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William Murphy House
Photo: Thomas Kelley from Boston, MA, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons · tap to enlarge
National Register of Historic Places

William Murphy House

Listed as “Murphy, William, House”

On the National Register since 198541 years
Queen AnneListed 1985Brookline
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About William Murphy House

William Murphy House, at 97 Sewall Ave., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Oct 17, 1985. The Register lists it for its science and architecture, at the national level. It describes its style as Queen Anne, as it does for 559 other Massachusetts listings. It was listed as part of Brookline MRA. Five more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isHistoric house 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↗
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 15 minutes

97 Sewall Ave., Brookline · about 0.5 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1William Murphy HouseStart here
  2. 2Richmond CourtJacobethan · 0.1 mi on
  3. 3Linden ParkStructure · 0.1 mi on
  4. 4Second Unitarian ChurchGeorgian Revival · 0.1 mi on
  5. 5MilestoneObject · 0.2 mi on
Around it

27 more Register listings within half a mile

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

BJames H. Standish HouseItalianate0.2 miDLongwood Historic DistrictRomanesque Revival0.3 miBSaint Paul's RectoryJacobethan0.3 miBSaint Paul's Church, Chapel, and Parish HouseGothic0.3 miBHouse at 4 Perry StreetGreek Revival · Built 18430.4 miBWilliam Ingersoll Bowditch HouseGothic Revival0.4 miBWinand Toussaint HouseMansard · Built 18810.4 miBHouse at 12 Vernon StreetQueen Anne · Built 18900.4 miBSt. Mark's Methodist ChurchRomanesque Revival0.4 miDCypress-Emerson Historic DistrictVictorian0.4 miBArcade Building20th Century Commercial Gothic · Built 19260.4 miBTown StableGothic Revival0.4 miBEdward Devotion HouseColonial0.4 miBSaint Aidan's Church and RectoryMedieval Revival · Built 18500.4 miBEmmett CottageGothic Revival0.4 miBHouse at 19 Linden StreetGreek Revival · Built 18460.5 miBHouse at 12 Linden StreetGreek Revival · Built 18440.5 miBHouse at 53 Linden StreetGreek Revival0.5 mi
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BHouse at 9 Linden StreetGreek Revival · Built 18460.5 miBHouse at 44 Linden StreetMansard0.5 miStLinden SquareStructure0.5 miBSaint Mary of the Assumption Church, Rectory, School and ConventVictorian Gothic · Built 18800.5 miBThe Dutch HouseDutch High Renaissance0.5 miBWilliam F. Tuckerman HouseItalianate0.5 miBHouses at 76-96 Harvard AvenueGeorgian Revival0.5 mi★John Fitzgerald Kennedy National Historic Site (Additional Documentation)Building0.5 miDCottage Farm Historic DistrictGothic Revival0.5 mi
More like it

Queen Anne style, nearby

Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Queen Anne.

Longwood Historic District0.3 mi away
House at 12 Vernon StreetBuilt 1890 · 0.4 mi away
Cypress-Emerson Historic District0.4 mi away
Cottage Farm Historic District0.5 mi away

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Questions about William Murphy House

Is William Murphy House on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Oct 17, 1985 (Register number 85003303).

Is William Murphy House 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 William Murphy 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 William Murphy 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 63792708 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.