The Dorchester Beacon, October 26, 1907
Carl E. Forsberg
Conducts one of the most important painting and decorating concerns in Dorchester—finest buildings in Dorchester decorated by him
Carl E. Forsberg, artistic painter andi decorator and dealer in wall paper, at No. 5 Savin Hill Avenue, Dorchester, established his business 20 years aga. The front part of his premises is well stocked with a selection of fine wall coverings of the latest designs and patterns, while his shop occupies the rear portion. Mr. Forsberg gives employment to 20 to 30 men. He makes a
specialty of undertaking large and important contracts and draws his patronage from Dorchester, Roxbury, the city proper, the near-by beaches and the surrounding neighborhood generally. He has done some of the most notable work of its kind in this vicinity, many striking examples of which are to be seen in the public buildings and private houses in this vicinity. He painted and decorated the Dorchester High School, the Stoughton Street Baptist Church and many office buildings in the business district of Boston. He is known throughout the building trades of this region as a most thorough workman and as artist of high order. He uses the best quality of paint, and the buildings he treats withstand the weather conditions in the best manner after his men have gone over them with their brushes. It is worthy of note that the A. H. Woods mansion at Savin Hill was decorated by Mr. Forsberg some 12 years ago. Ex-President Grover Cleveland and Joseph Jefferson, while guests at this beautiful home, greatly admired the artistic decorations created by Mr. Forsberg.
Mr. Forsberg was born in the kingdom of Sweden and was educated in his native land. He came to Boston 35 years ago and has lived within the limits of this city since that time. He is a member of the Masonic fraternity and of many other societies. He is one of the lending men in his trade in this region and enjoys the full confidence of his fellow painters, having been elected to the office of president of the Master Painters’ and Decorators’ Association of Boston. Mr. Forsberg is popular not only among the men who follow his calling, but also among those of all occupations who know him, and is respected and esteemed in all circles in which he moves.