Monthly Archives: June 2025

Dorchester Illustration 2727 Richard Clapp House

Posted on June 29, 2025 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration 2727 Richard Clapp House  Today we have a photo of Richard Clapp’s house, which was located on Columbia Road approximately where the Russell School is now across from the Blake House. The following is from, “The Clapp Memorial. Record … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2726 Milton Station car barn

Posted on June 22, 2025 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration 2726 Milton Station car barn Today’s illustration is a postcard, dated 1908, of the Milton Station car barn for trolley cars. The footprint of the building first appears in the 1904 Bromley atlas on Dorchester Avenue between Adams … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2725 S. S. Pierce Homestead

Posted on June 15, 2025 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration 2725 S. S. Pierce homestead Samuel Stillman Pierce (1807-1880), the son of Daniel and Lydia Davenport Pierce, was born in the farmhouse owned by his family in what is now the Cedar Grove section of Dorchester. Daniel Pierce … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2724  James and Hepzibah Swan

Posted on June 8, 2025 by earltaylor

Dorchester Illustration 2724  James and Hepzibah Swan Colonel James Swan (1754-1830) was a native of Scotland, who came to Boston in his boyhood. He participated in the Boston Tea Party in 1773. Swan fought at Bunker Hill, where he was … Continue reading →

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Dorchester Illustration 2723 The Hundred Steps

Posted on June 1, 2025 by earltaylor

Today’s top image is a photo by Leslie Jones of the “100 Steps,” leading from Hancock Street to Downer Avenue on Jones Hill.   The bottom image is a sketch drawn by Jack Frost, the Boston Herald’s columnist in his … Continue reading →

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