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Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 2113 Baker Chocolate trade card from the early 20th century. ____ The Dorchester Illustration of the Day (DIOTD) is sent weekdays. If you receive this e-mail by mistake, please reply to be taken off … Continue reading →

Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 2112 Greetings from Dorchester. Mass.   Post card with raised floral bouquet.  The flowers are actually raised, creating hollow indentions on the back side of the card.  Postmarked May 11, 1908. ____ The Dorchester Illustration … Continue reading →

Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 2111 St. Mary’s Church on Jones Hill, designed by Henry Vaughan in Jacobethan Revival style and built in 1888, is a prototype of modern gothic. Saint Mary’s was one of his earliest American commissions … Continue reading →

Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 2110   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 →

Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 2108 The public art pieces at Edward Everett Square were dedicated in 2007 and 2010.  Check out the new website at www.edwardeverettsquare.org Our illustration today is one of the bollards in the square showing … Continue reading →

Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 2108 Researching the History of Your House 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 15 with Marian Pierre-Louis, Fieldstone Historic Research   You can research the history of your house whether it is 20 years old or … Continue reading →

Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 2107 As Dorchester’s population increased in the southern portion of the town, the Selectmen recognized that it would be convenient for more people if the center of government were more centrally located. The town … Continue reading →

Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 2106 September 2013 Dear DHS Members and Supporters: Restoration of the Clapp Family Barn is almost complete! But we have one s[h]ingle thing left to do:  reshingle the exterior before the snow flies. WILL … Continue reading →

Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 2105 Postcard. Caption on front: Walter Baker Chocolate Mills, from the Big Chimney. copyright 1905 Frederick A. Frizell. Postally unused. ____ The Dorchester Illustration of the Day (DIOTD) is sent weekdays. If you receive … Continue reading →

Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 2104 Postcard. Caption on front: Walter Baker Chocolate Mills, Power House. copyright 1905, Frederick A. Frizell. Postally unused. For most of the early years, the Baker chocolate mills relied entirely on water power. In … Continue reading →