Linden Park (Massachusetts)

Linden Park is a small municipal park at Linden Place and Linden Street in Brookline, Massachusetts, 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".[3]

Linden Park
LocationLinden Place and Linden Street, Brookline, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°20′5.78″N 71°7′4.91″W
Area0.28 acres (0.11 ha)[1]
Built1843
ArchitectAlexander Wadsworth
MPSBrookline MRA
NRHP reference No.85003297 [2]
Added to NRHPOctober 17, 1985

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.[4]

The park was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[2]

See also

References
  1. "Linden Park". Town of Brookline. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
  2. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  3. McKenzie, Evan (1996). Privatopia : homeowner associations and the rise of residential private government. New Haven: Yale University Press. p. 35. ISBN 9780300066388. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
  4. "MACRIS inventory record for Linden Park". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-05-20.


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