No. 5237 Lyceum Hall, 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.
Built in 1839 and dedicated in 1840, Lyceum Hall on Meeting House Hill served as a public gathering place for many Dorchester activities during its life.
No. 2752 The detail from the 1899 Richards atlas shows Lyceum Hall located across Parish Street from the First Church at the crest of Meeting House Hill.
Discussions of the abolition of slavery, recruitment for the civil War, discussion of the annexation of Dorchester to Boston, and lectures by traveling speakers from all over the country on the Lyceum circuit took place here.
No. 293 Postcard. Caption on front: First Parish Church and Lyceum Hall, Meeting House Hill, Dorchester, Mass. Postmarked Feb 28, 1916. Upham’s Corner Station, Boston. With one cent stamp. On verso: Published by German Novelty Co., Boston, Mass.
No. 1425 Lyceum Hall from Historic American Building Survey
The school department used the building in the twentieth century for special needs students and for shop classes. The building was demolished in 1955.
PDF1061 Sammarco Lyceum Hall June 1990