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Robert S. Davis House
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National Register of Historic Places

Robert S. Davis House

Listed as “Davis, Robert S., House”

On the National Register since 198541 years
ItalianateListed 1985Brookline
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About Robert S. Davis House

Robert S. Davis House, at 50 Stanton Rd., 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 Italianate, as it does for 579 other Massachusetts listings. It was listed as part of Brookline MRA. Seven more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isBrookline, Massachusetts, NRHP-listed in Norfolk County. 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↗
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Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 10 minutes

50 Stanton Rd., Brookline · about 0.2 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Robert S. Davis HouseStart here
  2. 2House at 44 Stanton RoadItalianate · Built 1865 · next door
  3. 3House at 5 Lincoln RoadItalianate · Built 1852 · next door
  4. 4House at 25 Stanton RoadItalianate · Built 1850 · next door
  5. 5Candler CottageGothic Revival · Built 1850 · 0.1 mi on
Around it

33 more Register listings within half a mile

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

BRitchie BuildingPanel Brick0.2 miBWilliam F. Tuckerman HouseItalianate0.2 miBHouses at 76-96 Harvard AvenueGeorgian Revival0.2 miBHouse at 105 Marion StreetSecond Empire0.3 miBDr. Tappan Eustis Francis HousePanel Brick0.3 miBEliphalet Spurr HouseGeorgian0.4 miDWhite Place Historic DistrictVernacular0.4 miDBrookline Village Commercial DistrictGeorgian Revival0.4 miBGinery Twitchell HouseGreek Revival0.4 miBHouse at 12 Linden StreetGreek Revival · Built 18440.4 miBHouse at 9 Linden StreetGreek Revival · Built 18460.4 miBHouse at 89 Rawson Road and 86 Colburne CrescentShingle · Built 19000.4 miBSaint Mary of the Assumption Church, Rectory, School and ConventVictorian Gothic · Built 18800.4 miBHouse at 12 Vernon StreetQueen Anne · Built 18900.4 miBSt. Mark's Methodist ChurchRomanesque Revival0.4 miDBrookline Town Green Historic DistrictGreek Revival0.5 miDPill Hill Historic DistrictEnglish Cottage0.5 miOMilestoneObject0.5 mi
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BHotel KempsfordVictorian Gothic0.5 miBHotel AdelaideVictorian Gothic0.5 miBThomas Aspinwall Davis HouseItalianate0.5 miBBuilding at 30-34 Station StreetGeorgian Revival0.5 miBHouse at 19 Linden StreetGreek Revival · Built 18460.5 miBHouse at 53 Linden StreetGreek Revival0.5 miBHouse at 44 Linden StreetMansard0.5 miStLinden SquareStructure0.5 miBHouse at 4 Perry StreetGreek Revival · Built 18430.5 miBWilliam Ingersoll Bowditch HouseGothic Revival0.5 miBFire Station No. 7Dutch0.5 miOMilestoneObject0.5 miBLynch-O'Gorman HouseQueen Anne0.5 miDBeacon Street Historic DistrictNeo-Classical0.5 miDCypress-Emerson Historic DistrictVictorian0.5 mi
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Italianate style, nearby

Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Italianate.

House at 44 Stanton RoadBuilt 1865 · 0 mi away
House at 5 Lincoln RoadBuilt 1852 · 0.1 mi away
House at 25 Stanton RoadBuilt 1850 · 0.1 mi away
William F. Tuckerman House0.2 mi away

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Questions about Robert S. Davis House

Is Robert S. Davis House on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Oct 17, 1985 (Register number 85003259).

Is Robert S. Davis House 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, 0.7 miles away.

Can you visit Robert S. Davis House?

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 Robert S. Davis House?

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 63792443 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.