Savin Hill Flats AREA FORM from Boston Landmarks Commission prepared as part of 1994 Survey of Dorchester. Dated April, 1995 and recorded by Edward W. Gordon. [Note: this reproduction of the information in the Boston Landmarks Area Form may have typographical errors,...
William G. Walsh William Hero’s Square Hero’s Square on Expressway, south bound, near Keystone https://www.dotnews.com/files/REP%2044_23web.pdf Dorchester Reporter November 2, 2023 the following is from ...
Putnam Horse-shoe Nail Company The S. S. Putnam Nail company began the manufacture of curtain fixtures, horseshoe nails and other types of hardware at Neponset in 1859. In 1860 thirty-three tons of horseshoe nails were manufactured during the entire year. In 1891...
Preston Chocolate number 8975 Preston Chocolate on Commercial Point One of the buildings of the Baker Chocolate complex was named the Preston building in honor of another Dorchester chocolate maker, a former competitor to Baker. The Preston building is a three-story...
The Savin Hill Historic District is located in the Dorchester section of Boston and completely occupies a peninsula of land extending out into Dorchester Bay. Although part of much larger community, the district has always stood out distinctly due to geographical...
