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National Register of Historic Places

Milestone

On the National Register since 198541 years
Listed 1985Brookline
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About Milestone

Milestone, at Boylston St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Oct 17, 1985. The Register lists it for its transportation, at the national level. It was listed as part of Brookline MRA. Four more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 6 MB · National Archives↗
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Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 15 minutes

Boylston St., Brookline · about 0.6 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1MilestoneStart here
  2. 2Brookline Town Green Historic DistrictGreek Revival · 0.2 mi on
  3. 3Frederick Law Olmsted House, National Historic SiteBuilding · 0.2 mi on
  4. 4Reservoir ParkStructure · 0.2 mi on
  5. 5Brookline Reservoir of the Cochituate AqueductPlace · next door
Around it

11 more Register listings within half a mile

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

BRitchie BuildingPanel Brick0.4 miBHouse at 105 Marion StreetSecond Empire0.4 miDFisher Hill Historic DistrictQueen Anne0.4 miBHouse at 89 Rawson Road and 86 Colburne CrescentShingle · Built 19000.4 miDGreen Hill Historic DistrictWest Indies0.5 miBCharles Heath HouseCarpenter Gothic · Built 18550.5 miStFisher Hill Reservoir and GatehouseRichardsonian Romanesque0.5 miBHouse at 5 Lincoln RoadItalianate · Built 18520.5 miBHouse at 44 Stanton RoadItalianate · Built 18650.5 miBHouse at 25 Stanton RoadItalianate · Built 18500.5 miBRobert S. Davis HouseItalianate0.5 mi

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Questions about Milestone

Is Milestone on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Oct 17, 1985 (Register number 85003300).

Is Milestone 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, 0.2 miles away.

Can you visit Milestone?

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 Milestone?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 6 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 63792710. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.