101 Tyndale St

Some streets in Boston have a reputation that travels. Tyndale is one of them. Quiet, not a cut-through, and known across Roslindale as the block where neighbors plow each other out, take in each other's trash bins, and — once a year — host thousands of kids from Rozzie, West Roxbury, and Hyde Park for what has become Roslindale's most beloved Halloween tradition.

101 Tyndale is a 1910 folk Victorian sitting where it belongs: on a south-facing lot, set behind a covered front porch that runs the full width of the home. The current owner has been here for nearly seventy years. He raised four children in this house, and on summer afternoons you'd find him napping on that porch in the southwestern light. The slate roof, original to the house, has done its job for over a century. So has the bone structure underneath.

Inside, the first floor opens from the entry into a living room and a formal dining room with crown molding, a built-in corner china cabinet, and red fir floors that run throughout. The layout is intimate rather than open — a circulation that makes sense for a 1910 home, with the central core (closets, chimney) anchoring the rooms around it. Ceilings are tall. Light pulls southwest into the dining room as the day moves.

The kitchen and baths are honest about themselves. They work, but they're cosmetic projects waiting for the right hands. What's already done is the work that matters most: a complete electrical system replacement and code upgrade in 2026, a well-maintained oil-fired steam boiler, replacement vinyl windows, and a basement with no signs of moisture. The slate roof is intact. The plumbing is largely copper. Roll up your sleeves and bring your vision — the heavier lifting is behind you.

Upstairs are three bedrooms and a flex room that leads to the walk-up attic. The ceiling height up there is the real story: room for a future primary suite, or two additional bedrooms, depending on what the next chapter looks like.

Outside, the lot runs to nearly 5,000 square feet with a gentle upward slope and grass behind the house. Driveway parking for two, plus the on-street parking that comes with a quiet residential block.

The location is the second story this house tells. Tyndale sits equidistant from Roslindale Village — accessed by walking through Fallon Field — and the commerce along Centre Street in West Roxbury. Bellevue commuter rail station is close by, with Exodus Bagels just under the pedestrian tunnel. Rozzie Square anchors the neighborhood with Delfino, Square Root, 753 South, The Substation, and Fornax. Tony's Market on Washington — Italian imports, butcher shop, and Tony himself opining on opera if you're lucky. Bread Thyme around the corner. Roche Brothers and Porter Café about a half mile away. Pleasant Café for old-school. Knoll Street Tavern at the JP/West Rox line for bar pizza. Stony Brook Reservation, Turtle Pond, and Millennium Park for the longer weekend stretches.

New zoning in Rozzie Square is opening the door to more density, more commerce, more of what makes a village center feel alive. The right buyer here will see a house that has been loved for nearly seventy years and is ready for the next seventy. Bring your contractor and your vision. The street is the rest.