In the Town of Southeast, the Village of Brewster was named for its founding father. Perched on a knoll that overlooks Oak Street in the village is the Walter F. Brewster house.

This lovely home boasts an extraordinary location: high above Upper Mill Pond in Brewster on an enormous 3.84-acre lot. A boardwalk connects the pond-front house to the water, a popular spot for ...

The Brewster House, which has an interior portion that could be from pre-Revolutionary times is set to be torn down. The historic home has been falling apart since catching fire in the 1980s.

In 1882, Dr. John M. Brewster’s house at 359 East St. was purchased by William Russell Allen for $12,000 (approximately $350,000 today). Three years later, Allen hired Pittsfield architect H. Neil ...