We need your support!

The Brooks Estate is owned by the City of Medford (MA). The Mayor of Medford has proposed $2.3 M in bond funding for the Brooks Estate restoration. This must be passed by the Medford City Council.

The Brooks Estate Master Plan was presented and the City Council took public testimony on March 20, but a vote has not yet been taken. This will be scheduled at some point in (we hope) the near future. In the meantime, you can help by sending an e-mail to the Medford City Council at Cloaking to express your support. A list of individual City Councilors is found at www.medford.org/Pages/MedfordMA_Council/index. Thank you for your support!

Information you can read/download now (pdf format):

Overview of the Brooks Estate Master Plan Please click here: Master Plan Overview (1.6 MB)

Complete Brooks Estate Master Plan - The Brooks Estate Master Plan details the long-term vision for the Brooks Estate, including the further restoration of the Shepherd Brooks Manor, Carriage House and the natural and historic landscape. This is a rather large document and has been broken into sections - click on any section to read/download (pdf format):

1 - Intro and Table of Contents (255 KB)
2 - Executive Summary (1.18 MB) (Overview, goals, etc.)
3 - History of the Brooks Estate (1.54 MB) (1660 to 2011)
4 / 4a - Landscape Restoration - Intro and Overall Landscape (6.36 MB)
4b / 4c - Landscape Restoration - Pond, Drive and Historic Core (3.3 MB)
5 - Manor Restoration (6.2 MB) (Plans, drawings, costs, etc.)
6 - Carriage House Restoration (4.3 MB) (Plans, drawings, costs, etc.)
7 - Business Plan (1.25 MB) (Financials - Income, Costs, Amortization, etc.)
8 - Conclusion (114 KB)
9 - Appendix Documents and Photos (3.6 MB) (Restriction, Tours, Photos, etc.)

We have also completed an Accessibility Projects Report describing how past, present and future projects are designed and executed to be in full compliance with the Federal ADA and Massachusetts Architectural Access Board (MAAB) regulations.

Please come speak up for your Brooks Estate. Send us an e-mail at Cloaking if you have any questions. Thank you for your support!

Getting There

The Brooks Estate is located on Grove Street in Medford, MA, about 5 miles North of Boston, 0.8 mile north of High Street (Route 60). Park off Grove Street and walk in at green gate just north of Cemetery. (Do not park in the cemetery.) Detailed map.

On Foot -- accessible from Grove Street (green gate) or through Oak Grove Cemetery (from Playstead Road side.)

By Public Transit -- take 80 or 94 bus from Davis Square (Somerville) or 94 bus from Medford Square (Medford) to corner of Boston Avenue and High Street. Walk up Grove Street.