House at 25 Stanton Road
Why it's listed
This Italianate house at 25 Stanton Road in Brookline was built between 1849 and 1855. Subdivision plans and 1850s tax lists suggest it went up in 1852, at the same time as the house now at 5 Lincoln Road, which it originally matched. Samuel Crafts, a Brookline landowner and a founder of the Harvard Congregational Society, appears to have been the first owner. He rented it in 1852 to a Boston importer, and by 1856 it had been sold to a Boston furniture dealer. Later changes included a 1973 greenhouse that replaced a first-floor bay window and a 1976 rear addition. Even so, the house keeps its L-shaped, picturesque plan, triple arched second-story window, deep bracketed eaves, rounded windows and heavy window cornices. It is one of several Italianate houses on the street and was listed for its architecture as a representative example of the style in Brookline.
Significance in brief: The house is argued to meet criterion C as one of a group of Italianate houses in a concentrated area. Although modified, it keeps its asymmetrical L-shaped, picturesque configuration, triple windows, deep bracketed eaves and bracketed window heads. Its early owners were also Boston businessmen, which reflects how the area was developed.
Machine-generated summary. This summary was generated by a language model from the official nomination document and has not been reviewed line by line by an editor. It may contain errors. Check the source document before relying on any detail. Source: nomination document (PDF) · National Archives catalog entry. NRHP reference 85003285, listed October 17, 1985. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | 25 Stanton Rd., Brookline |
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| County | Norfolk County |
| Listed | October 17, 1985 |
| Reference number | 85003285 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Architectural style | Italianate |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Architecture |
| Level of significance | National, State, Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Present use is residential. Alterations include reshingling of the roof (1950), removal of bay windows and installation of a greenhouse (1973), and a rear two-story addition (1976). |
| Acreage | 0.9 |
| Coordinates | 42.33415, -71.12483 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
National Register listing is honorary for a privately owned home: it does not by itself restrict what an owner may do with their own money, and it does not require public access. Restrictions come from local landmark or historic-district ordinances, which are separate (how they differ).
Owner-occupied houses are not eligible for the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit, which applies to income-producing buildings, but many states offer credits for homeowners. Listing also opens the door to preservation easements and to buying a plaque. Start with what listing means for homeowners, renovating a listed house and selling one.
General information, not legal or tax advice. Rules change; confirm with your State Historic Preservation Office or a qualified adviser.
Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 85003285.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q5914179
- This listing as JSON
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