House at 89 Rawson Road and 86 Colburne Crescent

House at 89 Rawson Road and 86 Colburne Crescent

View from Colburne Crescent
Location 89 Rawson Rd. and 86 Colburne Crescent, Brookline, Massachusetts
Coordinates 42°20′5″N 71°8′2″W / 42.33472°N 71.13389°W / 42.33472; -71.13389Coordinates: 42°20′5″N 71°8′2″W / 42.33472°N 71.13389°W / 42.33472; -71.13389
Built 1900
Architect Chapman and Frazer
Architectural style Shingle Style
MPS Brookline MRA
NRHP Reference # 85003302[1]
Added to NRHP October 17, 1985

The House at 89 Rawson Road and 86 Colburne Crescent in Brookline, Massachusetts. The 2-1/2 story wood frame house was designed by Chapman and 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 in 1985.[1]

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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 House at 89 Rawson Road". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-05-20.


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