These galleries include images related to the Borden family, the Borden murder case of 1892, Fall River, Massachusetts, and the Victorian era in Fall River and the surrounding area.
92 Second Street opened as a bed and breakfast in 1996, after existing as a private residence in all of the years previously. These photos of the outside of 92 Second Street span many years. The tan color of the original B&B was replaced with a drab green in 2005, after then owners LeeAnn Wilbur and Donald Woods had the Leary Press building demolished in April of that year. You can estimate the year of an image of the house by its color and the signage outside.
The images in this collection were taken by John Clark in 2003 on his visit to the house and Stefani Koorey during various visits. We thank John and Stefani for their gracious contributions to this website.
On the second floor of the Borden house is located the guest bedroom (also used as Lizzie and Emma’s sitting room), Lizzie and Emma’s bedrooms, and Andrew and Abby’s bedroom. As is quite common in Fall River, there are no hallways in this house. Each room opens onto another, necessitating locked doors for privacy’s sake.
During 1892, the third floor was mostly used for storage and was the location of Bridget Sullivan’s room. It is now several bedrooms for guests.
Thank you, Sherry Chapman, for the first eleven images of Maplecroft in this gallery. They were taken in 2003 on her visit to Fall River to conduct research for her book on the Borden case, Lizzie Borden: Resurrections.
Oak Grove Cemetery, Fall River, Bristol County, Massachusetts. Lat: 41°42’24″N, Lon: 071°08’15″W
Oak Grove Cemetery in Fall River, Massachusetts, is the final resting place for the Borden family. Here are many images of the plots and grounds. Special thanks goes to John Clark for these marvelous photos.
