Looking toward Boylston St., circa 1876. On the left in the far distance is the First Parish Church on Walnut St. On the right is a rear view of the house of the Goddards on Boylston St. with its outbuildings to the right. The tracks of the railroad, today’s MBTA “D” line, can be glimpsed in the valley right behind the Tappan St. house.

From Photographs of Brookline: taken about 1876 / Richard Hills. Call No.: BROOKLINE/Special (CAGE B.R. 974 H6), Brookline Public Library.

Courtesy, Brookline Public Library. From Photographs of Brookline: taken about 1876 / Richard Hills. Call No.: BROOKLINE/Special (CAGE B.R. 974 H6).