French Hill, Arkham
French Hill, surmounted by the dark spire of Bayfriar’s Church, includes some of Arkham’s oldest homes. Still populated predominantly by Irish, brick row houses, gambrel roofs, and occasional decayed Georgian houses of impressive proportions line the hill. Some houses perch here precariously, tilting crazily over the narrow streets. Many of the lanes and alleys are no more than flights of stairs that twist upward to end at dark doorways.
The more prosperous Irish live on the east side of the hill and down across East Street in newer, more expensive homes with small front and back yards. The north slope of the hill is populated by the poorest Irish, a few Poles, and many of Arkham’s French-Canadians. The western slope is mostly poor Irish and a few Poles.
The Polish district, an area of clustered gambreland gable-roofed houses, is roughly the six blocks within College, Peabody, High, and Garrison, on the southwest foot of the hill.
Notable Locations
- Almen's Flowers - 295 S Garrison St
- Ashford's Rare Books Emporium - 150 W Church St
- Bayfriar's Church - 540 E Church St
- Campus Bicycle Shop - 146 W Church St
- Eben S. Draper Public School - 373 S Powder Mill St
- First Baptist Church of Arkham - 214 Lich St
- French Hill Transformer Station - 471 S French Hill St
- The Helping Hands
- Keenan's Laundry - 152 E College St
- Lewiston House - 181 E College St
- Mehler's Funeral Parlor - 171 Lich St
- Miskatonic University Garage - 334 S Parsonage St
- New England School of Bookkeeping - 103 E Pickamn St
- Old Arkham Graveyard - 250 E Church St
- Orne's Gangway - Next to 780 S French Hill St
- School of Positive Thinking - 297 E College St
- Smith's Boarding House - 288 Lich St
- Southside Baths - 209 S Peabody Ave
- Southside Gym - 348 S Sentinel St
- St. Michael's Catholic Church - 432 Lich St
- University Spa - 311 S Garrison St
- Varsity Barber - 259 1/2 S Garrison St
- Walgreen's Drugs - SE Corner of Garrison and Church
- Witch House - 197 E Pickman St
- Y.M.C.A - 477 Powder Mill St
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