Brookwood Farm

The chapter on Milton Town in The History of Milton, Mass., 1640 to 1877, published 1887 names Milton. This is what it says, exactly as the scans read.

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 192 fires within 5 miles of Brookwood Farm between 2015 and 2020, burning about 103 acres in total. None started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

Every fire recorded in Norfolk County

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. Museums hold 9,853 specimens collected within 10 miles of Brookwood Farm between 1815 and 1975: 4,342 Plantae, 2,708 Animalia, 2,454 Fungi, 228 Protozoa, 65 Chromista, 35 Unrecorded, 21 Bacteria. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by (MARSDEN, H W), ?, A C Gibson and others. Each is a physical object with a catalogue number, and each entry opens the museum's record. This is what was collected and kept, not a survey of what lives here - nothing can be concluded from a species being absent.

Image	Species	Year	Collected by	Where, as recorded
	Lysimachia × producta (A.Gray) Fernald	1900	A. P. Chute
	Corylus L.	1815	Boott, F.M.B.	Worcester Turnpike, 7 miles from Boston.
	Mollugo verticillata L.	1815	Boott, F.M.B.	Boston.
	Nuphar Sm.	1815	Boott, J.W.	Worcester Turnpike 6 miles from Boston.
	Ranunculus L.	1815	not recorded	Thicket at South Boston.
	Alnus Mill.	1816	not recorded	Brighton, 4 miles from Boston.
	Aquilegia L.	1816	not recorded	Brighton 3½ miles from Boston.
	Fallopia Adans.	1816	Boott, J.W.	Andover Turnpike, near Boston. N. America.
	Cistus L.	1819	Boott, J.W.	Boston USA.
	Solanum bonariense L.	1819	Boott, J.W.	Boston.
	Anemone nemorosa L.	1822	Boott, J.W.	Boston, U.S.A.
	Asarum L.	1822	Boott, J.W.	Boston, U.S.A.

All 9,853 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Brookwood Farm: 3 past producers, 2 unknowns, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Granite. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Every working recorded in Norfolk County

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Milton, the town this property stands in, in 21 storm reports between 1996 and 2025: 9 thunderstorm wind, 5 lightning, 4 heavy rain, 1 hail. The reports record 3 injuries. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

Every storm recorded in Norfolk County

When this property was proposed for the National Register, someone wrote the case for it: what the building is, and why it matters. That document is a federal record in the public domain. It is reproduced in full on its own page, word for word and never summarised. The text was read off the scanned case file by machine, so the occasional stray character is the recogniser's and the 1970s typewriter's.

The whole case file for this property - 1,237 words, 10 pages, reproduced complete.

Quoted from the National Register nomination for reference 80000655, 10 pages, held by the National Archives in Record Group 79. See the catalogue record.

Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.

Photograph	Property	Distance	Listed
	Old Barn	0.2 miles	1980
	Eliot Memorial Bridge	0.2 miles	1980
	Great Blue Hill Observation Tower	0.2 miles	1980
	Refreshment Pavillion	0.7 miles	1980
	Comfort Station	0.8 miles	1980
	Blue Hills Headquarters	1.0 miles	1980