145 (aka 161) Boylston St. Details:

• 1901: the house is located a few doors further west at 161 Boylston St. next to the Boylston School. It is the home of James Henry and Ellen McGivney, he is the assistant chief of the fire department.
• June 1901: the town takes possession of the house and land next to the Boylston School.
• circa 1901-2 The McGivneys purchase the large rooming house at 145 Boylston St. and the small building on Kerrigan Place behind it (speculative)
• circa 1902: 145 Boylston St., then a rooming house, is moved backwards to face Kerrigan Place and #161 is moved in its place. Oddly, it retains its numbering of 161 in the town directory while it maintains the correct numbering of 145 on the atlas.
• 1903: James McGivney dies
• 1906: Emily J. Smith opens a variety store on the first floor right next door to Bridget Glynn’s grocery store.
• 1909: Ellen McGivney dies
• 1912: the house needs to move back for the widening of Boylston St. but there is not enough room - it was right up against the rooming house behind it on Kerrigan Place. It is torn down.
• Delivery wagon. The name “Curran” displayed on the side with “Brookline” under it but no identification has been made.

(ID) 006
(Slide ID) P-5-3

William Robert Murphy Collection