From collection Charles Coombs Collection
Dr. Brooks & Church St
Dr. Brooks & house at corner of Church St and Spring Street. Later known as Abbott House. Shows horse and sleigh. View of Brooks house looking toward Post Office Square: William Quimby / Dr. John Brooks House, 1855-78 George M. Harding of Boston, architect. The home on the corner of Church Street & Spring Street is built in the Italianate style with Stick-style ornaments, vergeboard with incised designs on gable. William Quimby, a clock maker and local merchant, built the house in 1855. In 1878 Dr. John Brooks, City Physician and Director of the Girls Home, renovated the house. It was turned 90 degrees, lifted, a new story built underneath, and a Queen Anne side porch added.
