Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 1915
The Codman Mansion on Codman Hill, built by Seth Thayer in 1790, and purchased by John Codman when he became pastor of Second Church in 1808, stood at the junction of Washington and Ogden Streets and Wilmington Avenue. Its address was 951 Washington Street although it sat high on the hill. As Codman’s family increased he put on several additions to what was originally just a square house. Ells were succeeded by ells until the house had the appearance of a ropewalk. After Codman’s death in 1847, his oldest son occupied the house for some years. The family later rented the house to a female boarding academy under Miss Dodge, and they later sold the property to Mrs. Cochran who ran a school as well.
The explosion of an oil stove in February, 1923, led to the fire that nearly demolished the house. The building was razed the following year.
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