97 Oakland Street

This brick multi-family house was built in 1930 and rises two stories to an asphalt roof.

The 1925 City Directory lists William Garfield and Harold Shea as residents of this house.

The 1925 Bromley Atlas shows William and A.M. Garfield as the owners of a wood frame house that occupied this lot.

In 1930 this house was owned by John Kelly, a 45-year old from Northern Ireland who worked as a fireman in a power house. John lived with his 47-year old wife Catherine (born in Northern Ireland) and their 14-year old daughter Mary. Part of this house was rented for $45 a month by Thomas O'Brien, a 35-year old post office clerk. Thomas lived with his 35-year old wife Irene and their infant daughter Barbara. The building was valued at $10,000.