West Roxbury to Dedham Express Luxury House is on 375 Westfield Street, Dedham, MA 02026. This is one of the nicest of quiet Precinct 1 homes. Back in 1635 when the first settlers of Dedham were migrating from West Roxbury and Dedham they wanted to name the town Contentment. While the name was overruled there are many who still feel the same way about their home in Dedham, MA. Your dollar travels a bit further in Dedham than it does Newton, Wellesley, Weston or Westwood. Dedham is closer to Boston than the other named towns.
You will find all kinds of architecture in Dedham, but mostly you see Colonial. Dedham was named the county seat of Norfolk County in 1793. The people of Dedham fiercely guard their independent and free thought. This has always been so. From Wikipedia, In November 1798, David Brown led a group in Dedham protesting the federal government; they set up a liberty pole, as people had before the American Revolution.
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It carried the words, "No Stamp Act, No Sedition Act, No Alien Bills, No Land Tax, downfall to the Tyrants of America; peace and retirement to the President; Long Live the Vice President," referring to then-President John Adams and Vice President Thomas Jefferson.[3][4][5] Brown was arrested in Andover but because he could not afford the $4,000 bail, he was taken to Salem for trial.[6] Brown was tried in June 1799.[3] Although he wanted to plead guilty, Justice Samuel Chase urged him to name those who had helped him or subscribed to his writings in exchange for freedom.[3] Brown refused, was fined $480,[7][8] and sentenced to eighteen months in prison. It was the most severe sentence up to then imposed under the Alien and Sedition Acts.[3][6]
Dedham is home to the Fairbanks House, the oldest surviving timber-frame house in the United States, scientifically dated to 1637. On January 1, 1643, by unanimous vote,
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Dedham authorized the first taxpayer-funded public school, "the seed of American education."[9] Its first schoolmaster, Rev. Ralph Wheelock, a Clare College graduate, was paid 20 pounds annually to instruct the youth of the community. Descendants of these students would become presidents of Dartmouth College, Yale University and Harvard University.
375 Westfield Street is a Colonial house with a contemporary flair. It boasts fiber optic connectivity throughout the 4446 square feet of living space. Two master bedrooms and one of them a two story master suite for the parent that likes to put just a little distance between the kids room and their own. Come see this West Roxbury to Dedham Express Luxury House
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