No. 5224 Farrington Store, 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 Farrington Store is still located at 1259-1261 Dorchester Avenue, Dorchester’s most dangerous intersection where Freeport Street crosses Dorchester Avenue. The location is at the corner of East Street and Dorchester Avenue, where Hancock Street and Freeport Street meet Dorchester Avenue.
No. 5267 Detail from 1874 Hopkins Atlas showing location of the Farrington Store.
No. 2423 Photograph in the collection of the Dorchester Historical Society.