William Wellman (1836-1908) was the younger brother of Adeline's good friend, Ellen Wellman. The Wellman family, like the Faxons, built a house in the new Linden Place development. It is still standing at 4 Perry St.
At the time of this diary almost all the businesses in Brookline Village were located on Lower Washington St. The first photo below, although from a later date, is similar to what the Faxons would have seen as they went to the Lyceum Hall (located just to the right of the billboard). "Up to 1832 Brookline had been refreshed and instructed by an occasional lecture, but during this year a regular course was started, through Mr. Isaac Thayer. A company was organized, called the "Brookline Lyceum Society," which had charge of engaging lecturers and making the arrangements at the hall. During its most important years the old school-house, now Pierce Hall, was used for its lectures; but after the completion of Lyceum Hall [built 1840] and the "New Town Hall," (our Police Station), the old hall was neglected for the new ones."
Courtesy, The Digital Commonwealth
Courtesy, The Digital Commonwealth
