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Dorchester Illustratin 2684 Codman Mansion

Posted on September 1, 2024 by earltaylor

Today’s illustration includes two drawings of the Codman mansion. The lower image was torn from the same notebook as last week’s drawing (Blaney Memorial Baptist Church), by an artist who signed the image: F.G.H. We are still trying to find … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2683 Blaney Memorial Baptist Church

Posted on August 25, 2024 by earltaylor

Blaney Memorial Baptist Church Dorchester Illustration 2683 Miss Mercy Blaney died in 1884, leaving $20,000 for the building of a church, which was erected in 1887 at the southeast corner of Richmond Street and Dorchester Avenue. Blaney lived on Temple … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2682, Coal Gas Holder at Adams Corner

Posted on August 18, 2024 by earltaylor

Coal Gas Holder at Adams Street and Gallivan Boulevard Dorchester Illustration 2682 The Dorchester Gas Light Company was incorporated in 1854. “Gideon Beck, Alexander Pope, and Charles C. Harrington, their associates and successors, are hereby made a corporation, by the … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2681, Wood Mausoleum, Dorchester Old North Burying Ground

Posted on August 11, 2024 by earltaylor

Wood Mausoleum, Dorchester Old North Burying Ground Dorchester Illustration 2681 The Wood mausoleum is the largest above-ground structure in the Dorchester Old North Burying Ground. It was erected in memory of Caroline Elizabeth Wood, 1822-1892, beloved and devoted wife of … Continue reading →

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Oliver and Royall Tomb, Dorchester Old North Burying Ground

Posted on August 4, 2024 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration 2680 Oliver and Royall Tomb, Dorchester Old North Burying Ground Dorchester Illustration 2680   The monument for the Isaac Royall family marksthe largest tomb in the Dorchester Old North Burying Ground. The picture at the top of today’s … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2679 Dot Art Visits Dorchester Historical Society

Posted on July 28, 2024 by earltaylor

Dot Art Visits Dorchester Historical Society Dorchester Illustration 2679 We were delighted to welcome students from Dot Art’s summer program to the William Clapp House last week. They focused on the Dorchester Pottery collection as an example of a local … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2678, William Clapp House

Posted on July 21, 2024 by earltaylor

William Clapp House, Dorchester Illustration 2678 The maintenance of the Dorchester Historical Society’s properties is ongoing and endless, and not always visible. The refurbishment of the entry hallway at the 1806 William Clapp House at 195 Boston St., has been … Continue reading →

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James Foster gravestone, Dorchester Illustration 2677

Posted on July 14, 2024 by earltaylor

James Foster gravestone, Dorchester Illustration 2677  The Dorchester Old North Burying Ground has a type of marker called portrait stones. The City of Boston website, https://www.boston.gov/departments/parks-and-recreation/iconography-gravestones-burying-grounds, has the following entry: “Another type of decorative carving, often called “portrait stones,” was more … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2676, Marker for Revolutionary War Soldiers

Posted on July 7, 2024 by earltaylor

Marker for Revolutionary War Soldiers, Dorchester Illustration 2676  Revolutionary War soldiers are remembered by a marker in the Dorchester Old North Burying Ground. This was the only public cemetery in Dorchester from the 1630s until 1814, when the South Burying … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustraton 2675, Daniel Davenport

Posted on June 30, 2024 by earltaylor

Daniel Davenport Dorchester Illustration 2675 Daniel Davenport (1773-1860) was the sexton and grave digger for the First Parish Church. Davenport charged $4 to the estate of Elijah Wales for opening and closing the tomb, tolling the bell, providing a horse … Continue reading →

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