Houses at 76-96 Harvard Avenue

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Houses at 76-96 Harvard Avenue
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Location 76-96 Harvard Ave., Brookline, Massachusetts
Coordinates 42°20′13″N71°7′32″W / 42.33694°N 71.12556°W / 42.33694; -71.12556 Coordinates: 42°20′13″N71°7′32″W / 42.33694°N 71.12556°W / 42.33694; -71.12556
Built 1903
Architect Brennan, S. & Vaughan, S.
Architectural style Colonial Revival, Georgian Revival
MPS Brookline MRA
NRHP reference #

85003294

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Added to NRHP October 17, 1985

The Houses at 76-96 Harvard Avenue are historic rowhouses at 76-96 Harvard Avenue in Brookline, Massachusetts. Built in 1903 by Benjamin Whitney, this was one of the earliest series of rowhouses to be built in Brookline. They are of Colonial Revival style, built in brick with limestone trim, with iron balconies. Originally built as single-family units, each of the houses except number 76 was converted to three apartments in the 1940s and 1950s. [2]

Brookline, Massachusetts Town in Massachusetts, United States

Brookline is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, in the United States, and is a part of Greater Boston. Brookline borders six of Boston's neighborhoods: Brighton, Allston, Fenway–Kenmore, Mission Hill, Jamaica Plain, and West Roxbury. The city of Newton lies to the west of Brookline.

The rowhouses were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. [1]

National Register of Historic Places federal list of historic sites in the United States

The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance. A property listed in the National Register, or located within a National Register Historic District, may qualify for tax incentives derived from the total value of expenses incurred preserving the property.

See also

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2008-04-15). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service.
  2. "MACRIS inventory record for 76 Harvard Avenue". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-05-20.