Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 1680
Postcard. Caption on front: Resthaven, Dorchester, Mass. Postally unused.
Today’s image is a scan from an undated real photo post card from about 1920 showing a building labeled Resthaven, an Italianate-style mansion with a mansard roof. Resthaven stood on Washington Street, between Tremlett Street and Melville Avenue, now the site of the Dorchester District Court (notice the granite wall in front that still survives). On the left of Resthaven was the Reed house, moved to 51 Melville Avenue, and on the right was the Bull House, moved to 6 Parkman Street. Resthaven was demolished about 1923-1925 to make way for the Dorchester Municipal Court House.
______
The Dorchester Illustration of the Day (DIOTD) is sent weekdays. If you receive this e-mail by mistake, please reply to be taken off the e-mail list. If you know others who would like to receive the daily e-mail, please encourage them to join the group by going to http://groups.google.com/group/dorchester-historical-society. You may contact Earl Taylor at ERMMWWT@aol.com
If you value receiving the DIOTD, please express your appreciation by making a donation to the Dorchester Historical Society, either by regular mail at 195 Boston Street, Dorchester, MA 02125, or through the website at www.DorchesterHistoricalSociety.org