Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 1779
Yesterday, we saw a painting of Savin Hill, and today we have an electro-type version of that painting from Antique Views of Ye Towne of Boston by James Henry Stark. First published in 1882. This page may have been from a turn-of-the century edition. The engraving is from a painting made in 1830.
The Stark family emigrated from England to Boston, Massachusetts, in the mid-19th century, eventually settling in Dorchester, Massachusetts. James Henry Stark attended Boston schools including the Boston Latin School, but he left school in 1864 to learn the trade of stereotyping and electrotyping, which he pursued until 1900, when he opened a real estate office. He was president of the Photo Electrotype Co., and he was the publisher of the book Antique Views of Ye Towne of Boston. An avid yachtsman, he founded several local yacht clubs and helped organize the Savin Hill Yacht Club. He helped organize and later served as vice president of the Dorchester Historical Society and authored several guide books and historical works, including The Loyalists of Massachusetts.
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