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Historic leaves, volume 7, April, 1908 - January, 1909, Land on Barberry Lane. (search)
ht men of business; but this was no novelty at that time. In 1844, Sleeper made an agreement with Orr N. Towne, representing the then new Unitarian society, to convey to it a parcel of land, called on Prospect Hill, and the erection of a church was commenced. The next year the agreement was carried into effect and the land was conveyed to the First Congregational society in Somerville. It was described as being on Prospect Hill, on the street which passes the new church, running from Spring Hill, Central Street, to Medford Street, and was said to contain half an acre. The city bought this land in 1893. In 1845, Jacob Sleeper and others, abutters, released from their respective estates to the town of Somerville strips of land for the widening of a rangeway, formerly known as Barberry Lane, running from Medford Street, near the house of Edwin Munroe, Jr., and passing Mr. Thorpe's house, and the new Unitarian church, to the Ireland rangeway. In 1851, Sleeper sold to the town