Lemuel Clapp House plaque
Title
Lemuel Clapp House plaque
Type of resource
Still image
Genre
Public art
Commemorative plaques
Commemorative plaques
Format
Image
Digital origin
born digital
Map data
Scale not given ; 42.323056,-71.060556
Abstract/Description
Plaque by The Bostonian Society commemorating the Lemuel Clapp House in Dorchester. The dark green plaque is hung on the yellow picket fence surrounding the yard of the Lemuel Clapp House. It reads, "This gambrel-roofed colonial house was built about 1710 by descendants of Roger Clap, one of Dorchester's original settlers. The Claps settled here on the rich farm lands of Dorchester Neck, a district soon noted for its fine orchards. "" In 1767, the simple two-room homestead
was purchased by a cousin, Lemuel Clapp. Lemuel, who later served in the Revolution, re-modeled the house as a country mansion. In 1957, the house was moved 200 yards from its location on nearby Willow Court to its present site and restored to its conjectured original appearance by the Dorchester Historical Society."
Project description
These photos were taken by photographers employed by the Boston Public Library during the summer of 2020, as a project to document public spaces in several Boston neighborhoods during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic. The photos depict murals, sculptures, commemorative plaques, painted electrical boxes, and other works of public art in Roxbury, Dorchester, the South End, and surrounding areas. The collection was donated to Northeastern
University by the Boston Public Library, as part of the partnership between the institutions through the Boston Research Center.
Related item
Boston Research Center. Neighborhood Public Art in Boston
Subjects and keywords
Dorchester
199 Boston Street, Boston, MA 02125
Public art -- Massachusetts -- Boston
199 Boston Street, Boston, MA 02125
Public art -- Massachusetts -- Boston
BRC identifier
BAC_0611
Permanent URL
Location
Northeastern University Library
Boston Research Center (BRC)
Boston Research Center (BRC)
Use and reproduction
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