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32-693: It was originally built in 1798 for Judge Samuel Haven and designed by Charles Bulfinch . The land was once owned by Haven's father, Jason Haven , and maternal grandfather, Samuel Dexter . It was noted as one of the most hospitable houses of the day in Massachusetts. The Havens entertained many distinguished guests, including Richard Henry Dana Sr. , Elizabeth Peabody , Nathaniel Hawthorne and his wife, Horace Mann and his wife, Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. , Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. , Washington Allston and his wife, Charles Folsom and his wife, Judge Theron Metcalf and his wife, and Abraham Lincoln . The house

64-465: A Gospel Minister over the Church and Society constituting said Parish." After hearing Haven's argument, Chickering backtracked and said they did not ask for Lamson be ordained over the church. Chickering then presented letters showing that if all the members of the church had been present when the vote was taken that there would have been a majority in favor of Lamson. The council was not inclined to consider

96-606: A dignified, classical style. Bulfinch was responsible for the design of the Boston Common , the remodeling and enlargement of Faneuil Hall (1805), and the construction of India Wharf . In these Boston years, he also designed the Massachusetts State Prison (1803); Boylston Market (1810); University Hall for Harvard University (1813–1814); First Church of Christ, Unitarian in Lancaster, Massachusetts (1815–1817); and

128-590: A horticulturist and mechanician. He was also involved with the creation of the Dedham Bank . Haven opposed the selection of Alvan Lamson as minister at First Church and Parish in Dedham . The selection split the church, with many congregants leaving to form the Allin Congregational Church . A council of 13 other churches assembled with the minister and one lay delegate from each participating to consider

160-607: A member of the class of 1789 and then studied law with Fisher Ames and Samuel Dexter . Haven was the father of Samuel Foster Haven . He died in Roxbury on September 4, 1847, at the home of his daughter, Catharine Dexter Haven Hilliard. Later in life he would become a member of the Swedenborgian Church . In 1798, he built a house designed by Charles Bulfinch kitty-corner from the Norfolk County Courthouse that

192-431: A selection and then present its choice to the parish for ratification. Ordinations, he said, are ecclesiastical events, not civil ones. Additionally, councils are called by churches, Haven said, not by secular authorities. To have the Dedham parish convene this council was to confuse secular and religious authority. The letters calling for the council asked for the other church's help "in the ordination of Mr. Lamson, as

224-583: A variety of classes and workshops throughout the year for all ages. In 1924, the House hosted six weeks of supervised play for children during the summer months. The program was expanded and moved to the various neighborhoods of town the following summer. In 2017, a grant from the Foundation for MetroWest paid to refurbish the 27 windows of the building. As part of that project, old cupboards and cabinets were discovered after having previously been painted shut. The house

256-498: Is mentioned in The Life of Nathaniel Hawthorne by Julian Hawthorne. When Norfolk County was created , he was appointed Register of Probate in 1793 over Nathaniel Ames . He held that role until 1833. In 1802, he was appointed a judge of the Court of Common Pleas and was made chief justice in 1804 until the court's disbanding in 1811. In addition to being a lawyer and judge, he was also

288-406: Is mentioned in The Life of Nathaniel Hawthorne by Julian Hawthorne. The rooms on the first floor feature high ceilings, long French windows, tiled fireplaces, carved mahogany mantles and moldings, and original chandeliers. A curved staircase leads to a second floor with smaller chamber rooms. The front door handle features a hex mark designed to keep witches and fire from harming the house. After

320-532: Is now on display in the house. In 1922 it was purchased by Charles J. Kimball and a group of civic-minded citizens for use as a community center. In the early 1970s it housed the Town's teen center. Today the Community House is dedicated to "advancing the educational, recreational, cultural and civic interests of residents of all ages of Dedham and surrounding communities." They offer a pre-school, summer camp, and

352-419: Is the last standing. Serving from 1791 to 1795 on Boston's board of selectmen , he resigned due to business pressures but returned in 1799. From 1799 to 1817, he was the chairman of Boston's board of selectmen continuously, and served as a paid police superintendent, improving the city's streets, drains, and lighting. Under his direction, both the infrastructure and civic center of Boston were transformed into

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384-611: Is today the Dedham Community House . It was built on land originally owned by his father and maternal grandfather. It was noted as one of the most hospitable houses of the day in Massachusetts. The Havens entertained many distinguished guests, including Richard Henry Dana Sr. , Elizabeth Peabody , Nathaniel Hawthorne and his wife, Horace Mann and his wife, Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. , Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. , Washington Allston and his wife, Charles Folsom and his wife, and Judge Theron Metcalf and his wife. The house

416-575: The Bulfinch Building, home of the Ether Dome at Massachusetts General Hospital (1818), its completion overseen by Alexander Parris , who was working in Bulfinch's office at the time the architect was summoned to Washington. Despite this great activity and civic involvement, Bulfinch was insolvent several times starting in 1796, including at the start of his work on the statehouse, and was jailed for

448-617: The Havens, the house was owned by Freeman Fisher. On September 20, 1848, then-Congressman Abe Lincoln arrived by train at Dedham station . He was met by a brass band and they accompanied him down the street to the Haven House where he had lunch. Lincoln then walked to the Temperance Hall where he gave a speech promoting Zachary Taylor 's bid for the White House. Lincoln's hour long speech

480-572: The United States in 1787, he became a promoter of the ship Columbia Rediviva 's voyage around the world under command of Captain Robert Gray (1755–1806). It was the first American ship to circumnavigate the globe. In 1788, he married Hannah Apthorp, his first cousin. Their sons include Thomas Bulfinch (1796–1867), author of Bulfinch's Mythology , and Stephen Greenleaf Bulfinch (1809–1870), Unitarian clergyman and author. Bulfinch's first building

512-624: The age of 12, he watched the Battle of Bunker Hill from this home on the Boston side of the Charles River. Charles himself was married to Hannah Apthorp on 20 November 1788 in Boston. He was educated at Boston Latin School and Harvard University , from which he graduated with an AB in 1781 and master's degree in 1784. He then made a grand tour of Europe from 1785 to 1788, traveling to London, Paris, and

544-461: The appointment. The council heard a report from the parish first and then heard the long and carefully prepared argument of Haven. Haven argued that a church should be able to elect its own pastor and that an ecclesiastical council should not be able to force a Gospel minister upon a church without its consent. Haven also noted that the tradition in New England had long been for a church to make

576-646: The dispute as the cause of Deacon Joseph Swan's death. Haven characterized the church meeting in which Lamson was admitted as a member as a "shocking profanation" exhibiting "scenes of wickedness... indecency and barbarity." In Haven's telling, Chickering was one of the central "plotters" in the whole ordeal. Chickering then attempted to sue Haven for libel, but a grand jury in Norfolk County refused to indict Haven in October 1820. Chickering then tried in Cambridge, where

608-578: The earliest agricultural societies in the United States. The Society was incorporated by an act of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts on March 7, 1792. As Commissioner of Public Building, Bulfinch completed the Capitol 's wings and central portion, designed the western approach and portico , and constructed the Capitol's original low wooden dome to his own design (replaced by the present cast-iron dome completed in

640-417: The intermediate United States Capitol rotunda and dome . His works are notable for their simplicity, balance, and good taste, and as the origin of a distinctive Federal style of classical domes, columns, and ornament that dominated early 19th-century American architecture . Bulfinch was born in Boston to Thomas Bulfinch, a prominent physician, and his wife, Susan Apthorp, daughter of Charles Apthorp . At

672-581: The major cities of Italy. Bulfinch was greatly influenced by Renaissance architect Andrea Palladio . He was also influenced by the classical architecture in Italy and the neoclassical buildings of Sir Christopher Wren , Robert Adam , William Chambers , and others in the United Kingdom . Thomas Jefferson became something of a mentor to him in Europe, as he would later be to Robert Mills . Upon his return to

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704-659: The mid-1860s). In 1829 Bulfinch completed the construction of the Capitol, 36 years after its cornerstone was laid. During his interval in Washington, Bulfinch also drew plans for the State House in Augusta, Maine (1829–1832), a Unitarian Church and prison in Washington, D.C.. In 1827, he was elected into the National Academy of Design as an Honorary member. He returned to Boston in 1830, where he died on April 15, 1844, aged 80, and

736-419: The month of July 1811 for debt (in a prison he had designed himself). There was no payment for his services as selectman, and he received only $ 1,400 for designing and overseeing the construction of the State House. In the summer of 1817, Bulfinch's roles as selectman, designer, and public official coincided during a visit by President James Monroe . The two men were almost constantly in each other's company for

768-531: The pamphlet was printed, and a Middlesex Grand Jury did indict him. Haven was arrested on December 1, 1819. Due in part to the long speech Haven gave in his own defense, the trial lasted over two days. Haven argued that he could not have possibly insulted "Alvan Lamson, pastor of the First Church and Parish in Dedham" as he did not think anyone existed by that description. As a member of that church, Haven said, he would have expected his pastor to "admonish me in

800-529: The spirit of Christian meekness," but in the eight months since the pamphlet was published he had not received any such admonitions. Haven was acquitted. Charles Bulfinch Charles Bulfinch (August 8, 1763 – April 15, 1844) was an early American architect , and has been regarded by many as the first American-born professional architect to practice. Bulfinch split his career between his native Boston , Massachusetts , and Washington, D.C. , where he served as Commissioner of Public Building and built

832-511: The views and membership status of the absent members and instead considered Lamson's qualifications. At the end of the day, the council declared that it would proceed to ordain Lamson on the following day. Haven published a book of over 100 pages outlying the argument against Lamson and included the Result from each council. His name did not appear on it, but it was an open secret who wrote it after it

864-598: The week-long visit, and a few months later (1818), Monroe appointed Bulfinch the successor to Benjamin Henry Latrobe (1764–1820) as Architect of the Capitol in Washington, DC (the Capitol Building had been partially burned by the British in 1814.) In this position, he was paid a salary of $ 2,500 per year plus expenses. He was also a founding member of The Massachusetts Society for Promoting Agriculture (M.S.P.A.), one of

896-550: Was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1791. Over the course of ten years, Bulfinch built a remarkable number of private dwellings in the Boston area, including Joseph Barrell 's Pleasant Hill (1793), a series of three houses in Boston for Harrison Gray Otis (1796, 1800, 1806), and the John Phillips House (1804). He built several churches in Boston, of which New North (built 1802–1804)

928-446: Was praised by Whig newspapers but criticized by Democratic ones. The Roxbury Gazette , for example, called it "a melancholy display" while journalist George Moore said Lincoln was "all the time gaining on his audience. He soon had us under his spell." The crowd asked him to stay longer, but Lincoln left when he heard the nearby train whistle as he had other engagements that evening. A bust of Lincoln, sculpted by Dedham's Alexander Doyle,

960-506: Was published in March 1819. In it, he used derogatory and insulting language to describe his opponents. He also said that bringing Lamson to the church was "both disgusting and ridiculous." He added that the more liberal members who favored Lamson had deliberately stirred up the community and that the meeting on July 13, in which Lamson's stay in the pulpit was extended, was "a farce" marked by "management, intrigue, and deceit." Haven also blamed

992-499: Was shown in the 2014 film The Judge . 42°14′58″N 71°10′36″W  /  42.24946°N 71.17676°W  / 42.24946; -71.17676 Judge Samuel Haven Samuel Haven (April 5, 1771 – September 4, 1847) was an American judge. Haven was the son of Jason Haven and the grandson of Samuel Dexter through his daughter, Catherine. He was born April 5, 1771, in Dedham. On March 6, 1799, he married Elizabeth Cragie in Dedham. He attended Harvard College as

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1024-773: Was the Hollis Street Church (1788). Among his other early works are a memorial column on Beacon Hill (1789), the first monument to the American Revolution ; the Federal Street theater (1793); the " Tontine Crescent " (built 1793–1794, now demolished), fashioned in part after John Wood 's Royal Crescent ; the Old State House in Hartford, Connecticut (1796); and the Massachusetts State House (1798). He

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