Fowler Clark Epstein Farm
Dorchester Illustration 2655
Historic Boston Incorporated announced on January 17, 2024, that it has sold the Fowler Clark Epstein Farm at 487 Norfolk Street to the Urban Farming Institute.
Today’s illustration includes a mural (top) of the farm that was discovered on one of the walls in the house. It depicts the farm in a much earlier period when the land in the area was devoted to agriculture. The farm was once part of a 330- acre estate. The bottom illustration is an image from Google streetview showing the house and barn in its current urban setting.
The property was designated a Boston Landmark in 2006. HBI purchased the property from the Epstein family and, in collaboration with The Trust for Public Land, the North Bennet Street School, restored the original farmhouse and barn. They created planting beds on the open land in front of the buildings.