70 HISTORY OF THE 



Plain station, on the Providence Railroad. This station 

 is about six minutes"' walk from Monteg'lade. Ravens- 

 wood Park Circuhxr Road was constructed at the same 

 time, the width being' 38 feet at the entrance, and 32 

 feet at the circle; elm trees line the wa3^sidc. They 

 were both expensive roads. 



The Hon. Geo C. Richardson and Mr. Bond have 

 since built Sigourney and Robeson streets, intersecting 

 with Glenroad, Walnut avenue and Forest Hill streets, 

 which, having brought their lands into the market, ad- 

 joining mine, they have already sold several lots at 25, 

 30 and 35 cents per foot; higher prices are now asked, 

 and on Forest Hill street sales are made at 37 1-2 cents. 

 My land is elevated and of greater value. 



There are valuable ledges on this property; the nat- 

 ural faces are admirabh^ adapted for the construction of 

 elegant mansions, while the blocks and broken fragments 

 Avould be suitable for foundations, culverts, and road- 

 ways. These materials will be wanted and when they 

 are taken away and the grounds levelled, the land will 

 still be valuable for houselots. 



The steam cars run on the Providence raih'oad, at 

 short intervals, more than fifty times a day each way 

 (time from Boston thirteen minutes), stopping at Green 

 street station. The Metropolitan horse railroad, on 

 Washington street, luns its cars every fifteen minutes, 

 which is oidy four minutes' walk from Monteglade (fare 

 five cents), so the accommodations are frequent and 

 ample. 



This propert}^ was surve} ed and cnt up into twenty- 

 two house lots, by Alex. Wadsworth, in 1853. There 

 are ten lots on the eastern side of Glenroad and twelve 



