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Dorchester Illustration 2651, Edward Everett Birthplace

Edward Everett Birthplace Dorchester Illustration 2651 Today’s image is an engraving from 1873 of the Edward Everett birthplace at the Five Corners, now known as Edward Everett Square. The house was taken down in 1898 for the widening of Columbia … Continue reading

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Dorchester Illustration 2650 Stoughton Street Baptist Church

Stoughton Street Baptist Church Dorchester Illustration 2650 Stoughton Street Baptist Church was organized in 1845. The church society soon built a building at the corner of Stoughton and Sumner Street, now 50 Stoughton St. The building was nearly destroyed by … Continue reading

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James Jessup’s Carriage Shop

Dorchester Illustration 2649 James Jessup had a carriage shop on Bowdoin Street near Geneva Avenue. This photograph of his crew is from around 1870. Jessup was born in 1828 in England and died in Dorchester in 1901. Jessup is identified … Continue reading

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Happy Winter Season

Dorchester Illustration 2648 Dorchester Illustration 2648 This illustration is an advertisement for Baker’s Cocoa from Christmas1925, depicting people ice skating and drinking hot chocolate. Walter Baker & Co. is internationally known for its cocoa and baking squares. Founded in Dorchester … Continue reading

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Dorchester Illustration 2657, Keystone Manufacturing

Keystone Manufacturing Dorchester Illustration 2647 The Keystone building on Hallet Street that overlooks the Southeast Expressway was originally built for the Hallet Davis Piano Company. The Keystone Manufacturing Co. had been founded in 1919 to build machines and other products. … Continue reading

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Dorchester Illustration 2646, Tileston House, a Military Hero’s Home

Tileston House a Military Hero’s Home Dorchester Illustration 2646 Text from Carole Mooney The house in this illustration may look familiar, you can see it when leaving the Shaw’s Market parking lot. The house at 13 River Street was built … Continue reading

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Dorchester Illustration 2645, Laban Pratt House

Laban Pratt House Dorchester Illustration 2645 The Laban Pratt house on Pope’s Hill appeared in American Architect and Building News, on March 11, 1882, vol. XI, no. 326 following p. 138. Laban Pratt (1829-1923) was a lumber merchant in 1875 … Continue reading

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Trustees of Dorchester Savings Bank

Dorchester Illustration 2644 Trustees of Dorchester Savings Bank Dorchester Illustration 2644 Dorchester Savings Bank was incorporated on March 19, 1853 by an act of the Massachusetts Legislature. “William Richardson, Oliver Hall, Lewis Pierce, their associates and successors, are hereby made … Continue reading

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Spaulding Brothers’ Swiss Bell Ringers, Dorchester Illustraton 2643

Spauldng Brothers’ Swiss Bell Ringers Dorchester Illustration 2643 Swiss bell ringers came to the United States in the 1840s, bell ringing became popular entertainment, often part of a larger show. John Franklin Spaulding, a violinist from Boston joined the Swiss … Continue reading

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Thomas Trowbridge, ancestor of Cindy Crawford

Thomas Trowbridge, ancestor of Cindy Crawford Dorchester Illustration 2642 Sometimes our knowledge of former Dorchester residents comes from unexpected sources. We learned of supermodel Cindy Crawford’s efforts to trace her ancestry, through a YouTube video. One of her ancestors was … Continue reading

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