
Dr. Byron Freeman Brown (1902-1962) was born in Maine and was educated at Bowdoin College before moving to Boston for medical school. After he graduated, he married and accepted a position as a doctor at Milford Hospital, not far from Hopedale, Massachusetts. Dr. Brown and his wife, Veronica, had this cottage on Adin Street built around 1930. Distinguished by its stone veneer walls and steeply pitched red clay tile roof punctuated by dormers and symmetrical facade, the Dr. Brown House is a great example of a Colonial Revival style house with Arts and Crafts flair built in the inter-war period.
My mother, Ellen Brown Swenarton, was the daughter of Dr. Byron and Veronica Brown and grew up in this house. She passed away in 2019 but we actually visited Hopedale about 10 years ago and stopped by the house. She was pleased with how well it was maintained. I would appreciate any more information you may have on the house, and thank you for providing some of this history.
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