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Linden Square
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National Register of Historic Places

Linden Square

On the National Register since 198541 years
Listed 1985Brookline
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About Linden Square

Linden Square, at Linden Pl., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Oct 17, 1985. The Register lists it for its town planning, at the national level. It was listed as part of Brookline MRA. 16 more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isPark in Brookline, Massachusetts. 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 · 9 MB · National Archives↗
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Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 5 minutes

Linden Pl., Brookline · about 0.2 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Linden SquareStart here
  2. 2House at 44 Linden StreetMansard · next door
  3. 3House at 53 Linden StreetGreek Revival · next door
  4. 4House at 19 Linden StreetGreek Revival · Built 1846 · next door
  5. 5House at 12 Linden StreetGreek Revival · Built 1844 · next door
Around it

35 more Register listings within half a mile

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

BHouse at 4 Perry StreetGreek Revival · Built 1843<0.1 miBWilliam Ingersoll Bowditch HouseGothic Revival<0.1 miBGinery Twitchell HouseGreek Revival0.1 miBBuilding at 30-34 Station StreetGeorgian Revival0.1 miBHouse at 9 Linden StreetGreek Revival · Built 18460.1 miBSaint Mary of the Assumption Church, Rectory, School and ConventVictorian Gothic · Built 18800.1 miBWinand Toussaint HouseMansard · Built 18810.1 miBThomas Aspinwall Davis HouseItalianate0.2 miBDr. Tappan Eustis Francis HousePanel Brick0.2 miBHouse at 38-40 Webster PlaceGreek Revival0.2 miDBrookline Village Commercial DistrictGeorgian Revival0.2 miBThe Dutch HouseDutch High Renaissance0.2 miBHotel KempsfordVictorian Gothic0.3 miBHotel AdelaideVictorian Gothic0.3 miBEliphalet Spurr HouseGeorgian0.3 miDWhite Place Historic DistrictVernacular0.3 miBJames H. Standish HouseItalianate0.3 miBHouse at 5 Lincoln RoadItalianate · Built 18520.4 mi
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BHouse at 25 Stanton RoadItalianate · Built 18500.4 miDMassachusetts Mental Health CenterLate Gothic Revival0.4 miBCandler CottageGothic Revival · Built 18500.4 miBWilliam F. Tuckerman HouseItalianate0.4 miBHouses at 76-96 Harvard AvenueGeorgian Revival0.4 miBHouse at 12 Vernon StreetQueen Anne · Built 18900.4 miOMilestoneObject0.4 miDPill Hill Historic DistrictEnglish Cottage0.5 miBEdward H. Haskell Home for NursesColonial Revival0.5 miBRitchie BuildingPanel Brick0.5 miBHouse at 105 Marion StreetSecond Empire0.5 miBHouse at 44 Stanton RoadItalianate · Built 18650.5 miDFrancis Street-Fenwood Road Historic DistrictDistrict0.5 miBRobert S. Davis HouseItalianate0.5 miBSt. Mark's Methodist ChurchRomanesque Revival0.5 miBWilliam Murphy HouseQueen Anne0.5 miBSecond Unitarian ChurchGeorgian Revival0.5 mi

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Questions about Linden Square

Is Linden Square on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Oct 17, 1985 (Register number 85003298).

Is Linden Square a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Massachusetts has 189 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is John Fitzgerald Kennedy National Historic Site (Additional Documentation), 0.9 miles away.

Can you visit Linden Square?

Yes: it is open to visitors. Check opening times before you go.

Where can I read the history of Linden Square?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 9 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 63792510 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.