87 Oakland Street

This multi-family house was built in 1920 and rises two stories to an asphalt roof.

The 1925 Bromley Atlas shows M.W. Palmer as the owner of this house.

In 1930 this house was owned by Joseph Connelly, a 32-year old coal truck driver from Ireland. Joseph lived with his 35-year old Canadian wife Anna; 1-year old daughter Anna; infant son Joseph; and 29-year old Warren Dole, a boarder who worked as a Boston police officer. Part of this house was rented for $50 a month by John Robinson, a 34-year old theater stage manager. John lived with his 32-year old wife Ruth; 4-year old son John; 1-year old daughter Dorothy; and 23-year old sister Rose Dobbratz. The building was valued at $7,800.