No. 5231 Holden 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 Holden House was located on Columbia Road (then named Boston Street) near Upham’s Corner.
No. 5284 Detail from 1858 Walling Map of Norfolk County, showing Boston Street (now Columbia Road) leading north from Uphams Corner. The Holden House is approximately between the T and O in the street name Boston.
No. 2361 Photograph in the collection of the Dorchester Historical Society, possibly used as the model for the brick painting of the Holden House.