classrooms, and examples of clay modeling, wood-working, and cooking. Produced for the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition.
[Source: Brookline Preservation Department]

Page 17, plate 7291. From an album of fifty photographs of Brookline schools, classrooms, and examples of clay modeling, wood-working, and cooking. Produced for the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition.
[Source: Brookline Preservation Department]

Page 18, plate 7292. From an album of fifty photographs of Brookline schools, classrooms, and examples of clay modeling, wood-working, and cooking. Produced for the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition.
[Source: Brookline Preservation Department]

Page 19, plate 7293. From an album of fifty photographs of Brookline schools, classrooms, and examples of clay modeling, wood-working, and cooking. Produced for the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition.
[Source: Brookline Preservation Department]

Brookline Water Works High Pumping Station visible behind the school.

“The almshouse was constructed in 1883 on Newton Street, near the Putterham School. The almshouse provided Brookline poor with shelter, food, and work, and produced and sold items such as wood, potatoes, and hay. The almshouse was converted to an infirmary in 1931. On the site of the almshouse, the Town built various hospitals including the first hospital in 1894, later named the Contagious Disease Hospital. In 1901, a complex of six buildings were constructed to house patients with diptheria and scarlet fever. In 1916, a new tuberculosis hospital was opened. All of the hospitals and the old almshouse were demolished in 1954.” [source: brooklinema.gov]

Sign in the front says Newton St. and lists mileages to various locations

[Source: Joel Shield]

A bronze tablet, still in place today, was affixed to the building above the front two windows and unveiled at this afternoon ceremony. On the right the tablet is covered with a cloth and there are poles leading up to it, presumably in preparation for the unveiling. A presentation was given by Rebecca (Hyde) Silsby, perhaps the standing woman facing the group in the photo, who taught at the school from 1871-1877 and whose sister, Mary Elizabeth Hyde, taught there from 1887-1902.

The official name for the school, “Newton Street School”, was retired with the unveiling and changed back to its historical version, “The Putterham School”.

Photo by Harris W. Reynolds

Grove & Newton Sts.,

Pictured in front of the Newton Street School (formerly Putterham) is the carriage known as “the barge”. It initially provided transportation for area students who were past the grade-three limit of the school and now attended the Heath School. It followed a three-mile route which began at the corner of Heath St. and Hammond St., the property of driver James Fegan, and proceeded along Hammond St., Newton St., Clyde St., Warren St., and back to Heath St.

Looking northwest at the rear of 274 Dean Rd. on the left and, left to right: #275 and #271.
[Source: Brookline Preservation Department]

Looking northwest at the rear of houses on Dean Rd. From left to right: #274, #266, #260.
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Looking southeast (from left to right): at 12/16 Ackers Ave., 22 Ackers Ave. and 10 Loveland Rd.
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From left to right:

• The house of Hugh Murray at 100 Pearl St.
• Feeder station hydrant used to fill street-watering wagons.
• School, 599 Brookline Ave., the building is still standing.
• The bridge over the railroad tracks on Aspinwall Ave.

Page 4, plate 7279. From an album of fifty photographs of Brookline schools, classrooms, and examples of clay modeling, wood-working, and cooking. Produced for the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition.
[Source: Brookline Preservation Department]