Brookline
a town in Norfolk co., Mass.; on the Charles river, and the Boston and Albany and the New Eng- land railroads; 3 miles W. of Boston, with which it is connected by electric with which it is connected by by electric railroads. It contains the villages of Cottage Farm, Longwood, and Reservoir Station; has a granite town house, public library, and manufactories of electric motors, etc., and is chiefly a place of suburban residence, being one of the most beautiful and wealthy suburban towns in the country. Pop. (1910) 27,792; (1920) 37,748.