The property originally included extensive grounds, consisting of the main house lot, and the property of the present
day Jasper Lane condominium complex. The latter lot includes the Carriage House off of Grove Street. The gardens laid out
by Olmstead's firm consisted of naturalized plantings of rhododendron and other native shrubs planted amidst glacial boulders
and rock outcrops, which feature was reflected in the foundation of the house and the stone wall surrounding the property.
By the 1920s, the house had a new owner, Marc B. Claff, founder and owner of Claff Box Company on West Street, a
company that made wooden shoe boxes, and later branched into other types of containers and was a mainstay business in Randolph
until it moved to Brockton around 1980. Mr. Claff was also one of the first Jewish residents of the town, and was also
involved on sundry town committees, including the Coal Board during WWI. Some of the stained glass and other decorative
elements may have been added by Mr. Claff in the 1920s.
Following Mr. Claff, the house was purchased and converted into a nursing home. The Bri-Mar Nursing
home operated out of the house from the 1950’s through the early 1970’s.
After the closure of Bri-Mar, the property was owned by Neil and Evelyn Scholl, who owned and
operated the Randolph Stationery Store on North Main St. near Crawford Square. They were related to the Claff family.
The Scholls lived in the refurbished carriage house at the back of the property. The property was subdivided into
the Jasper Lane parcel, which was developed by the Scholls into the present condominium complex.
A few years later, the house lot was purchased and developed as an office building, with restoration
of the historically and architecturally significant wood, stone, glasss, and metal features both inside and outside the house.
An addition was constructed off the west and north facades to accommodate additional office space for business and professional
offices, in which use it continues to the present.
