Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
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Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
1844/00/00 | Thomas Aspinwall Davis | Developer | Bowditch House, a modest L-shaped cottage with Gothic Revival elements is built by Joseph Fernald in a planned suburban community in Brookline. This cottage was one of seven which dotted the Linden Place development. | |||
1845/00/00 | Fronting on Linden Square, 9 Toxteth is built in 1844-1845 on land that was part of Thomas Aspinwall Davis' development of Linden Place. | |||||
1845/08/00 | William Ingersoll Bowditch | Home | William Bowditch buys lot 15, most of lot 14 and part of 13 in A W Wadsworth's plan from Thomas Davis. His purchase includes the cottage and a grove. | |||
1849/01/00 | William Ingersoll Bowditch | Abolitionist | In early January, William and Ellen Craft arrive in Boston, and after speaking at the Brookline Town Hall, they stay at the Bowditch House and other Brookline Underground Railroad stops. | Ellen and William Craft Run for Freedom | ||
1859/12/15 | William Ingersoll Bowditch | Abolitionist | William Bowditch hides a son of abolitionist John Brown after Brown's execution for his involvement in the Harper's Ferry raid. | John Brown's Raid on Harpers Ferry | ||
1867/00/00 | William Ingersoll Bowditch | Seller | Gustavus M Finotti, the vice-consul of Italy and a merchant with an office in downtown Boston, buys the house, stable and 2.5 acres in 1867 from William Bowditch. Mr Bowditch moves to Tappan Street in Brookline. | |||
1884/00/00 | Aspinwall Land Company | Developer | By 1884, Gustavus M Finotti sells his estate to the Aspinwall Land Company. | |||
1885/00/00 | Aspinwall and Lincoln | Engineer | Aspinwall and Lincoln perform engineering work for the Aspinwall Land Company. |
Particulars for William Ingersoll Bowditch House: | |
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Area of Significance | Architecture |
Criteria | Architecture-Engineering |
Sight Category | Building |
Area of Significance | Community Planning and Development |
Architectural Style | Gothic Revival |
Architectural Style | Greek Revival |
Criteria | Historic Event |
Level of Significance | National |
Criteria | Person |
Owner | Private |
Historic Use | Single dwelling |
Area of Significance | Social History |
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