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Dorchester Illustration 2388 House of William Cranch Bond

Posted on January 20, 2019 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration no. 2388 House of William Cranch Bond The photograph shows the house of astronomer William Cranch Bond, who, together with his son George Phillips Bond, are regarded as the first important contributors towards the early history of astronomy … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Historical Society open houses

Posted on January 16, 2019 by earltaylor

The Dorchester Historical Society’s historic houses are open on Sunday, January 20, 2019: William Clapp House, 195 Boston Street James Blake House, 735 Columbia Road The Lemuel Clap House will not be open but will be open February 17th.

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Dorchester Illustration 2387 Baker Chocolate tank car

Posted on January 13, 2019 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration no. 2387 The Dorchester Historical Society has model railroad cars imitating those that shipped liquid chocolate all over the USA.  Jeff Gonyeau recently took a photograph of a real tank car with the Bakers Chocolate name and logo … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2386 Morton Street at Blue Hill Avenue

Posted on January 6, 2019 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration no. 2386   Morton Street at Blue Hill Avenue Blue Hill Avenue began as the Brush Hill Turnpike.  It was chartered in 1805 and although the Town of Milton disapproved, the turnpike was completed in 1809.  In 1810 an … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration no. 2385 Subway Collision at Ashmont

Posted on December 30, 2018 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration no. 2385   Subway Collision at Ashmont Subway Trains derailed at Ashmont, October 19, 1949 Problems with rapid transit are not new.  The photo taken by Herbert Stier was published Oct. 19, 1949, by the Boston Traveler with caption: … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2384 Cast Stone

Posted on December 23, 2018 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration no. 2384        Cast Stone Today’s illustration is a lament for building ornamentation that has been lost to history.  Usually we highlight the loss of architectural elements from highly decorated wood-frame houses, but today our image is of a … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2383 William T. Adams

Posted on December 16, 2018 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration no. 2383        William T. Adams The following is from: One of a Thousand. A Series of Biographical Sketches of One Thousand Representative Men Resident in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, A.D. 1888-89. Compiled under the editorial supervision of John … Continue reading →

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No open house in December for our historic houses

Posted on December 9, 2018 by earltaylor

Please note that we will not be open to the public for tours in December

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Dorchester Illustration 2382 Ivers Adams

Posted on December 9, 2018 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration no. 2382        Ivers Adams Portrait of Ivers Adams from http://arslongaartcards.com/cards/pioneer-portraits-i/ivers-adams/ Ivers Adams lived at the northeast corner of Washington Street and Columbia Road, where there is now a Burger King.  Adams was the first president of the Boston … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2381 Elizabeth Stanton Chadbourne

Posted on December 2, 2018 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration no. 2381        Elizabeth Stanton Chadbourne Elizabeth Stanton Chadbourne was born September 6, 1855, to William and Elizabeth Chadbourne.  William came to Lynn, Massachusetts, from Lyman, Maine, at the age of eighteen to take a job in the shoe … Continue reading →

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