The Brookline Historical Society is a non-profit
community organization dedicated to the preservation and interpretation of Brookline's diverse history.
The society's headquarters are located in the heart of Coolidge Corner at the Edward Devotion House, one of
Brookline's oldest colonial period structures. The Society also maintains the circa 1780 Widow Harris
House as well as the Putterham School located in Larz Anderson Park. Our membership program is active and
volunteers are welcome.
Annual Events, open to the public:
Fall Meeting (early November)
First Light (late November)
Annual Meeting (February or March)
Patriots Day Festivities, April, at the Devotion House Museum
Properties:
Edward Devotion House Museum (circa 1740) 347 Harvard Street,
Brookline, open by appointment, and selected weekends in summer and
fall.
The Putterham School (1778) open for viewing selected weekends in summer
& fall.
The Widow Harris House (circa 1780)
Contact:
For information about volunteering or joining the Brookline Historical
Society, or visiting the Devotion House Museum or the Putterham School,
email:
brooklinehistory@gmail.com or call 617-566-5747, or write to
the Brookline Historical Society, 347 Harvard Street, Brookline, MA
02446
Please visit
www.brooklinehistoricalsociety.org
For information about additional historical places to visit in the
greater Boston area:
www.roadstohistory.org
For research about Brookline history, please visit the Brookline Room at
the main public library, Washington Street or contact librarian Anne
Clark at aclark@minlib.net
For information about your Brookline house or local historic districts
in Brookline, please contact the Preservation office at Brookline Town
Hall, 617-730-2089
For genealogy research, please contact the New England Historic
Genealogical Society in Boston, Massachusetts at 617-536-5740 or visit
www.newenglandancestors.org |
