House at 89 Rawson Road and 86 Colburne Crescent

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Location89 Rawson Rd. and 86 Colbourne Crescent, Brookline, Massachusetts
Coordinates 42°20′5″N71°8′2″W / 42.33472°N 71.13389°W / 42.33472; -71.13389
Built1900
Architect Chapman & Frazer
Architectural styleShingle Style
MPS Brookline MRA
NRHP reference No. 85003302 [1]
Added to NRHPOctober 17, 1985

89 Rawson Road and 86 Colbourne Crescent are two historic Shingle Style houses located in Brookline, Massachusetts.

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Description and history

The 2+12-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]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. "MACRIS inventory record for House at 89 Rawson Road". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-05-20.