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Dorchester Illustration 2690 James and Anna Foster

Posted on October 13, 2024 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration 2690 James and Anna Foster Please join the Dorchester Historical Society and the Boston Preservation Alliance for look at the Dorchester Old North Burying Ground on Sunday, October 20, 2:30 to 4:30. Registration required at bostonpreservation.org/cemetery The subjects … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2689 St. Mary’s Episcopal Church

Posted on October 6, 2024 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration 2689 St. Mary’s Episcopal Church The first service at St. Mary’s as an organized parish was held in Lyceum Hall on Aug. 23, 1847. A gift of land on Bowdoin Street at the corner of Topliff Street allowed … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2688 Mattapan Bank

Posted on September 29, 2024 by earltaylor

Mattapan Bank Dorchester Illustration 2688 The image of the Mattapan Bank comes from a vignette on the 1850 map of Dorchester. Mattapan Bank, was located at Harrison Square (just east of Fields Corner), it was incorporated in 1849. Its first … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2687 Carney Hospital

Posted on September 22, 2024 by earltaylor

Carney Hospital Dorchester Illustration 2687 This image is a postcard of the Carney Hospital, Dorchester, Massachusetts, circa 1953. Carney Hospital closed its doors at the end of August. It was a casualty of financial decisions made by Steward Health Care … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2686 Putnam Horseshoe Nails

Posted on September 15, 2024 by earltaylor

Putnam Horseshoe Nails Dorchester Illustration 2686 Silas Putnam invented a machine to make horseshoe nails that would perform like handmade nails. His factory at the northern end of Port Norfolk was modest at the time his factory was pictured in … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2685, Alexander Pope, Jr., Emblems of the Civil War

Posted on September 8, 2024 by earltaylor

Alexander Pope, Jr., Emblems of the Civil War Dorchester Illustration 2685 Today’s illustration is a painting by Alexander Pope, Jr., of a wooden wall with artifacts from the Civil War, the painting is titled Emblems of the Civil War. Pope … Continue reading →

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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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