No. 5314 Clap Kendall House, painting on brick.
Edward A. Huebener, a former Board member of the Dorchester Historical Society, was a collector of materials relating to Dorchester history including a very large collection of graphic materials, including prints and photographs, now owned by the Society. His very own contribution to this group of materials was the idea of taking a brick from a house that had been demolished and asking a local illustrator to paint a picture of the house upon the brick. The painted bricks may be viewed at the Dorchester Historical Society.
The Clap-Kendall House was located on Washington Street between Lyndhurst Street and Kenwood Street.
No. 22064 Map detail from 1858 Walling map of Norfolk County
Built in either 1796 by Oliver Warren or in 1798 by Joseph Clap, great-grandfather of Henry Clap Kendall, the house owned by J. Clap appears on Washington Street in the 1858 Walling Map of Norfolk County. The bottom of the map detail shows Codman Square with the Church at the northeast corner of the intersection. The Clap Kendall House seems to be the fourth building north of the Church on Washington Street.
No. 2365 This photograph shows the side looking toward Kenwood Street.
No. 3403 This photograph shows the front of the house facing Washington Street.