While the lumber industry was fading in Williamsport, the city of Dorchester was growing super fast. It had been a rural retreat for Boston’s wealthy, but between 1870 (when it was annexed to Boston) and 1920, it experienced a huge influx of working-class people, made possible by easy transportation to and from Boston via the streetcar. The triple-decker, now so ubiquitous in New England especially, was the primary building type constructed to house this new population.

This particular triple-decker was built between 1905-1910 (the real estate listings disagree) and that is absolutely the only history I could find on it. But isn’t it amazing in its yellow with that green awning up on the third floor and the stone foundation? You can also see the Queen Anne influence here in the three-story tower (similar to the Williamsport Queen Anne).

Fun facts: I apparently only draw yellow houses in Dorchester; it’s also the THIRD house I’ve illustrated on streets named “Pleasant”.

Thank you to Wikipedia for sponsoring this post:

Wikipedia: Dorchester, Boston
Wikipedia: Three-decker (house)