Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 1866
Today we have the Edmund J Baker House. Edmund J Baker was the son of James, the founder of the chocolate company that later became Walter Baker. Edmund took over the business in 1804, when his father retired. Edmund lived at the corner of Washington Street and Richmond Street, where the modern brick office building is located today.
The photo is taken from Richmond Street. The spire of the First Methodist Church appears in the upper right of the photo, and the Safford House appears in the lower left. Abraham Lincoln stayed in the Safford House when he visited Dorchester in 1847. All these buildings are now gone.
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