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The home was built by deacon Joshua Brooks (1721–1790), who sold it to his son, Joshua Jr. (1755–1825), a member of the sixth generation of the Brooks family living in the area. He was a minuteman, and fought in the skirmish at North Bridge and was later a sergeant in the Continental Army. [1] Joshua Jr. had fourteen children.
Glendale is located along the Housatonic River. It has a post office. Glendale was once an important center of institutions of private and public education. [1] Russell Webb attended Glendale Home School. [1] In 1904, Glendale Elastic Fabric Company had plans to install new looms at its plant along the river. [2]
The oldest portion of this 2 + 1 ⁄ 2-story timber-frame house was built c. 1695 by Daniel Brooks.Its interior has retained many of its early 18th century features, including exposed beams, wide pine floorboards, and unbaked bricks used as insulation between inner and outer wall coverings.
This is a list of villages in Massachusetts, arranged alphabetically.. In Massachusetts, villages usually do not have any official legal status; all villages are part of an incorporated municipality (town or city - see List of municipalities in Massachusetts) which is the smallest official form of government.
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Cumberland Rd. and Arbor Dr. on the north, Parkridge Dr. and Valley View Rd. on the east, Kenneth Rd. on the south, and Merriman Dr. on the west Consists of 58 houses built on the estate of John C. Brockman; Brockmont's hillside home (Brockmont) and the four-story clock tower he built in 1914 are major assets in the district; the estate was ...
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It is located on North Great Road, just off Battle Road (formerly the Bay Road), about 0.6 miles (0.97 km) west of the contemporary Hartwell Tavern. [1] There are three other Brooks-family houses within a quarter mile — the Samuel Brooks House, the Noah Brooks Tavern and the Joshua Brooks House — hence the area is called Brooks Village. [1]