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Dorchester Illustration 2249 Welles Mansion
The home of the Welles family was the original estate house for Ashmont Hill (see below) when the hill was all open land except the house in the illustration. George Derby Welles, who lived in Paris, inherited the estate from … Continue reading
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Dorchester Illustration 2248 Patent Medicine Bottle
Dorchester Illustration no. 2248 Patent Medicine Bottle from Blake House Site The bottle shown as today’s illustration was found in the archaeological dig at the Blake House site on Columbia Road. When the house was moved to its current … Continue reading
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Dorchester lllustration 2245 Dorchester Trolley
Dorchester Illustration no. 2247 Today we have a photo of a Dorchester trolley car and crew ca. 1900. _____ The Dorchester Illustration is sent occasionally. If you receive this e-mail by mistake, please reply to be taken off the e-mail … Continue reading
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May 15, 2016 Dorchester Historical Society – The History of Boston in 50 Artifacts
2 pm, Sunday, May 15th at 195 Boston Street, Dorchester, MA 02125 The Dorchester Historical Society’s program for May is a talk by Joe Bagley, the city archaeologist, and his new book The History of Boston in 50 Artifacts. Joe highlights … Continue reading
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Sad Day for Preservation
The attached photos show a demolition and the appearance of the building prior to today. It makes sad to lose an unusual property that is so evocative of our past. Earl Taylor
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Dorchester Illustration 2246 Lyman Fountain
Dorchester Illustration no. 2246 Today’s illustration is a scan of an illustration published in Proceedings of the Dedication of the Fountain on Eaton Square, Ward 24, October 24, 1885, in memory of Theodore Lyman, Jr., Mayor of Boston in 1834-35. … Continue reading
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Dorchester Illustration 2245 Laban Pratt House
Dorchester Illustration no. 2245 The Laban Pratt Laban house on Pope’s Hill appeared in American Architect and Building News, March 11, 1882, vol. XI, no. 326 following p. 138 Laban Pratt (1829-1923) was a prominent manufacturer and lumber merchant at … Continue reading
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Dorchester Illustration 2244 stone excavated at Four Corners
Dorchester Illustration no. 2244 The stone in today’s picture was excavated when foundation work was begun about a year ago at a development at Four Corners. The stone is now located at the southeast corner of Washington and Bowdoin Streets … Continue reading
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Dorchester Illustration 2243 Edward Everett Statue knocked cover
Dorchester Illustration no. 2243 Before Edward Everett’s statue was moved to Richardson Park, it stood in a traffic circle at Edward Everett Square. Today’s photo shows the statue toppled by a passing motorist in 1931. Caption on verso: Motorist Fells … Continue reading
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Dorchester Illustration 2242 Statue of Edward Everett
Dorchester Illustration no. 2242 Edward Everett’s statue stands in Richardson Park at Edward Everett Square (the intersection of Columbia Road, Boston Street, Massachusetts Avenue and Cottage Street). It was originally located in the Boston Public Garden but was moved to … Continue reading
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