[3] The grant, consisting of 135 acres of land and other cash and property, was hindered only by a life estate left to his mother.
[3] Some of the eight parcels were on the outskirts of town, along Mother Brook or up in Sandy Valley, but most were centered around modern day Dedham Square, including 369 Washington Street.
[3] The main portion ran from Maple Place to Dwight's Brook, and 10 acres bounded by High, Court, and School streets.
[3] When Colburn's mother died in 1792, Montague began laying out streets and house lots on the property.
[3] One lessee, Samuel Richards, hired Charles Bulfinch to design his house on the corner of Highland and Court Streets.
Thayer then left the brand new organ at the Allin Congregational Church in 1858 to play at St.
[8] The congregation attempted to move the church to Franklin Square in 1797, but the entire structure collapsed, sending a cauldron of bats out of the belfry.
[6] Designed by Arthur Gilman after Magdalen College, Oxford, it was consecrated on Court Street in 1845 but burned down in 1856.
[4] The old bell, which was small enough for neighborhood boys to pick up and chime, was then placed on the ground next to the tower for a few weeks before removal.
[6] By March of 1777, Clark announced that he would cease preaching; such an action was easier to swallow than eliminating prayers for the king.
[20][21] In June 1778, Fisher Ames obtained a pass for him and Clark was allowed to leave America.
[12] When Bishop Alexander Viets Griswold died in 1843, he was interred in Trinity Church on Summer Street in Boston.