Emmett Cottage

Emmett Cottage
Location 217 Freeman St., Brookline, Massachusetts
Coordinates 42°20′52″N 71°7′13″W / 42.34778°N 71.12028°W / 42.34778; -71.12028Coordinates: 42°20′52″N 71°7′13″W / 42.34778°N 71.12028°W / 42.34778; -71.12028
Area less than one acre
Architect Unknown
Architectural style Gothic Revival
MPS Brookline MRA
NRHP reference #

85003263

[1]
Added to NRHP October 17, 1985

Emmett Cottage is a historic cottage at 217 Freeman Street in Brookline, Massachusetts, directly behind Saint Aidan's Church and Rectory. Of uncertain construction date but stylistically dated to the 1840s, it is a little-altered example of a small Gothic Revival cottage. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 17, 1985.[1]

Description and history

Emmett Cottage is located in a predominantly residential area in eastern Brookline. It is set well back from the north side of Freeman Street, accessed via a drive shared with 219 Freeman Street and immediately west of Saint Aidan's Church. It is a 1-1/2 story wood frame Gothic Revival structure, with bargeboard decoration in the gables.[2]

The exact location and construction date of this building is not known, since it does not appear on any early maps; its Gothic Revival styling suggests a construction date in the 1840s. It bears some resemblance to extant Gothic Revival gatehouses (more extensively altered than this one) that survive in the area. The lot stood vacant until 1871, when it was reported that an "unfinished house" (possibly just the foundation for this structure) was located here. The lot was originally part of a larger country estate, which was subdivided and first sold in 1855, and was then sold to John Mahoney in 1870. Its name is traditional, but the reason for its name is unknown.[2]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2008-04-15). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 "NRHP nomination for Emmett Cottage". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-05-14.
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