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(Reprinted from www.jphs.org/books)
Jamaica Plain Historic Society
How to Find the History of Your House and Lot?
Find a wealth of informational sources for learning the history of a house or lot. Learn how to search municipal records, find original homeowners, and locate tax assessor’s records. You will learn about title searches, deeds, mortgage records, property plans, and Probate Records. Also included is information about street names and Boston Landmarks Commission Preservation Studies. You will learn that the Fine Arts Department of the Boston Public Library has an extensive card file of information on Boston buildings and architects, including references to books, articles, obituaries, prints, photos, and plans. Additional sources covered by this pamphlet include city building permit records, the Boston City Directory, local newspaper archives, Boston Fire Department records, collections of early photographs, and the archives of utility companies.
This pamphlet also contains an eclectic guide to places and institutions in Jamaica Plain’s history. Learn how Jamaica Plain took its name, the chief streets, the Monument, Eliot School, Eliot and Curtis Hall, significant surviving residences, Pinebank, Curley House, John Hancock’s country-seat, Allandale Spring, Peacock Tavern, Seaver’s Store, First Church, St. John’s Episcopal Church, schools, Forest Hills Cemetery, Arnold Arboretum, Faulkner Hospital, and about some notable residents of Jamaica Plain.
McCormack & Scanlan Real Estate has the same colors as the Jamaica Plain Historic Society. Jamaica Plain High School used the same colors. (now beautiful apartments).
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June 21, 2009 at 12:07 pm
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