The Richards family owned a tavern here, visited by George Washington. Hannah Davis Richards (1804-1863) taught at West Roxbury’s first schoolhouse and kept a diary of 19th-century life
The Richards family tavern, visited by George Washington, was located at this site. Hannah Davis Richards, born in 1804, taught at the Baker Street School, the first schoolhouse in West Roxbury, built by her grandfather. This one-room school served grades K to 5. Hannah’s diary provides valuable insights into life in early 19th-century West Roxbury and is an important historical source.
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