Formation of Boston neighborhood Jamaica Plain

classic triple deckers on child street

as jamaica plain became part of boston, rate of growth continued increase. triple decker house, defining image in urban new england architecture, first showed in 1870s, , spread rapidly in 1890s. in jamaica plain, first commercial blocks built in 1870s, first brick commercial building erected in 1875. in 1873, imposing brick police station built on seavern s avenue, , year later built eliot school renamed west roxbury high school, changed jamaica plain high school after annexation. stony brook valley had long been industrial center of jamaica plain. in 1871, haffenreffer brewery opened near boylston , amory streets, taking advantage of stony brook aquifer , presence of german immigrants in area. same year, boylston schul verein german social club opened across railroad tracks, 1 of many organizations served german residents in neighborhood. south, b.f. sturtevant company opened industrial fan factory in 1878 along railroad tracks between williams , green street, grew employ 500 employees. in 1901, factory suffered massive fire , company moved hyde park several miles south.

the continued movement of both residents , businesses stony brook valley brought calls contain brook, prevent floods, , provide sewer drainage. during 1870s, brook deepened , contained within wooden walls, spring thaw resulted in flooding of surrounding streets, , new effort. work continued until 1908, when brook placed shallow culvert forest hills present outlet in boston fens, behind museum of fine arts, boston. in following years, brook once defined industrial heart of jamaica plain largely forgotten, until memorialized new stony brook orange line station @ boylston street.

the former haffenreffer brewery today

breweries continued major employers during these years. on heath street, highland spring brewery had been operating since 1867. in 1880s, eblana , park breweries , american brewing company opened, taking advantage of local german , irish immigrants fill jobs. franklin brewery extended beermaking district washington street. these , other breweries closed beer making during prohibition, , few survived reopen after repeal, although many found other uses, , still stand. exception haffenreffer, continued until 1964. old building houses number of commercial establishments, including boston beer company, brewers of samuel adams beer. late survivor croft ale, brewed in highland spring brewery building until 1953, when became rosoff pickle factory, pickle vats seen commuter trains passing by.

a notable company moved heath street after prohibition moxie soft drink company. invented augustin thompson in lowell massachusetts in 1876, company marketed distinctively flavored moxie shift medicinal tonic soft drink, coca-cola, , outsold coke in 1920. company stopped advertising distinctive product during great depression, , never recovered lost market share. after plant closed in 1953, building torn down city of boston new bromley heath public housing projects.

during late 19th century, jamaica plain s housing stock grew commercial development, providing homes workers in local businesses , commuters well. sumner hill, based on old greenough estate, became home business owners , managers. in 1880s, parley vale estate , robinwood avenue developed serve same market. ten years later, moss hill road , woodland road laid out on land owned bowditch family, creating exclusive neighborhood in jamaica plain until day. @ same time, land off south street being developed streets , filled houses working-class population, irish. 20th century, streets of jamaica plain filled in, , houses or businesses on buildable plots. entire housing stock of jamaica plain had been owned, divided, financed, built , sold largely jamaica plain residents.