No. 5188 Thompson 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 S. Thompson was located on Highland Street (now Fruean Place), which runs from Church Street down to Freeport Street. The drawing has a caption that says Thompson was a drummer in the Revolution.
No. 5283 Detail from 1858 Walling map of Norfolk County.
No. 2358 Pen and ink drawing by G.B. Bird in the possession of the Dorchester Historical Society.