Vacant Home On 9th St. Taken Down By Firefighters Saturday Morning

Photo by Sharon Axline

This morning, Dorchester was relieved of one of its most prominent vacant properties and eyesores.

While there are roughly two dozen neglected properties throughout Dorchester that are in need of immediate repair or removal, perhaps no site commanded more community attention than the long-abandoned home at the intersection of Jefferson Ave. and 9th St.  

It stuck out like a mangled thumb on a well-traveled street.

On Saturday morning, March 10, the Dorchester Volunteer Fire Department, with assistance from Friend firefighters, burned down the blighted property.

The house had recently been acquired by Dale and Deanna Bird, who spent months cleaning up the two lots on which the house sat.  

In a social media post, Deanna Bird wrote, "The house was too far gone to save. It had black mold in it, and the floors were so weak that we fell through a couple times."

Today's action clears the way for new housing to be placed on a paved street in Dorchester, just two blocks from the school. 

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