Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 1720
Today’s illustration is a portrait of Robert Treat Paine (1835-1910), grandson of the signer of the Declaration of Independence. Although Paine did not live in Dorchester, he did participate in housing construction projects aimed at providing lower-cost homes to workingmen.
Richard Heath has written an article about Paine’s work in Dorchester that may be found at http://www.dorchesteratheneum.org/pdf/HeathRobertTreatPaine.pdf
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