OWNERSHIP
CONDITIONS
CONTEXT

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OWNERSHIP:
-- Allandale Street: City of Boston Transportation Department
-- Brandegee Estate: Management Sciences for Health
-- Boston Police Stables: City of Boston

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CONDITIONS:
Allandale Street runs from the edge of the Arnold Arboretum and the full-service Faulkner Hospital at Centre Street, into the suburb of Brookline. The street is immediately bordered by wooden fences, stone walls, woodlands, and is dotted with homes on sprawling parcels of land. There is an unmarked road off of Allandale Street that leads to the old Brandegee Estate, which is home to an international public health organization and the Boston Police Stable.

Remnants of the Brandegee Estate include an enormous Georgian house on a hilltop with terraces that overlook vast meadows. This is the home of the Management Sciences for Health (MSH). The grounds are manicured, with trellises, statues, arbors, a covered gazebo, an historic red brick building, and a terraced garden with ornate columns. The Boston Police Stable is housed in the former Brandegee stables, which have been leased to the City of Boston since 1964.

The Allandale Woods urban wild also borders Allandale Street, and there is an unmarked entrance to the woods from Allandale Street. The woods contribute to the suburban -- or even rural -- feel of the road.

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CONTEXT:
Allandale Street represents the transition from Jamaica Plain to the suburb of Brookline. This entire area is dominated by open land, including several urban wilds. Allandale Woods, which is across the street from the Police Stables, is the largest urban wild in the City. When Allandale Street crosses the Brookline border it becomes Allandale Road. Allandale Street is a unique road in the Heart of the City because of its urban/rural character.

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