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Revolution. The Dexter School in Dedham was so named for his many benefactions to the schools of Dedham. Here lived his son, Samuel Dexter, the third, who later became Representative and Senator in Congress, Secretary of War and Secretary of the Treasury under John Adams. Here lived later Dr. John Sprague of Boston and Samuel Swett, one of his heirs. The house is now owned by the descendants of Dr. Ebenezer G. Bur- gess.
Continuing West on High Street on the right we see a house set in a large lawn extending to the Charles River, known as the ---
15. Edward Dowse House built about 1798 by Edward Dowse a "China mer- chant" of Boston. The house was afterward owned by the nephew of Mrs. Dowse, Hon. Josiah Quincy and his son, Edmund Quincy.
Continuing on High Street we come to a fork in the road and to-
16. The Training Field. The first mention of the Training Field is in the grant to Hugh Stacye of land across High Street from it in November 28, 1640. Two acres "on the westerly end of the trayning ground" was transferred to the military company in 1649 and the use of all was granted to the "Trayned Company" on the 7th month, 4th day, 1648 (Sept.). The westerly part at the far corner of Common Street and Dexter Street was used for the Alms House, 1773-1836, and then sold. Bridge Street was continued through it about 1828.
Turn right at point of Common or Training Field onto Common Street and right again onto Bridge Street.
17. The first cart bridge in Dedham over Charles River and the first cart bridge across this river was built in 1644 called the "Cart Bridge" to Dedham Island. This latter, with old East Street in Dedham and Centre Street in Old Roxbury carried all of the Boston bound traffic from the south and southwest. In early times it also fur- nished the only dry connection with Needham, "the great plain," by way of Pine Street, Jenny Lane and Needham Street (the great Causeway). Traffic to Boston had to cross the Island by Fuller Street, Ames Street, Pine Street and Vine Rock Street to old Vine Rock Bridge, here again crossing the Charles River.
Just across the Cart Bridge turn into Fuller Street, which is the old road, and go to Ames Street, a state highway. Turn sharp right and just before reaching the Ames Street Bridge on your right is-
18. The Powder House, on the Great Rock. This was begun on June 7, 1766 to store the Town ammunition which in early days had been stored in private dwellings or in the attic of the meeting house. The great rock stood in Aaron Fuller's land and from its top is a beautiful view of the Charles River and old Dedham.
Continue on Ames Street back to High Street but go straight ahead on Court Street. On the right is the Church Green and just beyond it on the right is the-
19. "Norfolk House," formerly a Tavern, a beautiful large brick house, with tall pillars, built in 1801 by Martin Marsh and for many years serving the trade of the Court in competition with Bride's Tavern, or its successor, the Phoenix House in Dedham Square.
Continuing on Court Street on the left in the fork of Court Street and Church Street stood the building where many lawyers held their office, including-
20. Horace Mann, the great public school educator of Massachusetts, who held his office here from 1823 to 1833. On this same lot stands a large house which was built about 1801 and run by William Howe as a Tavern. It was sold as a dwelling to Mace Smith in 1818.
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Turning a sharp right at Village Avenue we see the-
21. Ancient Burying Place of Dedham. Set apart possibly in 1636 and with additions in 1638 "the 6 of the 2 mo." (April). Additions were made in the early 1800's and in 1859 and 1860. The earliest burials are just at the left of the entrance opposite Bullard Street. The first recorded death in Dedham was on the "15th of the 5 month 1637" and the oldest stone now standing is that of Hannah Dyar, who died September 15, 1678. Here lie the founders of Dedham and the village residents. It is useless to name them but the many who fill the pages of the town records with their names here are buried in one ground.
We now turn back on Village Avenue, and turn to the right onto Court Street and see on our right just beyond the Stone Episcopal Church, the --
21 B. Gay Tavern, kept by what is shown on some old Dedham plans as "Old Man Gay," in distinction from the younger Timothy Gay, who ran the tavern at our starting point. For many years this was a private dwelling but received changes and additions and was run as a tavern around 1800.
Still on Court Street on our left we soon see a -----
21 C. Boulder to designate where the French Troops encamped on December 2, 1782 near Marsh Street.
On the left of Court Street between Marsh Street and Richards Street we see the- whose descendants lived there until Revolutionary times.
21 D. Site of the home of the first ruling elder of the Church, John Hunting, We return back on Court Street and turn to the right onto Church Street.
22. Through what was a portion of the farm of Samuel Colburn, who died October 28, 1756 in the French and Indian War near Saratoga and by his will made in 1756 gave to the use of the Episcopal Church all of his farm "for their use forever." Most of the land extending from Court Street to School Street, and that on the north of High Street from Maple Place to Williams Street pays an annual rental for the use of the land to the Episcopal Church under 999 year leases. A boulder is to be erected to him in Franklin Square on this land being also the site of the second Episcopal Church in Dedham.
We continue on Church Street by Franklin Square (the Library is nearby) back to Memorial Hall Square.
We now cross Washington Street and continue on High Street easterly turning left of the railroad station and cross over
23. The first bridge of Dedham now entirely filled over but which crossed the "Little River" or "Dwight's Brook" which was bridged in 1637 and the swamp filled in to be "Dwight's Causeway."
On the far left corner of the street crossing (corner of East Street and Williams Street ) was-
24. The Town Pound. Probably not the earliest pound but shown as the Pound location when Williams Street was built in 1889.
Facing us is the left abutment of the railroad bridge and here until about 1849 stood ----
25. The Timothy Dwight home, on land granted his father, John Dwight, in 1636. Here lived the ancestor of a family who furnished to America a Captain, a Major, a Colonel, a Justice, two Yale Presidents and many others of fame.
The highway parallel to the railroad is East Street, the most ancient way to "The Baye" to Boston; and was a part of our first great national highway. We, however,
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bear right under the railroad again right onto East Street. After going under a second railroad bridge, a few hundred feet further on the left is the-
26. Avery oak, an immense white oak probably older than our Town, standing in front of the cellar of the Avery House (taken down in 1885). The house was that of Dr. William Avery, a physician of Boston who bought this land probably about 1655 and his descendants lived here until about ISS5. Near here stood the town black- smith shop as the Averys always had a smith in their family to do the iron work in the town. The shop stood until near the middle of the nineteenth century near the corner of Clark Street and East Street. Edward Kempe who lived on East Street nearer High Street was the first blacksmith in 1638.
We continue on East Street and on our right at the far corner of East Street and Eastern Avenue we have --
27. The Fairbanks House. There is no need to tell its story. The land has been in the family ownership since its original grant to Jonathan Fairbanks probably in 1637. Let the house speak for itself. Whatever its exact age, it is the most picturesque antique one could wish of our first settlers. It cannot in fairness to the social history of our people be passed by without a visit to its interior which has seen so many lives cross it! threshold.
The remainder of our sight seeing must be to scattered places.
Continuing on East Street past the old Farrington houses on the right where the land has been in the Farrington family or their relatives since their earliest grants about 1646, and the houses are of unknown but ancient age, we may pass under another rail- road bridge and turn left on Cedar Street, cross over that railroad and on the right just beyond Ash Street see the-
28. Home built by Anthony Fisher, Jr., or his son Josiah. Anthony Fisher, Jr., was here granted 43 acres in 1664 and it is safe enough to say the house is over two hundred and fifty years old. The house is in a unique state of preservation and has been the home of the Fisher family later owned by Doctor Sprague and then owned by the Whiting family who were the millers of Dedham for almost two hundred years.
Then we may follow Cedar Street and Oakdale Avenue to Hartnett Square and Bussey Street to Mother Brook where on the right stood ---
29. The site of the first grist mill of Dedham built by John Elderkin by early 1640 and soon sold to Nathaniel Whiting. From 1649 to 1823 his descendants ran a mill at this spot. To furnish water for the mill we have --
30. Mother Brook, the first English built canal in America which has steadily since it completion in 1640 (ordered built March 25, 1639) furnished the water of the Charles River to mills on its way to the Neponset River in Hyde Park. It receives one third of the water of the Charles River arriving at Dedham and diverts it to a new course and drop about forty-five feet in its length of about three miles to the Neponset River. It had five privileges between the rivers and has ground corn, fulled cloth, stamped coins, made paper woven cloth and carpets, sawed lumber, made leather and stamped nails in its history. It has helped to finance colleges, and endow education and science, finance parks and done a noble service for the country.
On Mother Brook at Maverick Street we find --
31. The site of the second mill of Dedham granted the 29th of the 9th month 1664 (Nov.) to Daniel Pond and Ezra Morse, so we may suppose it to be built in 1665. This site was a short way above the present dam on Maverick Street and the dam still existed in 1846.
PREPARED BY THE COMMITTEE ON MARKERS: Earl W. Pilling Charles Stearns George A. Phillips
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Arts Exhibit
During the week of the Tercentenary, Dedham had its first opportunity to see a comprehensive collection of its arts and crafts, past and present. Housed in the Unitarian vestry, where fifty years ago a similar though less pretentious collection was assembled, this exhibition occupied the two large halls and one smaller room. It was open for three days, and during that time over two thousand visitors came to see it.
The exhibition was divided into three parts: the historical collection, arts, and crafts.
The articles of the historical collection, all closely connected either with Dedham families or former residents of the town, showed the changes in living that have taken place from the founding of the town up to the present century. There were notably fine examples of rough Indian tools, simple Colonial pewter and spinning wheels. delicate Chippendale chairs, robust Empire bureaus, and ornate Victorian settees. Link- ing this town with its mother-country were pictures of Dedham, England; a book by John Rogers, once a resident of that town and one of our earliest settlers; and an English ivy from the grave of one of his ancestors. A few of the outstanding exhibits were a rare Liverpool pitcher, a mirror that once belonged to Fisher Ames, a christening robe 130 years old, a Chippendale chair the duplicate of which is in the Metropolitan Museum, a portrait by Rembrandt Peale. There were many other fine and rare examples of clothing, books, silver, china, glass, pottery, paintings, and guns, as well as hundreds of pieces of furniture. The exhibitors were Mrs. Walter Austin, Robert M. Bailey, Jr., Ernest J. Baker, Miss Frances M. Baker, Miss Julia A. Baker, Mr. and Mrs. Ross W. Baker, Mrs. Sumner E. Brown, John K. Burgess, Mrs. Theodore P. Burgess, Mrs. Charles J. Capen, Mrs. Frank H. Clarke, Henry Cole, Mrs. Frederick S. Converse, Miss Mary E. Comerais, Mrs. Arthur B. Cutter, Ernest B. Daniels, Laurence G. Dean, Dedham Country and Polo Club, Dedham Pottery Co., Mrs. Louis C. Dethlefs, Thomas T. Doggett, Charles A. Eaton, Miss Isabel C. French, Allan Forbes, Miss Frances Guild, Mrs. Joseph Guild, Albert Hale, Mrs. Andrew H. Hodgdon, Mrs. Edward B. Hunt, Mrs. Ronald M. King, Miss Edith Loring, Miss Alice F. Marsh, Miss Gertrude L. Morse, Miss Helen F. Page, Mrs. Ebenezer T. Paul, George A. Phillips, Mrs. Chester M. Pratt, Mrs. Charles N. Rogers, Anson H. Smith, Frank Smith, Frederic J. Stimson, Mrs. Frank F. Streeter, Arthur F. Thayer, Mrs. Arthur W. Thayer, Miss Margaret Warren, Mrs. J. W. Wattles, Mrs. Henry E. Weatherbee, Mrs. Alonzo O. Withington, Dr. and Mrs. Arthur M. Worthington, and Mrs. Robert B. Worthington.
Dedham's artists were fully represented in the Arts Exhibit. Over a hundred pictures by thirty-two artists were shown. The modes of pictorial representation includ- ed charcoal, pencil, pastel, oil, watercolor, and tempera. Although, as in most exhibits, landscapes predominated, there were also a number of portraits, still lifes, and abstrac- tions. Dominating the show were two large sketches by Mrs. Philip L. Hale and oils by Charles E. Mills. There were portraits and landscapes by Rev. Lyman V. Rut- ledge, Rev. Francis L. Whittemore, and Manley Butler, oils by Mrs. Charles H. Sewall and Henry D. Minot, and sculpture by Mrs. Lovering Hathaway, Mrs. James A. Hal- sted, and Joseph Malenfant. A group of photographs was exhibited, and also a set of cartoons by Charles Donelan. Other contributors were Mrs. Baker Bates, Ross W. Baker, Mrs. George M. Butler, Arthur Corsini, Arthur B. Cutter, Albert H. Dockray, Miss Margarita W. Ells, Joseph Guild, Lovering Hathaway, Harry W. Hewins, Mrs. Carl Masson, Mrs. Lewis E. Moore, Hugh Perrin, Miss Clara G. Perry, Mrs. Anna Kimball Rogers, H. Lee Shumway, Miss Edna C. Spiers, Harry Spiers, John M. Whit- comb, Miss Laura Wiggins, and Miss Constance B. Williston. As many of these artists have made painting their vocation, the work on the whole was remarkably high in calibre and free from dilettantism.
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The crafts exhibit was outstanding for its scope and the perfection of the arti- cles. Particularly prominent in this exhibition of Dedham's handcraft were examples of silver by Miss Katharine Pratt, bowls and dishes from the Dedham Pottery, and fabrics from the Dedham Weavers. Notable exhibits were a violin made by F. S. Converse, a doll house by Albert Mercier, a telescope by Carl Hedlund and a 3-wheel clock by Ernest Daniels. Other exhibits included examples of silver, pottery, wood carving, cabinet making, ship modeling, metal work, jewelry, and needle craft. Additional interest was given by daily demonstrations of weaving and block printing. The following also contributed articles to the exhibition: Dr. Frederick C. Allen, Mrs. Walter Austin, Mrs. Robert M. Bailey, Jr., Mrs. Baker Bates, Mr. and Mrs. Ellis W. Bird, Sumner E. Brown, George S. Butler, Manley Butler, Mrs. Ernest H. Chute, Frank 11. Clarke, Jr., Mrs. Clara E. Cobbett, Thomas Connors, Mrs. Frederick S. Converse, Mrs. Antonio DeFalco, David G. Dethlefs, Mrs. Edwin S. Dodge, Eric B. Ericson, Mrs. William E. Glover, Miss Lucy Glover, F. J. R. Gyllenberg, Mrs. George E. Hall, Mrs. Edward B. Hunt, Miss Evelyn S. Kimball, Hans Kudlich, Miss Florence E. Leonard, I'rank G. Leonard, Mrs. Frank P. Leonard, Frank F. Lipps, Mrs. Arthur T. Lyman, Mrs. Alfred V. Maas, Mrs. Dorothy McDermott, Mrs. Lewis E. Moore, Mrs. Elizabeth S. Moore, Mrs. Wallace J. Murray, Feliciano Nemiccolo, Mrs. Sture Palmquist, Hugh Perrin, Clara G. Perry, Mrs. Knute A. W. Peterson, Mrs. Frederick W. Rice, Edward C. Sager, Mrs. Rose T. Schortmann, Max G. Seaver, John M. Shaw, Mrs. Herbert H. Simpson, Miss Mary F. Snelling, Alfred H. Swanson, Miss Margaret Warren, Miss Merle Whitcomb, Mr. and Mrs. William A. Whitcomb, Miss Marion Williams, Mrs. Carl Nelson, Eli Leshansky, and Mrs. Sven Ekberg.
In all three parts of the exhibition, admirable restraint was shown, both in selection and in arrangement. The exhibition had its genesis late in June when a group of citi- zens met to discuss a possible showing of Dedham's present and historic arts. Mrs. Frank H. Clarke as acting chairman led the plans for organization. J. Milton Robertson was elected permanent chairman and Miss Margarita W. Ells, secretary. After a series of meetings the following committees were selected:
Fine Arts: H. Lee Shumway chairman; Mrs. Philip L. Hale, Mrs. James A. Hal- sted, Miss Mildred Jaques, Mrs. Lewis E. Moore, Mrs. Frank H. Shumway, Ross W. Baker, Manley Butler, Charles E. Mills, Rev. Francis Lee Whittemore, and Arthur L. Williston.
Crafts: Hugh Perrin, chairman; Robert M. Bailey, 3rd, Mrs. Grafton J. Corbett, Preston Cole, A. H. Dockray, Miss Carmela DeFalco, Miss Lucy Glover, Theodore T. Hedlund, Mrs. Edward B. Hunt, Miss Marion Hebblethwaite, Mrs. Dorothy McDermott, Miss Katharine Pratt, and Mrs. Percival L. Powell.
Historic Art: Mrs. Ross W. Baker, chairman; Mrs. Walter Austin, Mrs. Robert M. Bailey, Jr., Miss Margaret Boyd, Mrs. Albert L. Nickerson, Mrs. Chester M. Pratt, and Mrs. Arthur W. Thayer.
The records of every article exhibited will be preserved in the Dedham Historical Society for the use of the town in any future celebrations.
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HISTORICAL EXERCISES OF TERCENTENARY CELEBRATION STONE PARK, Whiting Avenue
Band Concert-1:30 P. M. to 2:00 P. M .- Lilly's Dedham Band
Stepping Along
Goldman
Raymond Overture
Thomas
Songs of Uncle Sam Hosmer
Opera, Mirror Tobam
Selections, Maytime Romberg
March, Stars and Stripes Sousa
Program-2 P. M.
Invocation, Rev. George P. O'Conor
Opening Chorus-The Heavens Resound
Beethoven
Robert W. Gibb, director
America (band accompaniment )-Audience
ยท Opening Address-Dr. Arthur M. Worthington Chairman of the Dedham Tercentenary Committee
Greetings of the Commonwealth His Excellency, Governor James M. Curley
America, the Beautiful-Audience and Band
Tercentenary Address-Mr. Charles Warren
Solo -- The Star Spangled Banner - Mrs. Jean Fyffe Williams (band accompaniment)
Benediction-Rev. Francis Lee Whittemore
ORGAN RECITALS AND SPECIAL TERCENTENARY SERVICE AT THE FIRST PARISH CHURCH
First Parish Church was open to Tercentenary visitors: Sept. 12, 1-4 p. m .; Sept. 13, 4-5 p. m .; Sept. 14, 15, 16, 17, 1-4 p. m .; Sept. 18, 1- 5 p. m .; Sept. 19, 4-5 p. m .; Sept. 20, 4-5 p.m.
On Sept. 18 and Sept. 19 there were formal organ recitals from 4-5 by William Friso Frank. Recitals September 15 and 17, 2:00 to 3:00 p. m., by Carrie Frances Hill.
There was a special Tercentenary service in the church, Sunday morning, Sept. 20, at 11 o'clock. At that time there was a special musical program with an augmented choir of mixed voices and organ and string orchestra accompaniment. The Festival Prelude, by Arthur Foote, was played. ' Mr. Foote was present for the occasion. The patriotic cantata, "Land of Our Hearts", by George W. Chadwick, words by John Hall Ingham, was sung by the choir. Rev. Lyman V. Rutledge, minister of the church, assisted by past ministers of the church preached. The musical program was arranged by Mr. Joseph Boetje.
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Historical Exercises at Stone Park
Never before in the history of present generations did Dedham enjoy such a feast of oratory as was hers at the Tercentenary Historical Exercises at Stone Park, Sunday afternoon, Sept. 20. The exercises followed special morning Tercentenary services in some of Dedham's churches and began at 2 o'clock.
The weather was ideal, a film of light clouds screening the audience at intervals from a too brilliant sun. There was not the slightest untoward incident to mar the dignity of the occasion which was carried through under the careful planning of the Sunday Program committee.
The speakers' stand was at the southwest end of the park. Before it were ranged many hundred seats later occupied by a large concourse of people including the chorus and many invited guests. Although seats were provided many of the audience preferred to range themselves at vantage points about the park. Many young people and children were in the gathering. Poles to hold a tent covering were in place in case of a sudden shower, but happily were not needed. Ushers were on hand to seat the audience and care for its general comfort. Programs giving the order of exercises were distributed.
The program presented as speakers the Governor of the Commonwealth, His Excellency James M. Curley; the Chairman of the Tercentnary Committee, Dr. Arthur M. Worthington, and former Asst. Attorney General of the U. S., Charles Warren. Rev. George P. O'Conor gave the invocation and Rev. Francis Lee Whittemore pro- nounced the benediction. With them seated on the platform were Honorable and Mrs. Frederic J. Stimson, Congressman Richard B. Wigglesworth and Mrs. Wiggles- worth, State Senator Samuel H. Wragg, Rep. Mason Sears, Com. John E. Bronson, Rev. Lyman V. Rutledge and members of the Tercentenary Committee.
Lilly's Dedham Band, composed of twenty-five musicians opened the program with a half-hour concert, beginning at 1:30 o'clock. Amplifiers insured the enjoyment of the entire program to all.
A chorus of one hundred voices under the direction of Robert W. Gibb, assembled from various choral groups of the town sang the opening chorus, "The Heavens Re- sound," Beethoven, and led the audience in two patriotic numbers at intermissions in the speaking program.
Preliminary addresses were made by the Chairman who welcomed the citizens of Dedham, and daughter and sister towns to the culminating event of the Tercentenary celebration. The Governor brought the greetings of the Commonwealth. The Tercen- tenary orator, Mr. Warren, because of his native Dedham citizenship and his distin- guished career as a statesman, inspired more than the usual interest incident to the occasion. Mr. Warren fulfilled the expectations of his audience, holding their unremit- ting attention for more than an hour with much new historic data and brightening his fundamentally serious line of thought with pleasing anecdotes, all in a manner that made his oration an unforgettable memory of those who heard.
The high note of the patriotic occasion was touched when Mrs. Jean Fyffe Wil- liams sang with band accompaniment, The Star Spangled Banner. During the program, "America the Beautiful", by Katherine Lee Bates, was sung by the chorus and audience, her father, Rev. Joshua Bates, having been a former minister at First Parish Church.
After the exercises there was much picture taking. An informal reception was held at Dedham Community House.
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Informal Reception Following Historical Exercises
The old Judge Haven House, representative of Dedham's most dignified architec- tural period and now serving the people of Dedham as a Community House under the auspices of the Dedham Community Association, was an active participant in the ter- centenary celebration. Prior to the week of celebration the house was prepared by outside and inside renovations to creditably assume its place as one of the town's most distinguished landmarks. The new decoration brought out effectively the superb architecture of the stately rooms of the house whose furnishings create the comfortable atmosphere of its earlier history.
It was with much pride that the Tercentenary Committee accepted the invitation of the Association to hold the Informal Reception to follow the Historical Exercises in the historic mansion. A Reception Committee was appointed to make arrangements for this closing event. Mr. Theodore T. Marsh was made chairman. The committee was assisted by the House Committee of the association, Mrs. Albert Hale, chairman.
Following the Historical Exercises at Stone Park, Sunday afternoon, September 20, a distinguished gathering assembled at the House. The guests of honor were Mr. and Mrs. Charles Warren and others who had taken part in the speaking program, Hon. and Mrs. Frederic J. Stimson, Congressman and Mrs. Richard B. Wigglesworth, Town, State, County officials and their wives, Mr. Arthur L. Williston, president of the Dedham Community Association and Mrs. Williston, Chairman Dr. Arthur M. Worthington and Mrs. Worthington, and members of the Tercentenary Commitee.
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