Brookfield Heights is a section of Brockton, MA that is nicely located in the Northeast part of the City, bordering the towns of Abington and Holbrook. From about 1958 to 1962 the Campanelli Brothers built several thousand houses designed to appeal to the young, first time homebuyer. Nearly all of the designs featured an eat-in-kitchen,a family sized living room, three bedrooms and one bath. It also included an attached garage, which was often modified into living space(s). At the time, the demand came from young men and women who had grown up during the Great Depression, and were striving to build a better life for their kids. The economy had recovered from World War II and Korea, and America was building automobiles, and roads to drive them on, at a feverish pace. ...
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