Looking at the north side of Boylston St. From left to right:

• Rear of house on Kerrigan Place, partial view
• 145 Boylston St. has a complex history. See the following section
• Entrance to Kerrigan Place
• 135/137 Boylston St., the grocery store of Bridget Glynn. It has already been moved back to accommodate the upcoming widening of Boylston St. Glynn, 50, widowed in 1904, lived with her five children there.
• 133 Boylston St., partial view

145 (aka 161) Boylston St. Details:

• 1901: it is located 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
• circa 1901-2 The McGivneys purchase 145 Boylston St. and the house on Kerrigan Place behind it (speculative)
• circa 1902: 145 Boylston St., a large rooming house, is taken down and #161 is moved there. 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 a house behind it on Kerrigan Place. It is torn down.
• Delivery wagon. The name “Curran” displayed on the side but no identification has been made.

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

William Robert Murphy Collection