Peterson's Store 1900
1957 - 1987 Henderson Bros. Plumbing & Heating Co. was in the old Peterson Store building.
1900
Wooden Water Tank ( 50,000 gallons ) was built on Hancock Street.
It was part of the Bradley Brant mineral spring and pumping station.
Street Lights were installed in Brant Rock.
Estes Candy Kitchen ( Ocean Street ) opened., burned down in 1971
S. G. Capen Store - Ocean St at Ocean Bluff. 1900-1907
On " The Rock " circa 1900
Ocean Cafe' and Brant Rock House circa 1900
The Brant Rock House built in 1874 and torn down in 1938
The road that leads to the Brant Rock House ( seen above ) is South Street.
also the BR House was located where the WW2 Tower ( built in 1943 ) now stands.
Fairview House circa 1900
The Fairview Inn, built by Martin Swift in 1874 catered to Boston’s vacationing elite. Home to the elegant and exclusive “Como Club” during the 20’s and 30’s, patrons enjoyed gambling and contraband liquor smuggled in through an ocean tunnel. Over the years, the Fairview became famous for wholesome food and hearty meals. It was destroyed by fire in late winter 1998, ending 124 years of continuous operation.
The late 19th and early 20th centuries were the pinnacle for the Brant Rock Inns. However, the advent of the automobile, the lower cost of seasonal cottage rentals and the Depression, all led to a loss of business that the large inns required to remain financially viable.
The Fairview Inn was originally established as a boarding house for the elite. It became the exclusive and elegant "Como Club" in the 20's and 30's, offering dining and strolling violinists, followed by gambling at the rear of the building. The Club was named after the ship Como, which ran illegal rum along the coast during Prohibition. It is rumored that a tunnel running from beneath the original structure to the ocean was used to deliver the contraband liquor.
Brant Rock House 1900
The Brant Rock House built in 1874 and torn down in 1938
Lover's Rock ( no jetty to Brant Rock ) circa 1900
For those of you that don't know, The Rock at 12 O'Clock in this picture is called " Brant Rock ".
Brant Rock Beach circa 1900
View from " The Rock ". Brant Rock House is on your right circa 1900
Brant Rock Beach looking toward Ocean Bluff circa 1900
Ocean Bluff looking towards Brant Rock circa 1900
Brant Rock Beach looking towards Ocean Bluff circa 1900
Ocean Bluff looking towards Brant Rock circa 1900
Lover's Rock ( on beach in front of Shirley & Kendall's House ) looking towards Blackman's Trailor Park circa 1900
circa 1900
The annual Illumination Day Parade was held on Labor Day and was quite an event. It proceeded down Ocean Street from Ocean Bluff to Brant Rock.
circa 1900
As you can see on the postcard, this view is from the Ocean House ( Brant Rock Bowling Alley ). There was no Esplanade at this time. In the center of the photo you can see the Brant Rock Union Chapel and at ( 3 O'Clock ) is the US Life Saving Station ( Coast Guard Station ).
View from The Brant Rock House circa 1900
At ( 1 ) O'Clock-------Brant Rock Wooden Water Tower
At ( 2 ) O'Clock-------Brant Rock Union Chapel
At ( 3:30 ) O'Clock------Aunt Audrey's Back Porch ( I think I can see the cloths line pole behind Aunt Audrey's House )
At ( 8 ) O'Clock------South Street
At ( 9 ) O'Clock-------The Esplanade before it was widened
At ( 10 ) O'Clock-----The Brant Rock Ocean House
View of Brant Rock from the Tower circa 1900
Brant Rock Wooden Seawall circa 1900
Brant Rock beach with wooden seawall circa 1900
Brant Rock with wooden seawall circa 1900
Lover's Rock looking towards Ocean Bluff circa 1900
circa 1900
Lover's Rock looking towards Brant Rock " The Rock " ( Jetty to The Rock was not built yet ). It must be high tide. I can not see tide rock.
Fishing from " The Rock ". I'll bet the fishing was good in those days ! circa 1900
Piggyback ride from " The Rock " circa 1900
Ocean Bluff looking south at Brant Rock circa 1900's
Panoramic view of Brant Rock circa 1900's
1903
Peace Haven Hotel & Annex built. In 1940 Building taken down to build houses in that area.
1905
Peace Haven Hotel, built in 1903 and razed in the 1940s ( Annex is at 3 O'Clock )
Brant Rock Ocean House & Post Office in what will be the Esplanade 1905
Ocean Street, Ocean Bluff looking towards the U.S.Life Saving Station circa 1905's
Ocean Bluff looking down Ocean Street circa 1905's
Brant Rock Life Saving Drill ( Union Chapel in background ) 1905
It's out of focus but gives a good shot of " The Rock " at high tide. 1905
circa 1905
The Peace Haven Hotel was located up beyond the Fairview.
( I think this picture was taken standing at the long jetty off Blackman's Point )
circa 1905
Brant Rock, Blackman's Island ( Blackman's Point Trailor Park ). See the Peacehaven Hotel in the distance. The Peace Haven was built in 1903 and razed in the 1940's
Ocean Street in Ocean Bluff looking from Brant Rock towards Fieldston ( notice dirt road ) 1906
Ocean Street looking North towards Fieldston circa 1906
View of Brant Rock House, " The Rock " and the beach near Charlie's 1906
Brant Rock Wireless Tower shot from Blue Fish Cove Entrance 1906
Transmitter in the Wireless Station circa 1906
Steam Engine driven AC Generator and 500 CPS Synchronous Rotary Gap Transmitter at Brant Rock, Ma. The drive belt is in the foreground, the inductors are near the roof, and the high pressure capacitors are to the right.
Alternator at the Wireless Station circa 1906
Early form of Alexanderson Alternator under test at the Brant Rock Station of the National Electric Signaling Company. The Alternator spun at 20,000 RPM and generated a 80 KHz signal.
1907
1907
1907
Brant Rock Wireless Tower from Bluefish Cove
On 24 December 1906, Reginald Fessenden, a Canadian inventor, broadcast the first AM radio programme, which included him playing " O Holy Night " on the violin. The carol therefore appears to have been the first piece of music to be broadcast on radio.
Where the World's First Trans Oceanic Radio Communications took place...
Brant Rock Union Chapel and Life Saving Station 1907
1907
Ways Webster Park ( Number Roads area ), builders Bradley Brant ( Marshfield ), John Foster ( Hanson ), Hoarse Maglathlin ( Kingston ) and in 1918 H.S. Kelsey.
Webster Park House Lots : - - - - - - Water Front- - $ 250.00
- - - - - - Rows back from the Ocean - - $175.00, $150.00, $100.00
- - - - - - Rest of the lots were - - $1.00
- - - - - - Houses cost - - $ 1,600.00
1908
The U.S. Life Saving Station Crew with Brant Rock Union Chapel in background
Station : Brant Rock, Massachusetts
Coast Guard Station : # 29
Location: At Brant Rock, near Marshfield on Green Harbor Point; 42-05' 30"N x 70-38' 40"W
Date of Conveyance : 1891
Station Built : 1892-1893
Fate : Turned over to GSA ( U.S. General Services Administration ) in 1953. Sold to Town of Marshfield, Plymouth County,
in 1963 for use as public park and recreation purposes.
Brant Rock Station ( #29 ). A station was built and placed in operation "at Brant Rock, on Green Harbor Point" in the 1892—1893 time period. Mention is made in 1919 that the station was extensively repaired and, in 1921, the building was repaired and remodeled and heat, light, and water systems were installed. Also in 1921, a new well was driven. The first keeper, Benjamin B. Manter, was appointed on January 3, 1893 and retired at age 64 with more than thirty years service on March 22, 1915. He was succeeded by Cyrus H. Merrit ( acting until his appointment on September 5, 1916 and retiring on May 10, 1928 ). Next, Chief Petty Officer R. W. Cahoon is shown as being in charge in 1928, having been transferred from the Monomoy Point station. He was relieved by Chief L. S. Baker. On November 4, 1937, Everett M. Mills assumed command after being reassigned from the Straitsmouth station. The station was still listed in 1945; subsequently the property was turned over to the GSA in 1953.
1909
Ocean Bluff Hotel 1909
A view of Brant Rock coastline from " The Rock " 1910
If my memory is correct, this is the location where Uncle Lenny did most of his fishing for Tautog
A day at the beach, looking toward Ocean Bluff circa 1910
Brant Rock Life Saving Crew during a storm circa 1910
Brant Rock Life Saving Crew circa 1910
Brant Rock Life Saving Drill on Ocean Street in front of the US Life Station circa 1910
Ocean Street in Ocean Bluff looking from Brant Rock towards Fieldston ( notice dirt road ) circa 1910
Ocean Street looking from Main Street towards Fairview Hotel 1910
Hewett's Point, Ocean Bluff looking towards Brant Rock ( notice Horse & Carriage ) 1910
Souvenir Folder of Brant Rock and Ocean Bluff. Sold at Peterson's Store ( next to The Ocean House ) circa 1910
Lover's Rock, The Brant Rock House & The Wireless Radio Tower in the distance 1910
Brant Rock Wireless Station 1910
circa 1910
Blackman's Point Trailer Park occupied the site of the Wireless Station
The tall stacks exiting from the building's roof are for the steam engine's boiler. 1910
The dirt road leading up to the Wireless Radio Tower 1910
Brant Rock Wireless Station viewed form Blue Fish Cove circa 1910
The old mouth of the Green Harbor River, further south than at present, was closed by a storm circa 1806. For several years there was no outlet to the sea except through the marshes toward Duxbury making the river stagnant. The present entrance was opened by another storm in 1810 and further widened by local fishermen. Bluefish Cove, then, was formerly not located near the entrance to Green Harbor.
Taken from Blue Fish Cove 1910
1905 - 1915
Professor Reginald Fessenden makes the World First Radio Voice Broadcast ( 1906 ) at Brant Rock-Part of Marshfield, Massachusetts
1906 Radio Broadcast
From his experimental station at Brant Rock, MA, Reginald Fessenden broadcasts the first radio program. He plays two songs, a poem, and a brief talk. Fessenden's broadcast is picked up by ships on the Atlantic hundreds of miles away.
" Brant Rock covers a mere 4 square miles, yet it holds the distinction of being the location where
one- way amplitude modulated voice broadcasts first took place ".
The Western Tower : Brant Rock on the Massachusetts sea coast
The Eastern Tower : Machrihanish, Scotland
Where the World's First Trans Oceanic Radio Communications took place...
Where the World's First Radio voice was heard across any ocean...
Where the World's First Radio voice broadcast was made...
Fessenden Group 1910
Brant Rock House circa 1910
Peace Haven Hotel, Brant Rock circa 1910
Ocean Street, Brant Rock 1911
Ocean Bluff Casino 1912
Ocean Bluff Casino 1912
Brant Rock U.S. Life Saving Station viewed from the beach 1912
Brant Rock Wireless Station shot from Green Harbor Beach 1912
The tall stacks exiting from the building's roof are for the steam engine's boiler.
Ocean Bluff on Ocean Street ( Looks like the Post office ) circa 1913
Main Street ( Esplanade in 1927 ) looking south towards The Ocean House ( Brant Rock Bowling Alley ) circa 1913