The Dorchester Beacon, October 26, 1907
E A. Huebener & Co.
Repairers and upholsterers of furniture, 315 Adams Street, Dorchester
E A. Huebener & Co., repairers and upholsterers of furniture at No. 315 Adams Street, near Park Street, Dorchester, is the oldest concern of its kind in the district, having been established in 1877, thirty years ago. It originally occupied premises in Parkman Street, removing to its present quarters in 1890. The business done by this house lies only in the direction of repairing and restoring furniture of the olden time, making a specialty of antiques and doing nothing with modern household articles. The establishment occupies a field of its own and is known all over Boston among lovers of things that belonged to generations long past and forgotten. There is now in the shop in the process of restoration to its original form a pulpit belonging to the Old South Meeting house, from which the preachers of a century or more ago were wont to exhort their congregations. Mr. Huebener has a collection of antique furniture, difficult of duplication anywhere. He also possesses a remarkable collection of old China, which he has been gathering for the the last 20 years. Among his treasures is a Bible belonging to the famous Adams family, whose members have been closely identified with the development of the state and the nation since the earliest of the Colonial days, containing the records of the family from 1640 to 1840. All kinds of curios, or anything else possessing historical value, seem to find their way naturally into the Huebener treasure house, as for instance, a collection of old newspapers, some of which date back to the time of Ben. Franklin, which were printed by him on the old hand press and are known to be genuine. There is likewise a curious collection of postage stamps, made up of examples of stamps printed long before the government took charge of issuing them, when letters were carried privately by individuals from place to place. A fine collection of old and rare coins is one of the things in which Mr. Huebener takes a pardonable pride. He also possesses relics of wood from all of the old buildings in Boston, which he has had fashioned into canes.
Mr. Huebener was born in Dorchester and has lived in this district all of his life. He is a member of the board of directors of the Dorchester Historical Society.
After the first of October, Mr. Huebener’s new warerooms will be on Parkman Street, where lovers of antiques will have a rare treat overlooking the exhibit.