William Ingersoll Bowditch House
William Ingersoll Bowditch House | |
| Location | 9 Toxteth St., Brookline, Massachusetts |
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| Coordinates | 42°20′8″N 71°7′1″W / 42.33556°N 71.11694°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1844 |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival, Gothic Revival |
| MPS | Brookline MRA |
| NRHP reference No. | 85003249 |
| Added to NRHP | October 17, 1985 |
The William Ingersoll Bowditch House is a historic house at 9 Toxteth Street in Brookline, Massachusetts. It is a good example of vernacular Gothic and Greek Revival architecture, built c. 1844-45 as part of one of Brookline's earliest formal residential subdivisions. William Bowditch, the first owner, was an active abolitionist who sheltered fugitive slaves as part of the Underground Railroad, and was a member of the Boston Vigilance Committee. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 17, 1985.