Critical Dates

ca. 1850

Land purchased by George Affleck from Julius Catlin. The property extended northward between Sigourney and Huntington Streets, although Huntington Street did not exist yet. Possibly went as far north as Collins Street.

Before May 24, 1870

Affleck sold the southwest corner of his property, at the corner of Sigourney Street and Asylum Avenue, to a group of men seeking to establish what would become Asylum Avenue Baptist Church there.
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After February 17, 1880

Following Affleck's death, the nursery was closed down and his property was sold off.