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December (search for this): chapter 4
shop has done the same on the deep forest south of Pine Hill, and that no houses were built on this tract he called Bellevue. Mr. Brooks described Bellevue as an impenetrable forest—where as children we were forbidden to venture for fear of being lost, and ventured a prophecy of its future that was not realized, as few houses have ever been built there. Two ice ponds were in later years constructed, and the place was for a time a rifle range. Mr. Swan attached this comment (over date December I, 1860):— Mr. John Bishop was very nearly ruined by piercing the woods with streets to allow us to ride at ease. The outlay was pretty much a total loss, as he could not sell the land for building lots after the streets were made; they were too far out of town. But by the reservation of the Middlesex Fells greater improvements have been made by the Park Commission than either Mr. Brooks or Mr. Swan dreamed of. Sagamore Vale, Mr. Bishop's lands east of the Fountain House, is now a t
1845 AD (search for this): chapter 4
d Wellington. He said, Private gentlemen open roads through their grounds, mark off many acres into small lots, publish a map of the unborn city, and on the appointed day begin to sell the little enclosures at public auction. Now that fifty-five years have passed, and with them the promoters of these enterprises, it may be of interest to note the development of the outlays. The first named, and perhaps the earliest, was by Messrs. E. T. Hastings and Samuel Teel. Mr. Brooks placed it in 1845, and styled it a beneficence. It comprised nearly all the area between Rock Hill, the river and the Lowell railroad, and included Mystic Mount, now known as Hastings Heights. Ten streets were within its limits, and the record says that in nine years thirty-five houses were built thereon. An observant person can easily identify these today, and of many of them speak in praise of their builders. A few have been moved to other positions, some remodeled, and nearly all remain. These gentlem
1851 AD (search for this): chapter 4
ion of the old station house that Medford people remember so well. Then there is a burnt place in the paper, perhaps from some one's cigar or pipe, and the following in pencil:— September 23, 1910. To J. E. Wellington:— I rescued this from the waste basket years ago. Thought it might interest you. Sincerely yours, F. A. Wait. Incidentally, we notice that in recent years people have built cupolas on their stables. Mr. Swan, when at Wellington with his brother, Dr. Swan, in 1851, noted that Mr. Wellington has 2 Barns one is 96 feet long 40 feet wide one is 72 feet long 40 feet wide each barn has 4 Ventilators (small wooden chimneys) along the summit of the roof. Evidently this was something new in Medford. Mr. Brooks places the outlay of Wellington as on November 1, 1853, speaks of its parallel streets, nearness to Boston, and facilities for travel by railroad, but is silent about the six-mile drive that Mr. Wait mentions in this issue of the Register. Wel
1852 AD (search for this): chapter 4
vertisement, to which we find attached in writing this drastic comment, An absolutely inflated description by the auctioneer, four hundred building lots and the Bishop mansion lay between Forest, Salem, Fulton and Webster streets, in Vale of Sagamore, Medford. Also that on Bellevue Heights were fifty acres of fertile land. The auctioneer of May 27, 1857, was George R. Hichborn, and in advertising was a close competitor of one later mentioned. The second outlay named by Mr. Brooks was in 1852, at the western border of the town, comprising nearly all the territory between the river, the railroad and High street. The tract was referred to in the records of the Proprietors of Middlesex Canal(which traversed it) as Brooklands. Its agent or promoter was Thomas P. Smith, who built Mystic Hall, near his residence, in the same year. Possibly there was some rivalry between this enterprise and the earlier one of Hastings and Teel. Upon theirs the new schoolhouse had been built, and by th
July 13th, 1853 AD (search for this): chapter 4
the woods with streets to allow us to ride at ease. The outlay was pretty much a total loss, as he could not sell the land for building lots after the streets were made; they were too far out of town. But by the reservation of the Middlesex Fells greater improvements have been made by the Park Commission than either Mr. Brooks or Mr. Swan dreamed of. Sagamore Vale, Mr. Bishop's lands east of the Fountain House, is now a thickly populated section. His similar show of diagrams was on July 13, 1853; but who now knows the locality by that name? According to a newspaper advertisement, to which we find attached in writing this drastic comment, An absolutely inflated description by the auctioneer, four hundred building lots and the Bishop mansion lay between Forest, Salem, Fulton and Webster streets, in Vale of Sagamore, Medford. Also that on Bellevue Heights were fifty acres of fertile land. The auctioneer of May 27, 1857, was George R. Hichborn, and in advertising was a close c
November 1st, 1853 AD (search for this): chapter 4
terest you. Sincerely yours, F. A. Wait. Incidentally, we notice that in recent years people have built cupolas on their stables. Mr. Swan, when at Wellington with his brother, Dr. Swan, in 1851, noted that Mr. Wellington has 2 Barns one is 96 feet long 40 feet wide one is 72 feet long 40 feet wide each barn has 4 Ventilators (small wooden chimneys) along the summit of the roof. Evidently this was something new in Medford. Mr. Brooks places the outlay of Wellington as on November 1, 1853, speaks of its parallel streets, nearness to Boston, and facilities for travel by railroad, but is silent about the six-mile drive that Mr. Wait mentions in this issue of the Register. Wellington retains its name, but how many in Medford know Williamsburg? Twenty houses on either side of Myrtle street, built in 1854, were so called from the name of the builder, who built all to one plan on alternate lots, with none fronting another. Small houses that contained no modern improvemen
1854 AD (search for this): chapter 4
Ventilators (small wooden chimneys) along the summit of the roof. Evidently this was something new in Medford. Mr. Brooks places the outlay of Wellington as on November 1, 1853, speaks of its parallel streets, nearness to Boston, and facilities for travel by railroad, but is silent about the six-mile drive that Mr. Wait mentions in this issue of the Register. Wellington retains its name, but how many in Medford know Williamsburg? Twenty houses on either side of Myrtle street, built in 1854, were so called from the name of the builder, who built all to one plan on alternate lots, with none fronting another. Small houses that contained no modern improvements they were, but lured people from the crowded city. Among the number was the French naturalist, Louis Trouvellot, whose gypsy moths have become so well but unfavorably known. Mr. Brooks said,Mr. John Bishop has done the same on the deep forest south of Pine Hill, and that no houses were built on this tract he called Belle
1855 AD (search for this): chapter 4
How Medford began to grow. In 1855 historian Brooks alluded to several outlays of townships in Medford, with commending words for each. The names he recorded were Bellevue, Sagamore Vale, Williamsburg and Wellington. He said, Private gentlemen open roads through their grounds, mark off many acres into small lots, publish a map of the unborn city, and on the appointed day begin to sell the little enclosures at public auction. Now that fifty-five years have passed, and with them the promoters of these enterprises, it may be of interest to note the development of the outlays. The first named, and perhaps the earliest, was by Messrs. E. T. Hastings and Samuel Teel. Mr. Brooks placed it in 1845, and styled it a beneficence. It comprised nearly all the area between Rock Hill, the river and the Lowell railroad, and included Mystic Mount, now known as Hastings Heights. Ten streets were within its limits, and the record says that in nine years thirty-five houses were built thereon
May 28th, 1855 AD (search for this): chapter 4
t took over thirty years for people to realize that the rocky eminence now crowned by the stone tower was beautiful for situation, but during that time an enterprising township had grown. Two old sheets of paper are reminders of Mr. Brooks' record, and suggest the present writing. One is a letter that, having served its purpose, was consigned to a waste-basket years ago, and recently came to light. It reads as follows: Boston & Maine Railroad Office, Haymarket Square. Boston, May 28, 1855. Mr. Paul:— Sir:—Please have an extra this P. M. to take land sale party to Wellington's at 2 3/4 P. M. & bring back the cars. Yours, &c., THOs. S. Williams. There are several interesting things about that paper. First, the perforation of the desk spindle, and the location of the old station house that Medford people remember so well. Then there is a burnt place in the paper, perhaps from some one's cigar or pipe, and the following in pencil:— September 23, 1910. To J<
May 27th, 1857 AD (search for this): chapter 4
y populated section. His similar show of diagrams was on July 13, 1853; but who now knows the locality by that name? According to a newspaper advertisement, to which we find attached in writing this drastic comment, An absolutely inflated description by the auctioneer, four hundred building lots and the Bishop mansion lay between Forest, Salem, Fulton and Webster streets, in Vale of Sagamore, Medford. Also that on Bellevue Heights were fifty acres of fertile land. The auctioneer of May 27, 1857, was George R. Hichborn, and in advertising was a close competitor of one later mentioned. The second outlay named by Mr. Brooks was in 1852, at the western border of the town, comprising nearly all the territory between the river, the railroad and High street. The tract was referred to in the records of the Proprietors of Middlesex Canal(which traversed it) as Brooklands. Its agent or promoter was Thomas P. Smith, who built Mystic Hall, near his residence, in the same year. Possibly
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