203 Adams St., Milton, Massachusetts. County/parish: Norfolk.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places February 13, 1975. NRIS 75000289.
3 contributing buildings. 1 contributing site. 1 contributing structure.
The Dr. Amos Holbrook House is a historic house at 203 Adams Street in Milton, Massachusetts. It was built about 1800 by Dr. Amos Holbrook, a pioneer in the propagation of smallpox inoculations as a means of improving public health. The house has retained many interior finish details from the Federal period, including unique trompe-l'œil frescoes. Holbrook was a pioneer in the field of public health, advocating for small pox inoculations. The house listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975, and was included in the Milton Hill Historic District in 1995.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63796228