Linden Park is a small municipal park at Linden Place and Linden Street in
Brookline, Massachusetts
Brookline is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, in the United States, and part of the Greater Boston, Boston metropolitan area. Brookline borders six of Boston's neighborhoods: Brighton, Boston, Brighton, A ...
, USA. The triangular park was created in 1843 as one of several parks in the Lindens subdivision of the area by
Thomas Aspinwall Davis
Thomas Aspinwall Davis (December 11, 1798 – November 22, 1845) was a silversmith and businessman who served as mayor of Boston for nine months in 1845.
Early life
Davis was born on December 11, 1798, in Brookline, Massachusetts, the son of E ...
, which was the first residential subdivision created in Brookline. In addition to generous setbacks, the deeds for the lots of this subdivision contained covenants excluding the sale to "Negroes or natives of Ireland".
The park and neighborhood were designed by
Alexander Wadsworth, and the park was originally held in common by the surrounding property owners. The park is now partially surrounded by wrought iron fencing, and has grassy areas and a playground.
The park was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...
in 1985.
See also
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Linden Square
Linden Square is a small municipal park at Linden Place in Brookline, Massachusetts, United States. Roughly rectangular in shape with one curved side, Linden Square was laid out in 1844 by Alexander Wadsworth as part of the subdivision of the ar ...
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References
External links
Linden Park- Town of Brookline
National Register of Historic Places in Brookline, Massachusetts
Parks in Norfolk County, Massachusetts
Brookline, Massachusetts
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