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Medford Historical Society Papers, Volume 16.,
Old Salem street
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and the Lawrence house opposite are connected with many a good time in the memories of my childhood. In this house [Medford Historical Rooms.] lived Mr. Charles P. Lauriat. Just back of it was the old brick shop where the hammers of the gold beaters resounded as those of the ship-builders in the ship-yard had rung in other days, but in war time Mr. Lauriat lived at the lower end of Salem street. How innocent his market basket looked when he started for Boston, although all of us knew what precious freight he carried. Opposite, on the corner of River street, was the terminal of the Medford and Charlestown horse railroad. This form of rapid transit were two double houses and a cottage, which are now standing. The double houses were built by Beattie & Bradlee, one for occupancy and one for tenants. Mr. Charles P. Lauriat lived in one of them before he removed to this house where we are tonight. Below Cherry street were the Ruggles house and the two cottages owned and occu
Medford Historical Society Papers, Volume 18., The Historical Society's sale and removal. (search)
Blanchard's lane, now Ashland street. Further back a brick building contained his ovens. After he retired, Timothy Brigden, whose bread was excellent, was baker for a time, but in 1829 Henry Withington used the ovens until his own were built. Capt. Andrew Blanchard, Jr., had, ere this, purchased the Francis house and the older ones westward. The latter he sold to Withington, reserving certain rights and prohibiting certain acts on part of the land. Exercising those rights he made alterations improving the house, residing there until his death in 1853. For a brief time Alfred A. Pierce was its owner, and next, in 1866, Charles P. Lauriat, the well-known gold-beater, who used the brick oven-building as a workshop. By inheritance it passed to his children, and from some of them to the Historical Society in June, 1902. Here's hoping that its solid brick walls may long stand, housing honorable and legitimate business on old Salem street, worthily succeeding those gone before.