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FORM C - MONUMENTS MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION Office of the Secretary, State House, Boston Town Brookline MRA Street Boylston Street, near - STATUE MONUMENT BUST FOUNTAIN MARKER MILESTONE RELIGIOUS SHRINE BOUNDARY MARKER GROUP COMPOSITION Name Milestone Original Owner Town of Brookline Town of Brookline Present Owner Monument has historical connection with the following themes: (See also reverse side) 1810 Date Constructed Date Dedicated - Agriculture Architecture Art/Sculpture Education Literature Music Government - - Commerce/Industry Science/Invention Travel/Communication Military Affairs Indians Development of Town/City Religion/Philosophy -- Milestone Source of Date Designer or SculptorInformation not available Individual or group responsible for monument if other than owner CONDITION: Excellent Good Fair Deteriorated Moved* Altered Fair/moved IMPORTANCE of monument to area: Great Moderate None Moderate MONUMENT endangered by: Emissions from véhicular traffic on Route 9 (Boylston St.) - - - LOCATION OF INSCRIPTION: Plaque on wall, house, post; base of monument; other On front of milestone ENTIRE INSCRIPTION on monument: To Bosten Line 3 MS 1810 2679T0 DESCRIPTION** Foundation: Pedestal Base None Material Material: Bronze Stone Marble Granite none Wood Other stone Setting (surroundings) Near MBTA bus shelter on Route 9 Size (approximate) see photo - - - Indicate location of monument on map below Recorder Carla Benka The 1810 milestone is located on a triangular shaped, grassy plot which is For Brookline Historical Conmission formed by the intersection of Warren St.; (Name of Organization) the sidewalk of Boylston Street (Route 9); and a paved, closed off road which -Photo983 Date Received 1985 passes in front of the inactive pumphouse of the Brookline Reservoir.
It has been placed is approximately 12 feet from the base of a large deciduous tree; and is approximately 3 feet from the Boylston St. sidewalk. The milestone and the triangudâr land on which it is sited are included in the MR nomination. * If the monument has been moved, indicate the original location on the reverse side. ** Describe the monument on the reverse side. Newton Quadrangle UTM References: 19/324240/4688260 Acreage: less than one acre (5M-2-76) Map #:6 GIVE A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF SUBJECT MATTER AND/OR DESIGN OF MONUMENT This is one of two known milestones in Brookline, the other being located in front of the United Parish Church on Harvard Street and dating from 1729. The Boylston Street milestone has a slightly-damaged top and was moved to its present location, next to the MBTA bus shelter near Warren Street, for preservation purposes.
According to a local historian, it is similar in size and design to the fifth line of milestones on the ancient road to Cambridge (now Harvard Street) and Watertown (now Washington Street). It is made of slate. GIVE A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF HISTORIC IMPORTANCE OF MONUMENT. (Refer to the theme circled on front of form. What happened? Who was important? Comment) This milestone was placed on Boylston Street in 1810, the year that this portion of the Boston/Worcester Turnpike was completed. Construction of the Turnpike began in 1806; its purpose was to provide a more direct route to the west (or east) for traffic coming and going from Boston. It replaced the Sherburne Road (now Walnut and Heath Streets in Brookline) which until the early 1800's had been the town's major highway and road west.
The Turnpike not only by-passed the town's first civic center (intersection of Walnut and Warren Street) and left that area isolated and less prone to future intensive development; but itsalso represented an important initial step in the growth of Brookline Village as the Town's major commercial center during most of the nineteenth century. This milestone meets NR criteria A as part of one of the 19th centuries earliest transportation routes leading west from Boston. REFERENCE: (Where was this information obtained? What book, records, etc.) Brookline Historical Commission, "Historical Sketch of Brookline", 1981 Brookline Historical Society Proceedings, "Milestones In and Near Boston" by. Charles Read, p. 35.
1909 W=77:00 :::O VYJITD- gaCNc 1arurn + (01: xiuun..e NPS Form 10-900-a (3-82) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form Continuation sheet Item number OMBNo.1024-0018 Exp. 10-31-84 For NPS use only recelved 9/4/01 dete entered Page Muitiple Resource Area Thematic Group Name Brookline MRA State MASSACHUSETTS Nomination/Type of Review 61. Milestone (Boylston St.) 62. Murphy, William, House 63. Orrock, Rev. John, House 64. Paine Estate 65. Perkins Estate 66. Reservoir Park 67. Ritchie Building 68. Roughwood 69. Saint Aidan's Church and Rectory 70.
Saint Mary of the Assumption Church, Rectory, School and Convent Date/Signature Entered 1n tle Pablomal Baplater reeper Teeper Auempizen 101116 Attest tKeeper AllonBye 10/7/81 Earteced im the Vational Begiater Entered 1m nautonal Regisber Attest Keeper Etered la ble Natiozel Begister Attest feeper delmnBye 0/23i .- selesByen2l2o5 Entered in the National Register Entered in thas National Regleter Etered im the Natioral Register Entered 1n the Nationel Register Ma tá oata..
Isgister Attest osteeper AlimByun 10/265 Attest freeper Aelmaßyun 10/1/35 Attest feeper aleenBgun1412/55 Attest f'Keeper NelanBzen 10/2/85 Attest Oieeper AelmeaByen 10/nlo5 Farteced 1m tae Natioral Pegister Attest fiseeper Attest Relmßzun 1/01/85 WASO Form - 177 ("R" June 1984) 85003300 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES EVALUATION/RETURN SHEET 6/ Milestone (Brookline MRA) (Bzylaem st.) Norfolk County MASSACHUSETTS resubmission nomination by person or local government owner objection appeal Substantive Review: Reviewer's comments: sample J request Working No. SEP Fed. Reg. Date: 2/3/8 Date Due: _ Action: Entered 1u vi-c National Begister REJECT- Federal Agency: _ 4 1985 - ~0/19/5.
LACCEPT 10-17-55 Jappeal NR decision Recom./Criteria _ Reviewer _ Discipline Date see continuation sheet Nomination returned for: _technical corrections cited below substantive reasons discussed below 1. Name 2. Location 3. Classification Category Ownership Public Acquisition 4. Owner of Property 5. Location of Legal Description 6. Representation in Existing Surveys Has this property been determined eligible? yes no 7. Description Condition excellent good fair deteriorated ruins unexposed Check one I unaltered altered Describe the present and original (if known) physical appearance summary paragraph completeness clarity alterations/integrity dates boundary selection Status Accessible Present Use Check one -original site moved date 8.
Significance Period Areas of Significance-Check and justify below Specific dates Statement of Significance (in one paragraph) Builder/Architect summary paragraph completeness clarity applicable criteria iustification of areas checked relating significance to the resource context relationship of integrity to significance justification of exception other 9. Major Bibliographical References 10. Geographical Data Acreage of nominated property Quadrangle name UTM References Verbal boundary description and justification 11. Form Prepared By 12. State Historic Preservation Officer Certification The evaluated significance of this property within the state is: national state local State Historic Preservation Officer signature date title 13. Other Maps Photographs Other Questions concerning this nomination may be directed to.
Signed - Date - - Phone: Comments for any item may be continued on an attached sheet DRIVE CAREFULIF l Boston ine 1810 Milesfone Rt. 9 + Ewaner April, 1983 Brookline (MA) MRA TeF # 85003300 30 R22 aNITHOONG CKERS ANG B0000B0G ROAD aeefege ELIOT PLAYGROUND U C4 NUE 1810 MilestoNe BoulstoN st(Rk9) and Warren st Brookline (MA) MRA TOWN of Brookline HAP- JaN. 1481 scale - '2" = 200' Ba SW hy S0 AEET NING RO ER ROT -HYSCTENSIBO ROAD FISHER HILL RESERVOIR MET.w.W. COVÉRED CES RESERVOIRS :BROOKLINE W.W. LONGYEAR FOUNDATION S REL LUM HEATH FISHER HILL ESTATES G0O HANN RESERVOIR DUDLEY WAY E GREEN PARK 195 E -BOYLSTON 530 NUY 80 FIRST UNITARIAN CHURCH