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Candler Cottage
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National Register of Historic Places

Candler Cottage

On the National Register since 198541 years
Gothic RevivalListed 1985Brookline
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About Candler Cottage

Candler Cottage, at 447 Washington 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 Gothic Revival, as it does for 240 other Massachusetts listings. It was listed as part of Brookline MRA. The listing covers 9 acres. Eight more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isBuilding 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 · 7 MB · National Archives↗
Through the years

1850 to today

  1. 1850Built
  2. 1985Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  3. 2026On the Register for 41 years
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 15 minutes

447 Washington St., Brookline · about 0.4 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Candler CottageStart here
  2. 2Houses at 76-96 Harvard AvenueGeorgian Revival · next door
  3. 3William F. Tuckerman HouseItalianate · next door
  4. 4House at 12 Vernon StreetQueen Anne · Built 1890 · 0.1 mi on
  5. 5MilestoneObject · 0.1 mi on
Around it

37 more Register listings within half a mile

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

BHouse at 5 Lincoln RoadItalianate · Built 18520.1 miBHouse at 44 Stanton RoadItalianate · Built 18650.1 miBHouse at 25 Stanton RoadItalianate · Built 18500.1 miBRobert S. Davis HouseItalianate0.1 miBSt. Mark's Methodist ChurchRomanesque Revival0.2 miBRitchie BuildingPanel Brick0.3 miBHouse at 105 Marion StreetSecond Empire0.3 miBDr. Tappan Eustis Francis HousePanel Brick0.3 miDBrookline Village Commercial DistrictGeorgian Revival0.3 miBHouse at 9 Linden StreetGreek Revival · Built 18460.3 miBSaint Mary of the Assumption Church, Rectory, School and ConventVictorian Gothic · Built 18800.3 miBEliphalet Spurr HouseGeorgian0.4 miDWhite Place Historic DistrictVernacular0.4 miBGinery Twitchell HouseGreek Revival0.4 miBBuilding at 30-34 Station StreetGeorgian Revival0.4 miBHouse at 19 Linden StreetGreek Revival · Built 18460.4 miBHouse at 12 Linden StreetGreek Revival · Built 18440.4 miBHouse at 44 Linden StreetMansard0.4 mi
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BHouse at 89 Rawson Road and 86 Colburne CrescentShingle · Built 19000.4 miStLinden SquareStructure0.4 miBHouse at 4 Perry StreetGreek Revival · Built 18430.4 miBWilliam Ingersoll Bowditch HouseGothic Revival0.4 miDBeacon Street Historic DistrictNeo-Classical0.4 miDCypress-Emerson Historic DistrictVictorian0.4 miBHotel KempsfordVictorian Gothic0.5 miBHotel AdelaideVictorian Gothic0.5 miBThomas Aspinwall Davis HouseItalianate0.5 miBHouse at 38-40 Webster PlaceGreek Revival0.5 miBHouse at 53 Linden StreetGreek Revival0.5 miBWinand Toussaint HouseMansard · Built 18810.5 miBJames H. Standish HouseItalianate0.5 miBFire Station No. 7Dutch0.5 miBLynch-O'Gorman HouseQueen Anne0.5 miBSecond Unitarian ChurchGeorgian Revival0.5 miBRev. John Orrock HouseMansard0.5 miBHouse at 156 Mason TerraceQueen Anne · Built 18890.5 miBArcade Building20th Century Commercial Gothic · Built 19260.5 mi
More like it

Gothic Revival style, nearby

Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Gothic Revival.

William Ingersoll Bowditch House0.4 mi away
Thomas Aspinwall Davis House0.5 mi away
Town Stable0.6 mi away
Longwood Historic District0.9 mi away

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Questions about Candler Cottage

Is Candler Cottage on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Oct 17, 1985 (Register number 85003252).

Is Candler Cottage a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Massachusetts has 189 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Frederick Law Olmsted House, National Historic Site, 0.8 miles away.

Can you visit Candler Cottage?

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 Candler Cottage?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 7 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 63792359 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.