Dorchester Illustration 2609 Stedman Home on Savin Hill
One of the featured insets on the 1858 Map of Norfolk County is the “Residence of D. B. Stedman, Esq. Savin Hill, Dorchester.
Daniel B. Stedman was an importer of crockery and glass with a business address of 10 Summer Street, Boston. In 1855, Daniel’s wife, Miriam White Stedman, acquired land at the corner of Savin Hill Avenue and Grampian Way on the east side of Grampian Way. They built the home pictured in today’s illustration on the hill about 11 and 15 Grampian Way are located today. In 1866, the Stedmans acquired more land to the east, extending their property all the way to Caspian Way.
The 1870 U.S. Census listed a large number of people living in the house.
Daniel, 53, and Miriam, 47
Daniel B. Stedman, Jr., 30
Susan L. Stedman, 30
Edward M. Stedman, 25
Josiah Stedman, 21
George Stedman, 20
George Stedman, 20
Theodore M. Stedman, 17
Arthur W. Stedman, 15
Georgianna Stedman, 10
Julia Hicks, 36, domestic servant
Nellie Mullen, 36, domestic servant
Mary Coughlin, 26, domestic servant
Daniel B. Stedman, 3d, 4
Robert L. Stedman, 2
Henry R. Stedman, 1
The house was taken down between 1894 and 1898, when the estate was subdivided into house lots.