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Tag Archives: Four Corners
Dorchester Illustration 2519 Collins Building
Dorchester Illustration 2519 Collins Building The following is excerpted from the National Register description of the Collins Building, 213-217 Washington Street In 1898, Charles F. Collins subdivided the land on either side of Kilton Street (now Norwell Street), between Washington … Continue reading
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Dorchester Illustration 2518 Norfolk Hall
Dorchester Illustration 2518 Norfolk Hall Today’s illustration is from a program about Four Corners that the Dorchester Historical Society will present at 7 pm on June 27th. To register for the virtual program on Zoom, go to www.dorchesterhistoricalsociety.org The link … Continue reading
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Dorchester Illustration no. 2500 Waiting for the Hour
Dorchester Illustration no. 2500 Waiting for the Hour Carlton was a portrait and genre painter who was active in the Boston area from 1836 till after the Civil War. He moved to Dorchester in the 1850s and lived a little … Continue reading
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Dorchester Illustration 2405 Portrait of Isaac Withington by Robert Ball Hughes
Dorchester Illustration no. 2405 Burnt Poker Portrait of Isaac Withington The Dorchester Historical Society has recently acquired a burnt poker portrait of Dorchester Resident Isaac Withington by the artist Robert Ball Hughes. The Society also owns a bust by Ball … Continue reading
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Dorchester Illustration 2325 Magnet Theatre
Dorchester Illustration no. 2325 Magnet Theatre The Magnet Theatre was located at 301 Washington Street, north of the intersection of Bowdoin, Harvard and Washington, on the west side of Washington opposite Mt. Bowdoin. The site is now the home of … Continue reading
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Dorchester Illustration 2244 stone excavated at Four Corners
Dorchester Illustration no. 2244 The stone in today’s picture was excavated when foundation work was begun about a year ago at a development at Four Corners. The stone is now located at the southeast corner of Washington and Bowdoin Streets … Continue reading
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