Brookline Historical Society
Fire, Police, Town Administration

Town Hall (1st)
Built in 1825 on Walnut St. Served as Brookline’s first high school from 1843-1856. Purchased by the Unitarian-Universalist First Parish in 1890.
Town Hall (2nd), Prospect St.
Built 1845. This building became police headquarters in 1873 when a new much larger, town hall was opened across the street on the corner with Washington St.
Town Hall (3rd)
Town Hall (3rd), 1906
Town Hall (3rd)
Looking from Washington St. , Prospect St. on the left.
Town Hall (3rd)
Retirement Party of Mr. Burke from the Water Department, 1949
Mr. Burke from the Water Department; flanked by Mr Bushway (l.) and Mr. Paine (r.)
Preparation for the 4th Town Hall
The third town hall is on th left.
[Source: Brookline Preservation Department]
Retirement Party of Mr. Burke from the Water Department, 1949
Inside the old Town Hall
Town Hall (4th), 1964
First Parish Church, Third Building, 1880s
Looking west on Walnut St. just past the Pierce Hall.Torn down in 1891. Replaced by the current First Parish Unitarian Church