The land on Pine Street to Summer St. was once owned by Timothy Foster and two parcels were sold to Joseph W. Foster for $1200. on March 28, 1873. The second parcel of 23 acres was purchased by Maurice Collins from Joseph W. Foster on April 22, 1881 for $2500. The parcel included both sides of what would become Pine Street in 1900-1902. It also was part of the small AVIS Collins Reservation. Maurice and wife Mary Collins built the house at the corner of the lane that is now Pine Street. They began selling parcels of the farm to family members to build homes of their own. [Mary Collins Welch purchased the lot next door, west of Collins house, on Summer St. in June 1898. John A. & Harriett Collins got one lot in Nov. 1900 and 2 more lots on Pine St. in 1903. Catherine J. Carter purchased her lot on Pine St. on March 1903. Michael J. Collins Jr. had a lot on Pine St. in June 1909.] In 1911 Maurice transferred the remaining farm property to his wife Mary Collins. After her death in 1919 the home lot was sold to Daniel F. Murray in Sept. 1919. The Murry family, Daniel & wife Agnes, held the property for 29 years selling to Cornelius H. & Mary T. Deacon of Brockton, MA on Sept. 6, 1949. The Deacon family owned the home for nearly 60 years.
In 2008 the property was sold to Five Star Inter Vivos Trust - Charles A. & Susan S. Papalia, trustees. The Trust name was changed in 2012 to Five Star Investment Trust.

Other notes:
A barn was once on the property to the north of the house. It was moved to this location from 5 Punchard Ave., the former barn of the blacksmith, James H. Cochran.
It has been noted that the barn may have been moved again to be converted into a home on Pine St.

Paid 10 Dec 1993, 16 Dec 1993 to Deborah
Christmas present of his parents