Woodside Park was part of Edward Gibbons'
Winthrop lands during the mid-17th century. During the 18th century it was part
of James Bill's extensive landholdings. In the 1850s, Winthrop's harborside
began to be carved up into estates. William and Harriet Wood purchased land extending from Pleasant St. to the water's edge, and built a house at 142
Pleasant St. The house was much later turned into a nursing home, and
eventually with a brick structure.
William and Harriet's son, George Howard Wood, was a well-known merchant tailor
in Boston with the firm of Wood & Dodge. He inherited the land and laid out a
development that featured Victorian-style cottages opposite an oval park.
"Woodside Park is characterized by an eliptical, tree shaded park bordered on the east and part of the west side by Queen Ann residences built c.1885-1895."
""The Wood estated extended from Pleasant Street to the inner harbor on a gentle incline to the water's edge. George Howard Wood, was a well-known merchant tailor in Boston with the form Wood & Dodge. His vision for the property was to turn it into a summer resort for those seeking "quiet and health by the shore.'""
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