George R. Minot House
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The George R. Minot House is a National Historic Landmark
at 71 Sears Road in Brookline, Massachusetts
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The Colonial Revival house was built in 1929 and was the home of George R. Minot, a Nobel Prize
winner in medicine and Physiology who discovered a cure for pernicious anemia
. The house was added to the National Historic Register in 1976.
National Historic Landmark
A National Historic Landmark is a building, site, structure, object, or district, that is officially recognized by the United States government for its historical significance...
at 71 Sears Road in Brookline, Massachusetts
Brookline, Massachusetts
Brookline is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States, which borders on the cities of Boston and Newton. As of the 2010 census, the population of the town was 58,732.-Etymology:...
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The Colonial Revival house was built in 1929 and was the home of George R. Minot, a Nobel Prize
Nobel Prize
The Nobel Prizes are annual international awards bestowed by Scandinavian committees in recognition of cultural and scientific advances. The will of the Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel, the inventor of dynamite, established the prizes in 1895...
winner in medicine and Physiology who discovered a cure for pernicious anemia
Anemia
Anemia is a decrease in number of red blood cells or less than the normal quantity of hemoglobin in the blood. However, it can include decreased oxygen-binding ability of each hemoglobin molecule due to deformity or lack in numerical development as in some other types of hemoglobin...
. The house was added to the National Historic Register in 1976.