{"nrhp_refnum":"85003313","name":"Saint Paul's Rectory","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"130 Aspinwall Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Brookline","county":"Norfolk County","state":"MA","lat":42.34625382200005,"lon":-71.11783130199996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1985-10-17","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Religion","Social History"],"significance_levels":["national","state","local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A rectory at 130 Aspinwall Avenue in Brookline, Massachusetts, built in 1886 for St. Paul's Episcopal Church and designed by Peabody and Stearns. It is built of Brighton puddingstone with Nova Scotia freestone trim.","why_significant":"The rectory is considered significant for its ties to Brookline's church history and as a fine example of the Jacobethan style. It was designed to complement the Gothic church next door and form a picturesque English-countryside group. It also housed rectors who guided the parish, including Dr. Leonard Storrs and Rev. Frederick Lawrence.","narrative":"Built in 1886 at 130 Aspinwall Avenue in Brookline, this rectory serves St. Paul's Episcopal Church and was designed by the architects Peabody and Stearns. It was erected in memory of Henry Chase, an active member of the congregation. Its walls are Brighton puddingstone trimmed with Nova Scotia freestone, and the house has a gable roof, scalloped bargeboards on gabled dormers, diamond-paned windows, and a parapet wall with elbows. The style is described as Jacobethan, chosen to complement the Gothic church beside it. Writers in 1900 and 1902 praised the church and rectory together as a picturesque scene resembling rural England. Contemporary accounts noted that the architects favored comfort and utility over display, and an interior fireplace was described as Richardsonian in character. The house has sheltered rectors including Dr. Leonard Storrs and Rev. Frederick Lawrence. Its listing rests on its link to Brookline's church history and its architectural quality. It remains the rector's home, with a floor raised in 1927.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Peabody and Stearns","architectural_style":"Jacobethan","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Still used as the home of the rector of St. Paul's Church; the floor was raised in 1927.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:11:57.151379-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/87/7923/63792387/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_MA/85003313.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/85003313/3421d4f7be-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/85003313/3421d4f7be-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY 3.0","author":"John Phelan","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Saint_Paul%27s_Rectory,_Brookline_MA.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">John Phelan</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Saint_Paul%27s_Rectory,_Brookline_MA.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63792387","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Paul%27s_Rectory","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7402025"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/massachusetts/norfolk-county/saint-pauls-rectory-85003313/"}