Linden Park is a small municipal park at Linden Place and Linden Street in
Brookline, Massachusetts
Brookline () is an affluent town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States, and part of the Greater Boston, Boston metropolitan area. An exclave of Norfolk County, Brookline borders six of Boston's neighborhoods: Brighton, Boston, Brighton ...
, USA. The triangular park was created in 1843 as one of several parks in the Lindens subdivision of the area by
Thomas Aspinwall Davis, 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 Federal government of the United States, United States federal government's official United States National Register of Historic Places listings, list of sites, buildings, structures, Hist ...
in 1985.
See also
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Linden Square
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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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