This school was located in a small triangle of land in Coolidge Corner formed by Beacon St., the short extension of Pleasant St. running southwest of Beacon St. and Harvard St. running southeast of Beacon St. completing the triangle. It was built shortly after the 1851 extension into Brookline of Beacon St. With the widening of Beacon St. in 1887/88 the school was demolished and the new brick Cabot School was built on nearby Marion St.

Looking east from the corner of Beacon & Webster Ave., one block west of Coolidge Corner. The former William Coolidge house is in the foreground followed by the Glidden W. Joy house to its left. Webster Ave. goes to the right.

William Dexter Coolidge, one half of the Coolidge and Brother store owners, died in December 1884. His house was then purchased by George H. Wheeler, a real estate broker, in 1885. When the town decided to widen Beacon St., the house had to be removed as it was situated at the apex of Beacon and Webster streets where there was insufficient room for it to be moved back. In 1887, Wheeler moved his new house to One Williams St. where it remained until 1946 when it was removed for an addition to Kehillath Israel.

From the 1887 photo series taken just before the widening of Beacon St., most likely by Augustine H. Folsom, a Boston photographer.
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Looking west on Beacon St. From left to right: the former William Coolidge house, Webster Ave. entering Beacon St., the Samuel Hutchinson house.

William Dexter Coolidge, one half of the Coolidge and Brother store owners, died in December 1884. His house was then purchased by George H. Wheeler, a real estate broker, in 1885. When the town decided to widen Beacon St., the house had to be removed as it was situated at the apex of Beacon and Webster streets where there was insufficient room for it to be moved back. In 1887, Wheeler moved his new house to One Williams St. where it remained until 1946 when it was removed for an addition to Kehillath Israel.

From the 1887 photo series taken just before the widening of Beacon St., most likely by Augustine H. Folsom, a Boston photographer.
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Looking west on Beacon St. On the right just off screen is the Coolidge & Brother store. In the center is the "For Sale" sign on the land of Emily Northend. On the left is the John Emery Hoar house at 1372 Beacon St., just past Centre St. Hoar was master of the high school and the first town librarian. Above are the houses on Summit Ave.

Looking west on Beacon St. to the left, Elizabeth F. Raymond mansion in the center, Summit Ave to the right.

From the 1887 photo series taken just before the widening of Beacon St., most likely by Augustine H. Folsom, a Boston photographer.
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Entrance seen from Beacon St.; Elbridge Wason-designed Queen Anne style homes at the bottom of Summit Ave visible on the right.This photo has an excellent view of the small ramps that were placed at the end of the planks of the wooden sidewalks.

Just west of Summit Ave. Close-up after widening of Beacon

South side of Beacon St., just west of Summit Ave., is peaking through the fence on the right. View of the property and houses of Thomas Griggs, the future Griggs Rd. area. Washington St. is behind it.

House of Austin W. Benton. Beacon St. looking east to the left, Marion St. to the right. Stone wall of Raymond Mansion visible across Beacon. The house, whose rear section was right at the edge of Beacon Street, was moved shortly after this photo was taken for the 1887 widening. It appears that the house was moved twice: first, it was rotated to face the apex of Beacon and Marion thus moving its extended tail sections away from Beacon to make room for the additional 110 feet of the widening; second, back to its original alignment but further down Marion where is still stands today.

From the 1887 photo series taken just before the widening of Beacon St., most likely by Augustine H. Folsom, a Boston photographer.
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Grace Stevenson House on north side of Beacon St., just west of Short St.. House of H. B. Eager on Mason Terrace (formerly Prospect St.) visible in the upper left of photo.

From the 1887 photo series taken just before the widening of Beacon St., most likely by Augustine H. Folsom, a Boston photographer.

Grace Stevenson House on Corey Hill. Houses on Prospect St. visible on the left of photo.

From the 1887 photo series taken just before the widening of Beacon St., most likely by Augustine H. Folsom, a Boston photographer.

Looking west on Beacon; property of John M. Clark, house in the distance

From the 1887 photo series taken just before the widening of Beacon St., most likely by Augustine H. Folsom, a Boston photographer.

Looking east on Beacon St. to the left, Washington St. is on the right. From left to right:

• The remains of the tannery. It is probable that it was being dismantled in preparation for the widening of Beacon St.
• The gasometer storage tank of the Boston Gas. Co.
• The man standing against the fence may be the photographer’s assistant.
• A house owned by Eben Jordan.

From the 1887 photo series taken just before the widening of Beacon St., most likely by Augustine H. Folsom, a Boston photographer. This photo contains the mystery man, here standing against the fence, who was posed in a number of the 1887 photos.
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Looking north on Washington St. from Beacon St. Corey Hill ascends to the right. The farm house which faces Washington St. was owned from 1843 until the early 1870s by James Bartlett and was later acquired by Eben Jordan who developed a large part of Corey Hill. It is speculated that this photo was taken just prior to the 1887 widening of Beacon St.

From the 1887 photo series taken just before the widening of Beacon St. [speculative]
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Station G at 665 Washington St. was opened in late 1899 and is still active today as Fire Station No. 7. It housed three companies: Hook and Ladder #1, Combination Company #4, and Steam Engine #2. It is probable that the station here has recently opened as there are no inscriptions yet on the entrances.

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