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Tag Archives: Dorchester
Dorchester Illustration 2522 James Blake House
Dorchester Illustration 2522 James Blake House The James Blake House at 735 Columbia Road is the oldest existing house in Boston. It is 360 years old this summer. We are sorry that the house is not open for public tours … Continue reading
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Dorchester Illustration 2521 Victory Road Bridge to Squantum
Dorchester Illustration 2521 Victory Road Bridge to Squantum During World War I, a bridge was built from Commercial Point, Dorchester, to Squantum, Quincy, to allow workers to travel from Boston to the plant manufacturing destroyers at the Naval Air Station … Continue reading
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Dorchester Illustration 2520 Thetford Avenue School
Today’s illustration shows a school building at the corner of Thetford Avenue and Evans Street. The portrait photograph is a picture of Robert Swan. The City built a primary school at the corner of Thetford Avenue and Evans Street between … Continue reading
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Dorchester Illustration 2519 Collins Building
Dorchester Illustration 2519 Collins Building The following is excerpted from the National Register description of the Collins Building, 213-217 Washington Street In 1898, Charles F. Collins subdivided the land on either side of Kilton Street (now Norwell Street), between Washington … Continue reading
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Dorchester Illustration 2517 Seymour Ice Cream
Time of year to think about ice cream, especially ice cream in Dorchester. The Dorchester Ice Cream Company was founded by the Samuelian Brothers – Yeghia and his younger brother Michael – who changed his name to Seymour. The 1916 original … Continue reading
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Dorchester Illustration 2516 Sampler by Hepzibah Clapp
Dorchester Illustration 2516 Sampler by Hepzibah Clapp Today’s illustration is a sampler created by Hepzibah Clap, when she was 10 years old in 1808. A sampler was meant to showcase the needlework of a girl as part of her educational … Continue reading
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Dorchester Illustration 2515 Harvard Congregational Church
The corner-stone for the Harvard Congregational Church was laid in 1887. The church was located at approximately 15-19 Gleason Street. In 1928, Congregation Bnei Israel began to use the building, and they left in 1943. At some point, the building … Continue reading
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Dorchester Illustration 2514 Mattapan Bank
Dorchester Illustration 2514 Mattapan Bank Mattapan Bank The Mattapan Bank, located at Harrison Square (just east of Field’s Corner), was incorporated in 1849. Its first president was Edward King, the Boston businessman who purchased the estate named Rosemont from Captain … Continue reading
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Dorchester Illustration 2513 Bussey House, 1203-1205 Adams Street
Dorchester Illustration 2513 Bussey House 1203-1205 Adams Street Later today, the Dorchester Historical Society will host a program to hear Joe Bagley talk about his new book Boston’s Oldest Buildings and Where to Find Them. The buildings range in date … Continue reading
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Dorchester Illustration 2512 Tuttle House
Dorchester Illustration 2512 Tuttle House The Tuttle House, which was located at the corner of Savin Hill Avenue and Tuttle Street, occupied the lot where the school building is located today. It existed as a “sea-side” hotel from 1822 to … Continue reading
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