The  oldest  dwelling  house  standing  at  the  present  time  in  that  part
of  the  town  formerly  known  as  the  Mile  Slip  is  undoubtedly  the  old  Samp-
son Farnsworth  house.  It  is  located  on  the  summit  of  the  hill  in,  and  on
the  west  side  of,  the  road  which  leads  northerly  from  the  main  highwav
to  Mason  and  crosses  the  Robbin's  or  Wetherbee  brook,  the  house  being
about  one-fourth  of  a  mile  north  of  the  bridge  over  the  brook.
On  the  east  side  of  the  highway  from  Brookline  to  Pepperell,  Mass.,
about  one  mile  south  of  the  village  Main  street  at  the  present  time  stands
the  dwelling  house  of  Lieut.  Samuel  Farley.  This  house  is  the  oldest
framed  building  now  standing  in  town,  it  having  been  built  by  Mr.  Far-
ley as  early,  probably,  as  1750.  On  the  same  side  of  the  same  highway
and  some  fifteen  or  twenty  rods  north  of  the  latter  house  is  an  ancient
cellar  hole  which  is  said  to  mark  the  site  of  Lieutenant  Farley's  original
log  cabin.
Concerning  other  ancient  dwelling  houses  in  Brookline,  as  well  as  of
the  cellar  holes  which  at  the  present  time  mark  the  sites  of  such  of  them
as  have  disappeared,  such  information  as  the  writer  has  been  able  to
obtain  may  be  found  in  this  book  incorporated  in  connection  with  the
brief  sketches  of  the  lives  and  family  records  of  its  earlv  settlers.
136  HISTORY   OF   THE   TOWN    OF   BROOKLINE

Habitations  and  Brief  Biographical  Sketches  of  Such  of  the

Signers  of  the  Petition  for  the  Incorporation  of  Raby

in  1768  as  Left  Behind  Them  No  Family  Records.
