Booths Real Estate

[Rsmyth]

JWB purchased a lot at 113 Commonwealth Ave. in Boston's Back Bay for $8,000 in his mother's name. This is a picture of the house that now occupies the land.

[LincolnMan]

What year was the purchase made? That sum of money was huge then. Did he pay the total price at once?

[Gene C]

That's a lot for a lot

[J. Beckert]

I believe the land was purchased in 1864. He paid for it in installments over a year or so. That does seem like a lot of money for a small lot, but I think that was the most desirable area of Boston then.