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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 Harvard 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. Five 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

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

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  1. 1MilestoneStart here
  2. 2House at 12 Vernon StreetQueen Anne · Built 1890 · 0.1 mi on
  3. 3William F. Tuckerman HouseItalianate · 0.1 mi on
  4. 4Houses at 76-96 Harvard AvenueGeorgian Revival · next door
  5. 5Candler CottageGothic Revival · Built 1850 · next door
Around it

39 more Register listings within half a mile

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

BSt. Mark's Methodist ChurchRomanesque Revival0.2 miBWilliam Murphy HouseQueen Anne0.2 miDCypress-Emerson Historic DistrictVictorian0.2 miBSecond Unitarian ChurchGeorgian Revival0.2 miBSaint Mary of the Assumption Church, Rectory, School and ConventVictorian Gothic · Built 18800.3 miBJames H. Standish HouseItalianate0.3 miBArcade Building20th Century Commercial Gothic · Built 19260.3 miDRichmond CourtJacobethan0.3 miStLinden ParkStructure0.3 miBTown StableGothic Revival0.3 miBEdward Devotion HouseColonial0.3 miBHouse at 19 Linden StreetGreek Revival · Built 18460.4 miBHouse at 12 Linden StreetGreek Revival · Built 18440.4 miBHouse at 9 Linden StreetGreek Revival · Built 18460.4 miBHouse at 44 Linden StreetMansard0.4 miStLinden SquareStructure0.4 miBHouse at 4 Perry StreetGreek Revival · Built 18430.4 miBWilliam Ingersoll Bowditch HouseGothic Revival0.4 mi
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BWinand Toussaint HouseMansard · Built 18810.4 miDBeacon Street Historic DistrictNeo-Classical0.4 miBDr. Tappan Eustis Francis HousePanel Brick0.5 miBHouse at 38-40 Webster PlaceGreek Revival0.5 miDBrookline Village Commercial DistrictGeorgian Revival0.5 miBGinery Twitchell HouseGreek Revival0.5 miBBuilding at 30-34 Station StreetGeorgian Revival0.5 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 miBHouse at 53 Linden StreetGreek Revival0.5 miBThe Dutch HouseDutch High Renaissance0.5 miBRev. John Orrock HouseMansard0.5 miDLongwood Historic DistrictRomanesque Revival0.5 miBHouse at 156 Mason TerraceQueen Anne · Built 18890.5 miBSaint Paul's RectoryJacobethan0.5 miBSaint Paul's Church, Chapel, and Parish HouseGothic0.5 mi★John Fitzgerald Kennedy National Historic Site (Additional Documentation)Building0.5 miBSaint Aidan's Church and RectoryMedieval Revival · Built 18500.5 miBEmmett CottageGothic Revival0.5 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 85003301).

Is Milestone 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), 0.5 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 63792712. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.