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Green Hill Historic District

Coordinates: 42°19′18″N 71°7′59″W / 42.32167°N 71.13306°W / 42.32167; -71.13306
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Green Hill Historic District
One of several estates in the district
Green Hill Historic District is located in Massachusetts
Green Hill Historic District
Green Hill Historic District is located in the United States
Green Hill Historic District
LocationRoughly Warren St., Sargent Rd., and Cottage St., Brookline, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°19′18″N 71°7′59″W / 42.32167°N 71.13306°W / 42.32167; -71.13306
Area70 acres (28 ha)
Architectural styleLate 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian
MPSBrookline MRA
NRHP reference No.85003272 [1]
Added to NRHPOctober 17, 1985

The Green Hill Historic District encompasses historical cross-section of residential housing in Brookline, Massachusetts, dating from the 18th century into the mid-20th century. The district includes properties on Warren, Cottage, and Fairmount Streets, and on Sargent Road, centered on the junction of Warren and Cottage Streets. The oldest houses (e.g. 215 Warren Street) date to the mid-18th century, and were originally modest Georgian or Federal structures. During the 19th century the area was populated by the summer estates of some of Boston's leading merchant and business families, including members of the Cabot and Perkins families. During the later 19th and early 20th centuries some of Brookline's largest and most architecturally interesting homes were built in this area.[2]

The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. ^ "MACRIS inventory record for Green Hill Historic District". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved May 15, 2014.