Brookline Historical Society
Photo Collection

424 Walnut St.
The house of the John Walter Saxe family from circa 1905 - 1912, still standing.
[Source: Saxe Family Collection]
Saxe Family Children, 424 Walnut St., circa 1909
From left to right: James Burtis Saxe, Eleanor Saxe, unidentified, John Burtis Saxe. The family of John Walter Saxe, Sara Florence Burtis, and their three children lived here circa 1905 – 1912, the house is still standing.
[Source: Saxe Family Collection]
John Walter Saxe and Children at the Reservoir, circa 1909
From left to right: James Burtis Saxe, Mr. Saxe, John Burtis Saxe, Eleanor Saxe. They are at the Brookline Reservoir, steps away from their house at 424 Walnut St.
[Source: Saxe Family Collection]
496 Walnut St.
[Source: Olmsted]
34 Welch Rd., May 2, 1909
Built in 1907 for Rene Evans Paine. Directly across Warren St. from the house of Frederick Law Olmsted, his 1894 classmate at Harvard.
[Source: Olmsted]
23 Dudley St.
Looking east toward Fairmount St.
[Source: Olmsted]
30 Dudley St.
Looking west. Entrance to Fairmount St. foreground left.
[Source: Olmsted]
Taylor House, Dudley St., circa 1876
Located roughly at today's 54 Dudley St. No longer standing.

From Photographs of Brookline: taken about 1876 / Richard Hills. Call No.: BROOKLINE/Special (CAGE B.R. 974 H6), Brookline Public Library.
[Source: Brookline Preservation Department]
46 Dudley St.
Residence of Frederick W. Paine, still standing.
[Source: Historic New England]
Taylor House, Dudley St., circa 1876
The reservoir is in the distance. Located roughly at today's 54 Dudley St. No longer standing.

From Photographs of Brookline: taken about 1876 / Richard Hills. Call No.: BROOKLINE/Special (CAGE B.R. 974 H6), Brookline Public Library.
[Source: Brookline Preservation Department]
30 Warren St.
The house, located on Walnut St. at the northeast corner with Warren St. at what is now addressed as 30 Warren St., was known by the names of some of its owners over the years, the “Gridley-Hulton” house and the “Gardner-Sumner house. It is viewed here from Boylston St. and the steeple of the First Parish on Walnut St. can be seen in the background.

It was built in 1740 by Nathaniel Gardner, a Boston merchant, It was later purchased as a summer retreat by notorious Tory, Henry Hulton, who entertained British soldiers at the house during the early years of the Revolutionary War. In 1877, it was acquired by Moses Williams who replaced the house circa 1886 with the house that still stands at 30 Warren St. today.

[ref. Brookline by Hardwicke and Reed]
[Source: Digital Commonwealth]
45 Warren St., 1925
Looking northeast at the Brookline reservoir (drained) gatehouse. On the right is 45 Warren St.
[Source: Brookline Preservation Department]
30 Warren St.
Looking northwest from Walnut St. The house, located on Walnut St. at the northeast corner with Warren St. at what is now addressed as 30 Warren St., was known by the names of some of its owners over the years, the “Gridley-Hulton” house and the “Gardner-Sumner house.

It was built in 1740 by Nathaniel Gardner, a Boston merchant, it was later purchased as a summer retreat by notorious Tory, Henry Hulton, who entertained British soldiers at the house during the early years of the Revolutionary War. In 1877, it was acquired by Moses Williams who replaced the house circa 1886 with the house that still stands at 30 Warren St. today.

[ref. Brookline by Hardwicke and Reed]
[Source: Digital Commonwealth]
30 Warren St.
The following summary is derived from the inscription attending the photograph and involves some speculation. The house, on Walnut St. at the northeast corner with Warren St. at what is now addressed as 30 Warren St., is known by the names of some of its owners over the years, the “Gridley-Hulton” house and the “Gardner-Sumner house. The timeline is:
  • 1740: built by Nathaniel Gardner, a Boston merchant
  • Purchased as a summer retreat by notorious Tory, Henry Hulton, who entertained British soldiers at the house during the early years of the Revolutionary War.
  • Hulton’s property is confiscated and the house is sold
  • 1877: acquired by Moses Williams. It has to be assumed that the major alterations to the upper story of the sides of the house that appear in this photo were made by him. It is a possibility that, seated on the porch, are son, Hugh or Moses, Moses Williams, and wife, the former Martha C. Fininley.
  • Circa 1886: Moses Williams builds the house that still stands at 30 Warren St. and demolishes this existing house.
[ref. Brookline by Hardwicke and Reed]
[Source: Brookline Preservation Department]
30 Warren St., 1902
The Hunts and their daughter lived here with five-six servants. The house was built in 1885 for Moses Williams and it still stands.

The photograph was taken by Thomas E. Marr, then well-known as a photographer of wealthy area residents.
[Source: Digital Commonwealth]
77 Warren St.
Looking north from 116 Warren, no longer standing.
[Source: Brookline Preservation Department]
77 Warren St.
Designed by architects Chapman & Frazer, house is still standing. Frederick Clarke Hood, a principal in the Hood Rubber Company, bought it in 1900 and hired Olmsted in 1901 to do the landscaping.
[Source: Olmsted]
99 Warren St.
This is a rare photo of the house prior to its transformation by Frederick Law Olmsted who purchased it in May, 1883. The house was built in 1810 by Joshua Child Clark and sold to Olmsted by Clark’s two living daughters, Sarah and Susannah Clark. The sisters were persuaded to sell the house, which was not for sale at the time, provided that Olmsted build them a cottage behind the house where they would continue to live.
Olmsted House, Corner Warren & Dudley
Built in 1810 for Deacon Joshua Clark. Purchased by Frederick Law Olmsted in 1881 who maintained his office there. Remained with the Olmsted firm until 1979.
116 Warren St., 1897
House of Francis W. Welch (1808 - 1899). House and stone walls are still standing.
[Source: Digital Commonwealth]
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