No. 20493 26 Abbott Street, image from Google Sgreet View, August, 2020.
Date of construction: 1871-1872
Based on mortgage from Marks to Newhall in February, 1872.
Three story house, where the third floor has a Mansard roof
MACRIS BOS.6626
Marks, Hayes, Hildreth House
circa 1874
Second Empire
The following is from the area form for Franklin Field North, Boston Landmarks Commission
at #26 Abbott Street is another large Italianate Mansard with stucco wall covering and windows with Italianate cornice headed lintels. This house is enclosed by a straightsided mansard roof paired and pedimented dormers.
Owners from maps and atlases
1874 M. A. Marks
1884 F. B. Hayes
1889 Susan G. Hildreth
1894 Elisha Wheeler
1898 S. G. & J. B. Hildreth
1904 S. J. & J. B. Hildreth
1910 S. J. & J. B. Hildreth
1918 S. J. & heirs J. B. Hildreth
1933 Rae L. Aronson 10,000 sf
Deed
lot 33
December 27, 1881 from William P. Wilson to Francis B. Hayes 1547.172 parcels including this lot
consideration $1
December 17, 1881 from Francis B. Hayes to William P. Wilson 1547.170
mortgagee sale on mortgage given from Alfred A. Marcus to Francis B. Hayes Aug. 18, 1880 1500.516
mortgage August 18, 1880 from Albert A. Marcus to Francis B. Hayes 1500.516 several lots including lot 33 on Abbot Street
consideration $73,000
August 18, 1880 from Caroline C. Tufts to Albert A. Marcus 1500.510
$1
August 17, 1880 from Charles H. Shepard to Caroline C. Tufts
consideration $1 subject to a mortgage of $4,000
mortgage December 12, 1879 from Charles H. Shepard to Lewis H. Browne 1500.506
consideration $4,000
November 18, 1879 from Caroline C. Tufts to Charles H. Shepard of Chelsea 1500.505
consideration $6,500
from L. H. Browne to Caroline C. Tufts 1421.288
consideration $5
refers to deed to Browne at 1134.105 [typo?]
August 25, 1876 from the Glendon Company to Lewis H. Browne 1341.105 lot 33
consideration $2,200
January 19, 1875 from Franklin W. Pitcher to Nathaniel M. Jewett Glendon Company 1253.241 sundry parcels
February 28, 1874 from Eugene M. Johnson to Franklin W. Pitcher 1199.318
consideration $5,800
February 28, 1874 from mortgagee to Eugene M. Johnson 1199.315
mortgagee sale foreclosing on mortgage from Stephen and Melbourne Marks to Charles Newhall, Feb., 1872
consideration $5,800
March 24, 1873 from Stephen F. Marks and Melbourne A. Marks to Benjamn F. Dow 1150.158
consideration $12,000 parcel of land with the buildings thereon subject to mortgages of $9,500
mortgage October 7, 1872 from Melbourne A. Marks to Cheever Newhall 1128.223
consideration $2,500
mortgage February 3, 1872 from Marks to Charles Newhall 1094.20 lot 33
consideration $5,500 although this documents states $5,500, the mortgage dated October, 1872, says that there is an existing mortgage or $7,500 to Newhall dated Feb., 1872. This is confirmed in the deed to Dow in 1873. land with the buildings thereon
Feb. 1, 1872 from Charles Newhall to Stephen F. Marks and Melbourne A. Marks 1094.13
consideration $25,000 ten parcels 18, 39, 37, 35, 33, 31, 49, 5, 54, 70
“subject to the condition that no dwelling house or other building shall, within ten years next following the date of this deed, be erected or placed on any part of the above granted premises within 25 feet of the line separating the same from said streets and avenue”
it appears that Newhall was the person who put in the restriction
mortgage from Charles Newhall to William E. Abbot 1084.109
consideration $45,618.14
Dec. 19, 1871 from William E. Abbot and Ann S. Abbot to Charles Newhall of Lynn 1084.109
consideration $60,000 land with buildings thereon about 19 acres