Monthly Archives: October 2016

Dorchester Illustration 2273 Account of the Manufacture and Use of Cocoa

Dorchester Illustration no. 2273   Account of the Manufacture and Use of Cocoa The first known recipe pamphlet issued by Walter Baker & Co. was entitled An Account of the Manufacture and Use of Cocoa and Chocolate and was published in … Continue reading

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Dorchester Illustration 2272 Milton Station Car Barn

Dorchester Illustration no. 2272   Milton Station Car Barn The Milton Station car barn was located at approximately 2262 Dorchester, where a Boston Housing Authority high-rise now stands near Lower Mills. Postcard. Caption on front: Milton Station Car Barn, Dorchester, Mass.  … Continue reading

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Dorchester Illustration 2271 Sally Baker’s House, Savin Hill

Dorchester Illustration no. 2271   Sally Baker House, Savin Hill Sally Baker lived on Savin Hill Avenue, the part of Savin Hill Avenue that circles the north side of the Hill, nearly opposite Savin Hill Court. Sarah Baker was a member … Continue reading

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Dorchester Illustration 2270 Unitarian Church in Lower Mills

Dorchester Illustration no. 2270   Unitarian Church in Lower Mills Dorchester’s third church society was formed as a result of disagreement at Second Church in Codman Square. In the Boston area in the early 1800s ministers would routinely trade parishes to … Continue reading

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Dorchester Illustration 2269 Dorchester Pottery Footwarmer

Dorchester Illustration no. 2269   Dorchester Pottery Footwarmer Founded in 1895 by George Henderson, Dorchester Pottery Works successfully produced commercial and industrial stoneware for many years. Henderson came from New Haven, Connecticut, where he had been a partner in the S.L. … Continue reading

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