37 Brooks Street

This Colonial house was built in 1920 and rises two stories to a slate roof.

The 1916 Bromley Atlas shows Edna Pope as the owner of the empty lot where this house was built.

The 1925 City Directory lists John Hayes, a printer, as a resident of this house.

The 1925 Bromley Atlas shows J. and M. Hayes as the owners of this house.

In 1930 this house was owned by William Murphy, a 41-year old gardener from Ireland. William lived with his 32-year old Irish wife Margaret and their two children: five-year old Margaret and 2-year old William Junior. The building was valued at $7,500.