Robert Treat Paine
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Portrait of Robert Treat Paine
Robert Treat Paine, Jr. (1810-1905) was a Boston lawyer and philanthropist and descendant of one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence. He is remembered best for his work on the building committee for Trinity Church in Copley Square and for his philanthropic housing projects in several Boston neighborhoods.
Two of his housing projects survive today:
- The proposed Round Hill - Sunnyside Historic District, located north of Centre Street in Jamaica Plain, on Round Hill, Sunnyside, Edge Hill, Gay Head, and Westerly streets.
- The Frederick Douglass Square Historic District, located south of Tremont Street in Roxbury on Sussex, Warwick and Greenwich streets. This is a small development of two story brick row houses.
Paine's house in Waltham, MA, was a collaboration between architect Henry Hobson Richardson (architect of Trinity Church) and landscape designer Frederick Law Olmsted. The house is operated by the Robert Treat Paine Historical Trust and is open to the public.
External links
- Stonehurst, The Robert Treat Paine Estate, in Waltham, MA
- Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site in Brookline, MA
