Object Details
- General
- These images depict various houses and locations in Brookline, Massachusetts, Thomas Warren Sears's hometown. Most of the sites are between St. Paul and Carleton Streets and include properties located in the Longwood and Cottage Farm historic districts. Many of the images were taken from an upstairs window or the roof of the Sears family home. Identification of individual images was facilitated by Greer Hardwicke, Preservation Planner in the Town of Brookline's Office of Planning and Community Development and by Ken Liss and Larry Barbaras of the Brookline Historical Society.
- Collection Creator
- Sears, Thomas Warren, 1880-1966
- Sears & Wendell
- Olmsted Brothers
- Harvard University
- American Society of Landscape Architects
- Place
- Massachusetts -- Brookline
- United States of America -- Massachusetts -- Norfolk County -- Brookline
- See more items in
- Thomas Warren Sears photograph collection
- Thomas Warren Sears photograph collection / Series 1: Photographic Images / United States / Massachusetts
- Archival Repository
- Archives of American Gardens
- Identifier
- AAG.SRS, File MA126
- Type
- Archival materials
- Collection Citation
- Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, Thomas Warren Sears photograph collection.
- Collection Rights
- Archives of American Gardens encourages the use of its archival materials for non-commercial, educational and personal use under the fair use provision of U.S. copyright law. Use or copyright restrictions may exist. It is incumbent upon the researcher to ascertain copyright status and assume responsibility for usage. All requests for duplication and use must be submitted in writing and approved by Archives of American Gardens. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.
- Scope and Contents
- The folder includes worksheets, photocopies of historic district data sheets, and photocopies of correspondence relating to the identification of the sites.
- Collection Restrictions
- Access to original archival materials by appointment only. Researcher must submit request for appointment in writing. Certain items may be restricted and not available to researchers. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.
- Record ID
- ebl-1562707900944-1562707901869-4
