Charles Brooks House

The Charles Brooks House is a historic house at 309 High Street in Medford, Massachusetts. It is a 2+1⁄2-story wood-frame house with brick side walls, each of which has two chimneys built into it. The house is estimated to have been built around 1765, early in the Federal period. It has exterior details that are now rare in Medford, including corner quoining and cornice detailing. The house is most notable, however, for its association with Rev. Charles Brooks, a prominent figure in local history.[2]

Charles Brooks House
Charles Brooks House is located in Massachusetts
Charles Brooks House
Charles Brooks House is located in the United States
Charles Brooks House
LocationMedford, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°25′18″N 71°7′28″W
Built1765
NRHP reference No.75000269[1]
Added to NRHPJune 18, 1975

Brooks (1795-1872) played an active role in the development of the educational systems of Massachusetts, including its normal schools. He also cowrote an early history of the city.[3]

Bust of Charles Brooks

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.[1]

See also

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. "Charles Brooks". socialarchive.iath.virginia.edu.
  3. "MACRIS inventory record for Charles Brooks House". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-02-27.
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