Saint Paul's Rectory is a historic church

rectory A clergy house is the residence, or former residence, of one or more priests or ministers of religion. Residences of this type can have a variety of names, such as manse, parsonage, rectory or vicarage. Function A clergy house is typically ow ...

at 130 Aspinwall Avenue in

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. The -story

Jacobethan The Jacobethan or Jacobean Revival architectural style is the mixed national Renaissance revival style that was made popular in England from the late 1820s, which derived most of its inspiration and its repertory from the English Renaissance (15 ...

stone house was built in 1886 to a design by

Peabody and Stearns Peabody & Stearns was a premier architectural firm in the Eastern United States in the late 19th century and early 20th century. Based in Boston, Massachusetts, the firm consisted of Robert Swain Peabody (1845–1917) and John Goddard Stearns J ...

. It was designed to complement the Gothic Revival style of Saint Paul's Episcopal Church, for whose rector it was built. The exterior is finished in Brighton puddingstone and Nova Scotia freestone; its gable ends have elbows on the parapet walls, and the upper-level windows have diamond panes. The house was listed on the

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in 1985.

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Religious buildings and structures completed in 1886 Houses in Brookline, Massachusetts National Register of Historic Places in Brookline, Massachusetts Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Norfolk County, Massachusetts Peabody and Stearns buildings {{NorfolkCountyMA-NRHP-stub

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