National Historic Landmark · Boston, Massachusetts

Brook Farm

Built 1841. Added to the National Register in 1966, and a National Historic Landmark.

Brook Farm
Photos via Wikimedia Commons

The record

Property typeSite
Address670 Baker St., Boston, MA
CountySuffolk County
ListedOct 15, 1966
Listed forSocial history
Level of significanceNational
Reference number66000141
Built1841 · more from the 1840s
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark

The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗

Visiting

Address670 Baker St., Boston, MA
Coordinates42.2914° N, 71.1741° W · Directions ↗
Also in Boston316 listed places in Boston → · walking tours →
Listing on the Register does not open the door. Unless a museum or park runs it, treat this as private property and see it from the sidewalk.

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Local history books for Boston

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  • Legendary Locals of East Boston
    Regina Marchi, 2015
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  • Child Labor in Greater Boston
    Chaim M. Rosenberg and Linda Clare Reed, 2014
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  • Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
    Diane Shephard and Eric S. Rosengren, 2014
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  • Legendary locals of Boston's South End, Massachusetts
    Hope J. Shannon, 2014
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  • Boston Police
    Robert E. Anthony and Boston Police Department, 2014
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Guidebooks to historic places and travel in Massachusetts

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Reference

Questions people ask

When was Brook Farm listed on the National Register?

Oct 15, 1966. It is also a National Historic Landmark, the higher of the two designations.

Source: National Park Service

When was Brook Farm built?

1841.

Source: Wikidata

Where is Brook Farm?

670 Baker St., Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts.

Source: National Park Service

Where is the nomination form for Brook Farm?

The National Archives holds the nomination form, the document that made the case for listing.

Source: National Archives

Sources

Name, location, type and dates come from the National Register office's spreadsheet of listed properties, because the Park Service's spatial data does not carry this listing. The map point comes from Wikidata. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 66000141. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The nomination form and photographs ↗ at NPGallery are the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service, and the form is often the best description of the place.