Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 1818
All set for the 4th?
Today’s illustration shows 23 Beaumont Street in 1892 all dressed up for the holiday.
Scan of photo of 23 Beaumont Street in 1892 published in Historic New England Summer 2006 issue, p. 21. Flags, lanterns and yards of bunting decorated Henry Bowen’s Roseland Cottage. To the left is 6 Fairfax, partly hidden behind #23 is 4 Fairfax and to the very right is 17 Beaumont.
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