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Chestnut Hill Historic District (Brookline, Massachusetts)

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was consulted in 1888, but his plans were not executed. The area was developed between then and about 1920, with large, high-quality houses on well-proportioned lots. Most of the houses in the district are either Colonial Revival or Shingle in their styling; there are also a few earlier Queen Anne
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designed seven homes, generally in the Arts and Crafts style, and William Putnam also lived in the district. Arthur Bowditch designed one house, as did the firm of
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houses and a number of later Craftsman-style houses, especially in the Reservoir Lane area which was the last to be developed.
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Several prominent area architectural firms were engaged in the development of properties in the district.
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Roughly bounded by Middlesex Rd., Reservoir Ln., Denny Rd., Boylston St. and Dunster Rd.,
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Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Massachusetts
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National Register of Historic Places listings in Brookline, Massachusetts
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National Register of Historic Places listings in Newton, Massachusetts
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National Register of Historic Places in Newton, Massachusetts
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Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian
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U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district

Chestnut Hill Historic District (Brookline, Massachusetts) is located in Massachusetts
Chestnut Hill Historic District (Brookline, Massachusetts) is located in the United States
Brookline, Massachusetts
42°19′36″N 71°9′32″W / 42.32667°N 71.15889°W / 42.32667; -71.15889
Chapman & Frazer
MPS
Brookline MRA
85003253
Chestnut Hill
Brookline, Massachusetts
Newton
Massachusetts Route 9
National Register of Historic Places
oldest portion of Chestnut Hill
Newton
Frederick Law Olmsted
Chapman & Frazer
Putnam & Cox
Hartwell & Richardson
Old Chestnut Hill Historic District
National Register of Historic Places listings in Brookline, Massachusetts
National Register of Historic Places listings in Newton, Massachusetts


"National Register Information System"
National Register of Historic Places
National Park Service

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