The Dorchester Beacon, October 26, 1907
Henry W. Hubbard
Real estate broker and insurance agent, Dudley and Clifton streets, Roxbury
With the development of the outlying sections within the limits of the city of Boston, in recent years, and its attendant increase in property values, came the golden opportunity for the real estate dealer, and not a few men of judgment took advantage of the favorable conditions and entered the field thus opened to them. One of those to measure up the future accurately was Henry W. Hubbard, of Dudley and Clifton streets, Roxbury, who saw the possibilities of that district for the future and became one the property pioneers in that territory. Mr. Hubbard opened his offices in their present location about 20 years ago and is known as one of the oldest real estate operators in Roxbury, if not the real dean of them all. His transactions in landed property have been of enormous proportions, in all of these intervening years, and some of the most notable deals in lands and houses in that part of the city have been engineered to a successful termination through his energy and skill. Mr. Hubbard carries on a general real estate business iu buying, selling, renting and exchanging property, in collecting rents and managing estates for others. Mr. Hubbard is also widely known for his success as a negotiator of loans on real estate mortgages. A large number of moneyed men place their interests in his hands and are ready to lend cash, in almost any amount, on security which he recommends as sound, at low rates of interest. Borrowers, therefore know to \whom to go to secure accommodation without delay and on the most favorable terms. The volume of business done in Mr. Hubbard’s offices in the course of a year, in this one direction, is vast and constantly increasing. An idea of the magnitude of Mr. Hubbard’s real estate transactions can be gained from knowledge of the fact that he has, at the moment, on his books no less than 1500 choice pieces of property for sale or rental in the Roxbury and Dorchester districts. Many of these are bargains of an extremely unusual kind and can be secured on the most favorable terms, if spoken for quickly. They include private dwelling houses, flats, stores, business buildings and tracts of unimproved lands. Mr. Hubbard’s knowledge of all kinds of property values make his services as an appraiser frequently called for in estimating the assets of estates of deceased persons and others, and no one ever ventures to question the figures he sets in such cases, his judgment being accepted as final and conclusive. He also acts as auctioneer, whenever the occasion requires him to do so. Mr. Hubbard also conducts an insurance business in connection with his real estate work, representing the Fireman’s Fund Insurance Company of San Francisco, Cal. and other companies. He is able to write policies without delay and to pay losses promptly and in liberal amounts. He holds commissions as notary public and justice of the peace and acts in those official capacities whenever the occasion demands such services.
Mr. Hubbard is a New Englander by-birth and education. He came to Roxbury to live many years ago, and all of his large interests centre in the district. He has been so closely identified with real estate development there for so many years that he is regarded as one of the most influential figures in the community. If one is thinking of acquiring property in Roxbury or Dorchester, either by purchase or rental, they are advised to consult with Mr. Hubbard before concluding negotiations elsewhere.