The Founding and Incorporation of Brookline
- Date Range
- April 16, 1636 – January 13, 1705
- Title
- The Founding and Incorporation of Brookline
- What occurred
- In 1636 the selectmen of Boston allowed for 16 grants along the muddy river, though the town didn’t gain its name until January 8th, 1638, and isn’t incorporated till 1705. By the time the town was incorporated, there were around 50 families throughout the area with zero public buildings or churches. The majority were poor farmers.
- Location
- 333 Washington Street Brookline, MA 02445
- Image Citation
- Brick, P. (n.d.). Proceedings 1949. 1949 proceedings of the Brookline Historical Society. Retrieved November 20, 2021, from http://brooklinehistoricalsociety.org/history/proceedings/1949/Philbrick.html.
- Student name(s)
- Andrew Bassuk