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• Brewer and Thomas Who is that street named after?

  Brewer st - Sarah Brewer lived in the house at the corner of Brewer and Thomas streets.

  Published by Remember Jamaica Plain? on July 13, 2009.

• Centre and Orchard Mrs Walker's School

  Centre and Orchard sts, 1884.

  Published by Remember Jamaica Plain? on June 30, 2009.

• Centre and Green J.P. Historical Society Tour - Green Street

  For an extra added bonus, I'll be leading this tour (and it's free!), so come out and say hello. The tour starts at the corner of Centre and Green sts.

  Published by Remember Jamaica Plain? on June 9, 2009.

• Centre and South JP Historical Society Tour

  ...begins at 11:00 AM, weather permitting, and starts at the Loring-Greenough house at Centre and South streets. The tour combines architectural gems with historical context, and tells the stories of a...

  Published by Remember Jamaica Plain? on May 14, 2009.

• Centre and South Church and State

  ...to leave the First Roxbury parish in Roxbury proper and join the Third parish at Centre and South street. Since the parishioners supported the meeting house financially, any movement among parishes could harm...

  Published by Remember Jamaica Plain? on May 8, 2009.

• 2 Alveston Street A Postal History of Jamaica Plain

  From consolidation with the Boston office came the box delivery and the first carriers appointed were Mr.J.R. Dickson of 12 Harris Avenue and Mr.J.E. Page of 2 Alveston Street, who are still active in their offices.

  Published by Remember Jamaica Plain? on May 6, 2009.

• 672 Centre A Postal History of Jamaica Plain

  ...the district for better service was met in the establishment of sub-station 25 at 672 Centre street, in the store of what was until recently, the New York Dry Goods store...

  Published by Remember Jamaica Plain? on May 6, 2009.

• 12 Harris Avenue A Postal History of Jamaica Plain

  From consolidation with the Boston office came the box delivery and the first carriers appointed were Mr.J.R. Dickson of 12 Harris Avenue and Mr.J.E. Page of 2 Alveston Street, who are still active in their offices.

  Published by Remember Jamaica Plain? on May 6, 2009.

• 158 Paul Gore A Postal History of Jamaica Plain

  ...as a result sub-station 38 was located at J.L. Locke's drug store, 158 Paul Gore street. The last to be established was sub-station 3(?) in the drug store of...

  Published by Remember Jamaica Plain? on May 6, 2009.

• 725 Centre A Postal History of Jamaica Plain

  ...Poole came another change of locality, the government this time taking up its quarters at 725 Centre street, in the store now rented by the Messers. Libbey Bros. Two years later this...

  Published by Remember Jamaica Plain? on May 6, 2009.

• Centre and South Stephen Minot Weld - Schoolmaster

  Weld School - Centre and South streets, 1859 (BPL).

  Published by Remember Jamaica Plain? on May 2, 2009.

• 38-40 Burroughs Gas Lamps In Jamaica Plain

  38-40 Burroughs street - set back from the road.

  Published by Remember Jamaica Plain? on April 28, 2009.

• Centre and Pond The Boits of Jamaica Plain and Paris, France

  In time, Edward was sent to Charles Greene's school at Centre and Pond streets. Later, he attended Boston Latin school and Harvard College. After a trip to India...

  Published by Remember Jamaica Plain? on February 12, 2009.

• Forest Hills and Morton The Boits of Jamaica Plain and Paris, France

  ...house on a 7 acre lot at the corner of Curtis and Scarborough streets (later Forest Hills and Morton streets). They called their estate Ingleside, and remained there until 1853. The property was later...

  Published by Remember Jamaica Plain? on February 12, 2009.

• Brewer and Burroughs The Central School Takes a Turn

  ...the City of Roxbury purchased 33,300 square feet of land at the corner of Brewer and Burroughs streets from the Trustees of the Eliot school (a discussion of the earlier history of...

  Published by Remember Jamaica Plain? on January 28, 2009.

• Centre and Pond The Incorporators

  John Troutbeck (#13) was the first owner of Linden Hall, which sat at Centre and Pond streets. Reverend Troutbeck was assistant rector of the first Anglican church in Boston, and like that other loyalist, Joshua Loring, would emigrate to Great Britain during the Revolution.

  Published by Remember Jamaica Plain? on January 12, 2009.

• Centre and South The Incorporators

  ...that were not present at the time of the founding of the Third Parish (1760s). Centre and South streets were present, as well as Perkins, Day Heath, May streets. Burroughs Eliot and Prince...

  Published by Remember Jamaica Plain? on January 12, 2009.

• 25 Thomas William Shepard, Wheelwright

  ...it that the house now standing on the southeast corner of Brewer and Thomas street (25 Thomas st.) was the Brewer house, and was moved from Centre street to the current location...

  Published by Remember Jamaica Plain? on January 2, 2009.

• Thomas and Hagar William Shepard, Wheelwright

  ...First National supermrket, for the old-timers among us). Missing from the map above are Thomas and Hagar streets. In 1837, a deed mentions two un-named passageways that would become Thomas and...

  Published by Remember Jamaica Plain? on January 2, 2009.

• Brewer and Thomas The Old Homestead

  ...of both 4 Brewer street and the adjacent 25 Thomas street, at the corner of Brewer and Thomas. Luckily, we have an 1873 Jamaica Plain/West Roxbury directory available online, which tells me...

  Published by Remember Jamaica Plain? on December 20, 2008.

• 4 Brewer The Old Homestead

  ...lived in four houses in Jamaica Plain, but I spent my formative years at number 4 Brewer street, between Centre street and Jamaica Pond. The earliest property map showing plot ownership is...

  Published by Remember Jamaica Plain? on December 20, 2008.

• 25 Thomas The Old Homestead

  ...and shows an A. Clough in possession of both 4 Brewer street and the adjacent 25 Thomas street, at the corner of Brewer and Thomas. Luckily, we have an 1873 Jamaica Plain...

  Published by Remember Jamaica Plain? on December 20, 2008.

• Centre and Burroughs The Old Homestead

  ...because as we saw earlier, Mr. Clough ran a billiards room on the corner of Centre and Burroughs streets. In 1866, a year after his wife bought the Brewer street land and house...

  Published by Remember Jamaica Plain? on December 20, 2008.

• 63 May One Hundred Years of Jamaica Plain Architecture

  63 May street - 1840s.

  Published by Remember Jamaica Plain? on December 8, 2008.

• 253 Lamartine One Hundred Years of Jamaica Plain Architecture

  253 Lamartine street - between 1858-1871.

  Published by Remember Jamaica Plain? on December 8, 2008.

• 800 Centre One Hundred Years of Jamaica Plain Architecture

  800 Centre street - by 1847

  Published by Remember Jamaica Plain? on December 8, 2008.

• 268 Chestnut One Hundred Years of Jamaica Plain Architecture

  268 Chestnut avenue - probably by 1858; by 1866.

  Published by Remember Jamaica Plain? on December 8, 2008.

• 17 St John One Hundred Years of Jamaica Plain Architecture

  17 St John street - between 1849-1856.

  Published by Remember Jamaica Plain? on December 8, 2008.

• 101 McBride One Hundred Years of Jamaica Plain Architecture

  101 McBride street - around 1864.

  Published by Remember Jamaica Plain? on December 8, 2008.

• 6 Marlou One Hundred Years of Jamaica Plain Architecture

  6 Marlou terrace - by 1858.

  Published by Remember Jamaica Plain? on December 8, 2008.