Town of Brookline Massachusetts Parks and Open Space Division

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Philbrick Square

Category:	Passive Parks
Size:	0.28 acres
Protection:	Article 97, NR, SR, LHD
Manager:	Brookline DPW, Division of Parks
Location:	Upland & Maple Streets
Precinct:	5
Inventory Date:	11/02/04 revised 2/1/05
Vicinity:	In a single-family neighborhood.

Overview:
Philbrick Square is a small park with a lawn area, benches, and significant mature trees. Olmsted completed the original layout of this park in the 1880's as part of the residential plan for the area. Its shape is a triangle, situated on a slope. The site is bordered by Victorian homes of brick, stone, and wood.

Park History:
In the 1880's Edward Philbrook hired Olmsted to layout this park as part of a residential development. In 1901, Mabel Foster sold this property to the Town.

Deed/Title Restrictions
The Town purchased the property from Mabel H. Foster in 1901, to be "kept open and maintained as a public park." This land is located in the Pill Hill Local Historic District and in the Pill Hill National Register District. It is also listed on the State and National Register of Historic Places.