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Dorchester Illustration no. 2172 Torrey House   The Torrey mansion stood on the corner of Washington Street and Melville Avenue. Designed by Cabot and Chandler, the Torrey House was one of the most elaborate 19th-century homes in Dorchester. ELBRIDGE TORREY … Continue reading →

Dorchester Illustration no. 2171 McGrath Electric In 1940, the McGrath Electric Company documented their acquisition of a truck with photos.  Their storefront was located at 1726 Dorchester Avenue across from St. Mark’s Roman Catholic Church next to a drugstore.  The … Continue reading →

Dorchester Illustration no. 2170 Hebrew Home for the Aged On Wednesday, January 28, 1903, a small group of Orthodox Jews – five women and one man – completed and signed the official documents and paid the five-dollar fee, thus creating … Continue reading →

Diane Jacobsohn, PhD Three-Decker: Symbol and Stereotype 2 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 16, 2014 at the William Clapp House Diane Jacobson will examine why three-deckers are considered a form of vernacular architecture peculiar to New England, as well as some of … Continue reading →

Dorchester Illustration no. 2169 Oakland Hall   Oakland Hall stood at the corner of River Street and Oakland Street (now Cummins Highway).  As noted below it was moved on its lot to face Mattapan Square more conveniently.  Does anyone know … Continue reading →

Dorchester Illustration no. 2168 Dorchester High School for Boys strike Dorchester Illustration no. 2168   Today it is hard to imagine that there were rules for clothing worn to school in former years.  The illustration is a press photo that … Continue reading →

Dorchester Illustration no. 2167 Ashmont Station In the late 1890s a new Ashmont train station was built on the west side of the train tracks on the land where the land is today. Earlier, the station was on the north … Continue reading →

Dorchester Illustration no. 2166   Postcard sent from the front in World War I, postmarked Aug. 7, 1918 to Miss Laurette Moulton, 1683 Dorchester Avenue, Dorchester, Massachusetts, USA.   How are all you at home.  Suppose by the time you … Continue reading →

As the 50th anniversary of the arrival of the Beatles in the US comes to a close, re-live a little personal history at DHS.   Delvyn Case, professor of music at Wheaton College, will present a musical introduction the brilliant … Continue reading →

Dorchester Illustration no. 2165   Postcard with a view eastward along Ashmont Street from the intersection of Ashmont, Ocean and Burt Streets.  About 1910.   The house at the far right is 121 Ashmont Street, then 123, 131, 139, 145. … Continue reading →