House at 89 Rawson Road and 86 Colburne Crescent
House at 89 Rawson Road and 86 Colbourne Crescent | |
 View from Colbourne Crescent | |
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| Location | 89 Rawson Rd. and 86 Colbourne Crescent, Brookline, Massachusetts |
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| Coordinates | 42°20′5″N 71°8′2″W / 42.33472°N 71.13389°W |
| Built | 1900 |
| Architect | Chapman & Frazer |
| Architectural style | Shingle Style |
| MPS | Brookline MRA |
| NRHP reference No. | 85003302[1] |
| Added to NRHP | October 17, 1985 |
89 Rawson Road and 86 Colbourne Crescent are two historic Shingle Style houses located in Brookline, Massachusetts.
Description and history
The 2+1⁄2-story wood-frame house that was designed by Chapman & Frazer for Thomas Shepard, and built in 1900. It is a large Shingle-style house, with a profusion of gables and recesses, and a uniform covering of wood shingles. The house occupies a large lot on Aspinwall Hill, with commanding views of the area. Thomas Shepard worked in his father's lumber business in Boston, and was responsible for developing family-owned land in northern Brookline.[2]
The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 17, 1985.[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ "MACRIS inventory record for House at 89 Rawson Road". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved May 20, 2014.
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