Brookline
Historical Society
347 Harvard Street
Brookline, MA 02446
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Brookline Historical Society operates three historic properties,
two of which---The Edward Devotion House and the Putterham
School---are open by appointment.
Several generations of
Brookline's farming families lived in the Devotion House,
one of Brookline's oldest colonial structures. Its collections
represent Brookline's evolution from an agricultural community
to a prosperous, ethnically diverse suburb. The 18th-century
one-room Putterham School was used continuously from c.1768
to 1922 and contains school furniture and artifacts. Directions:
The Devotion House is located on Harvard Street, in Brookline,
between Commonwealth Avenue and Beacon Street, two blocks
from Coolidge Corner (Beacon Street and Harvard Street).
The Putterham School is located in Larz Anderson Park.
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Brookline Historical Society, a non-profit community organization
dedicated to the preservation and interpretation of Brookline's
diverse history, is located at the Edward Devotion House.
The Society also maintains the c. 1780 Widow Harris House
at the Larz Anderson Park. Our membership program is active
and volunteers are welcome.
Funding for this website is
provided by
Community Crossroads Foundation, The Massachusetts Foundation
for the Humanities,
and the museums and historic sites of the Greater Boston
History Project.
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Brookline Historical Society operates three historic properties,
two of which---The Edward Devotion House and the Putterham
School---are open by appointment.
Several generations of
Brookline's farming families lived in the Devotion House,
one of Brookline's oldest colonial structures. Its collections
represent Brookline's evolution from an agricultural community
to a prosperous, ethnically diverse suburb. The 18th-century
one-room Putterham School was used continuously from c.1768
to 1922 and contains school furniture and artifacts.