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Brandegee Estate
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National Register of Historic Places

Brandegee Estate

Also known as Faulkner Farm

On the National Register since 198541 years
Second Renaissance RevivalListed 1985Brookline
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Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

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About Brandegee Estate

Brandegee Estate, at 280 Newton St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Oct 17, 1985. The Register lists it for its architecture, at the national level. It describes its style as Second Renaissance Revival, as it does for 12 other Massachusetts listings. It was listed as part of Brookline MRA. The listing covers 166.1 acres.

What it isHistoric house in Massachusetts, United States. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 18 MB · National Archives↗
Through the years

1894 to today

  1. 1894Built
  2. 1985Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  3. 2026On the Register for 41 years
Visit

Make it a walk: 3 landmarks in about 15 minutes

280 Newton St., Brookline · about 0.5 miles on foot, as the crow flies

DirectionsWalk the tour in Google Maps
  1. 1Brandegee EstateStart here
  2. 2John Harris House and FarmBuilding · next door
  3. 3Isaac Child HouseBuilt 1740 · 0.4 mi on
Around it

10 more Register listings within a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

DAnderson, Larz, Park Historic DistrictItalianate0.4 miSWalnut Hills CemeteryBuilt 18750.5 miBJohn Goddard HouseGeorgian0.6 miBAdams-Nervine AsylumFrench Mansard0.7 miDWest Roxbury Parkway, Metropolitan Park System of Greater BostonDistrict0.7 miBThaddeus Jackson HouseGeorgian Vernacular0.8 mi★George R. Minot HouseBuilding0.8 miBRoslindale Congregational ChurchRomanesque0.9 mi★Arnold ArboretumBuilt 18720.9 miBAlfred Douglass HouseMedieval Revival · Built 19101 mi
More like it

Second Renaissance Revival style, nearby

Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Second Renaissance Revival.

Beacon Street Historic District2.5 mi away
Dudley Station Historic District3.2 mi away
Boston Public LibraryBuilt 1887 · 4.3 mi away

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Questions about Brandegee Estate

Is Brandegee Estate on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Oct 17, 1985 (Register number 85003244).

Is Brandegee Estate a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Massachusetts has 189 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is George R. Minot House, 0.8 miles away.

Can you visit Brandegee Estate?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of Brandegee Estate?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 18 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 63792357 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.