1-47 Haverhill St.

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Map of 1 to 47 Haverhill Street

Parcel BackGround

1-47 Haverhill Street was home to many lodgers and businesses. Craft and trade services dominated the parcel from the late 19th to the early 20th centuries.  The parcel eventually shifted to serve as a hub of banking and law, led by a group of local prominent business activists. The parcel existed until the 1950s when it was demolished to make room for the John F. Fitzgerald Expressway. Take a look through these pages to learn more about the history and people who were associated with this parcel. 

Click on the title above to learn more about the various crafts and businesses that operated on the parcel. This page examines the various industries undertaken by those operating on the parcel and the evolution that occurs from craft and trade services to financial and law-based operations. Come look at the commerce and art that took place on this parcel, from horse carriage vendors and spice importers to recreational marine outlets. 

Section of a newspaper with text, “Would clean up Haverhill St. Business Men March to City Hall. Complain of 10 Years of Mud on $17,000,000 Highway.”

Click the title above to learn more about the Haverhill Street Businessmen's Association and the work they did to benefit Haverhill Street. Come as we examine the effect of the association and their constant desire and support to clean up the parcel. These men were local business men and tenants who wanted the local government to 

Group photo of Wentworth Trustees

Click the title above to learn more about the historic individuals who made up this parcel, and whose academic and charitable acts helped to further and benefit the city of Boston. Highlighted are two individuals who operated businesses on the parcels and whose efforts led to the establishment of what is now known as the Wentworth Institute of Technology. 

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