At the apex of the hill that is Rockview Street is the home of Joyce “Joy” Fisher, a life-long resident of the Jamaica Plain neighborhood. Joy began her life at the house at 48 Rockview Street. Though modest in appearance from behind tall bushes, 48 Rockview has unusual architectural features. It also contains an exquisite mural painted by her grandfather, a German muralist and interior decorator, who once lived next door.
Read MoreJoe Bagley, the Archaeologist for the City of Boston presents the initial findings from the dig conducted at the Loring Greenough House in the fall of 2022.
Read MoreCharlie Rosenberg of the Jamaica Plain Historical Society presents a talk about this fascinating industry and the over-sized role it played in Jamaica Plain’s economy. By 1880, the Jamaica Pond Ice Company had 22 icehouses on Jamaica Pond with a storage capacity of 30,000 tons.
Read MoreSally Zimmerman, an architectural historian and preservation planner provides an online presentation focusing on finding out more about the history of old houses and provides tips on preserving their historic character. Using lots of images from around our JP neighborhood Sally’s helpful tips will have you looking at your old house in a whole new way.
Read MoreNear the corner of South Street and Carolina Avenue in Jamaica Plain is 30 Carolina Avenue, a unique brick building and wooden stable that has housed the Penshorn Roofing Company since 1960. If we stand on that corner and turn back the clock over 170 years, we would visit a time of great transformation and growth for the city of Boston and a family that played a significant role in those changes.
Read MoreA presentation featuring JPHS VP and Historian Michael Reiskind focusing on the industrial history of the eastern end of Green Street (from Washington Street over to Amory Street). Zoom recording from January 13, 2022.
Read MoreThe James Michael Curley House was the primary residence, for 41 years, of James Michael Curley, one of the most legendary figures in 20th century Massachusetts politics. Curley built the house in 1915, during his first mayoral term, and lived there until 1956, the year after his last mayoral campaign. For seven decades, the Curley house has been a symbol of the evolving social, cultural and political presence of 19th century immigrants and their descendants.
Read MoreThe First Church of Jamaica Plain has witnessed the growth of Jamaica Plain from country town to city suburb and its site is of long historic association both to its immediate environs and to the City of Boston.
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