The house was constructed in 1868 and purchased in 1871 by David H. Daniels, a teacher at the Pierce School. He had become the principal of Pierce by 1875 and the Superintendent of Schools in Brookline by 1879. Daniels remained living in the house, which still stands, until his death in 1902. The house was originally 206 Washington St. before the renumbering of the street in the 1890s.

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

[Courtesy of the Digital Commonwealth (CC BY-NC-ND). From the Brookline Photograph Collection published by the Public Library of Brookline]