Lucius Beebe Memorial Library, Wakefield, Mass.

Title

R.L. Pitman's Brookside Greenhouse, circa early 1900s

Description

"The Triplet Souvenir of Wakefield, Reading, and Stoneham, Mass. published in the early 1900s, identifies the greenhouse owned by R.L. Pitman as follows: 'The leading and largest business interest in Wakefield and vicinity representing the florist's line is the Brookside Greenhouses, located in the beautiful suburb of Wakefield called Greenwood. These were built in 1884 and Mr. R.L. Pitman has been the proprietor since the year 1894. The ground covered by the Greenhouses proper embraces about 9,000 square feet, while considerable uncovered acreage is utilized in the business'. Richard Pitman operated the greenhouse on land on the family's estate which was located at 840 Main Street. Richard maintained the greenhouse until his death in 1925. The estate, which was left to a distant relative, fell into disrepair. It was razed in 1945 and the land on which Brookside Greenhouses was located was developed into a 20-house subdivision by Ralph Morel of the Morel Building Trust of Greenwood."

Image from the Wakefield Municipal Gas and Light Department annual calendar, 2015

Photo courtesy of JC Marketing Associates

Contributor

Institution: Lucius Beebe Memorial Library

Wakefield Municipal Gas & Light Department (Wakefield, Mass.)

D'Onofrio, Jayne M.

Coverage

Massachusetts--Middlesex (county)--Wakefield

Date

1900-1903

Format

image/jpeg

Publisher

Wakefield, Mass. : Wakefield Municipal Gas & Light Department

Subject

Greenhouses

R.L. Pitman's Brookside Greenhouse (Wakefield, Mass.)

Type

still image

Photographs

Original Format

1 picture: b & w

Extent

32 x 18 cm.