Improvements to the property

Made by George Affleck as well as after his death.

The Nursery

The business had greenhouses that allowed him to cultivate plants during the winter. He grew and sold a variety of plants, but he appears to have been best known for his roses and the bouquets that he or Robert Marchant made with them.


George Affleck's House

Located at 840 Asylum Avenue and probably built by 1855. Would have been demolished by the early 1890s, as several houses were built along the Asylum Avenue border of Affleck's property.


Jane Bogue and Robert Marchant's House

Located at 13 Huntington Street. Unknown when it was built or demolished.


868 Asylum Avenue

The Asylum Avenue Baptist Church. Affleck sold the land for the church in 1870 prior to May 24.


834 Asylum Avenue

Extant - originally the residence of Aaron Goodman, now private apartments. Built on the southeast corner of the Affleck property, during the 1890s.


842 Asylum Avenue

Demolished - originally the residence of Charles E. Gross. Currently a parking lot.


846 Asylum Avenue

Extant - originally the residence of A. Elijah Hart. Currently private apartments.


852 Asylum Avenue

Extant - originally the residence of George Bolles, subsequently served as the Asylum Hill Congregational Parsonage (1912-1931) before conversion into medical offices. Currently private apartments.


862 Asylum Avenue

Demolished - originally the residence of James U. Taintor. Demolished in the 1960s and replaced by existing apartment building.