No. 5179 Benjamin Capp 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 Benjamin Clapp house was located at the intersection of Adams Street and Dorchester Avenue near Arcadia Street on the site where the Theater later stood.
No. 22077 Detail from 1850 map
No. 2487 Photograph in the collection of the Dorchester Historical Society, probably used as a model for the brick painting.
Benjamin, b. Jan. 16, 1795; d. Nov. 9, 1861; m. in 1840, Elizabeth, daughter of Stephen Pierce of Dorchester. In early life he was in mercantile business, which he relinquished, and afterwards lived upon the income of the property left him by his father. He resided on Adams Street, Dorchester.