Dorchester Illustration 2703 Daniel Sharp’s House
Daniel Sharp’s house was located at the corner of Howard Avenue and Hartford Street. Sharp was vice-president of an insurance agency. The U.S. Census for 1880 lists Sharp and his wife, Mary, with their three children: George H. L. Sharp, 21, clerk in a wool house; Edward S. Sharp, 19, dry goods clerk; and Clarence S. Sharp, 16, at school. Two servants also lived in the house: Annie Sinnott, 30, and Nellie Hogan, 25, both of whom had immigrated to Boston from Prince Edward Island.
The photograph shows the house in its original position at the back of a large lot facing Howard Avenue, with a front yard sloping down to the street. The screenshot from Google Street View shows the house today. Sometime between 1889 and 1894, the house was moved closer to Hartford Street and turned so that the entrance faces Hartford Street. The large yard was subdivided, and four houses were built between Sharp’s house and Howard Avenue. Two houses were built facing Hartford Street and two facing Howard Avenue. The address of the house in the photo is now 6 Hartford St. The house has been altered. Its front façade has a different window pattern on the second floor, and a one-story addition has been added to the front.