7337 57% [State Street Trust Company, Boston Boston ! s Story in Inscriptions THE LIBRARY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES COMMODORE BYRON MCCANDLESS B O S T O N'S STORY IN INSCRIPTIONS BEING RE P RO DUCTI ON S OF THE MARKINGS THAT ARE OR HAVE BEEN ON HISTORIC SITES PRINTED FOR THE STATE STREET TRUST COMPANY BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS COPYRIGHT ED 1908 sr THE STATE STREET TRUST COMPANY COMPILED ARRANGED AND PRINTED UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE WALTON ADVERTISING AND PRINTING COMPANY BOSTON MASS NTRODUCTION This little book will point out, as you go up and down Boston streets, the points of historic inter- est. It will show you here and there the scene of some national episode; some event of local in- terest ; the place, perchance, where one of the history-makers was born, lived, or worked. It will present in a scattered way much of Boston's interesting story, much that is known only to the student of history, much that may be an inspiration in raising Boston to a higher civic level. It does not aim to be a complete record of all the historic sites, but of those only which are, or have been at some time, marked by inscriptions; and it allows the inscriptions to tell their own story. It presents a panoramic sketch of Boston. The arrangement, for the sake of convenience, follows the lines of the different streets, so that one, in going through State, Washington, Han- over, or Tremont Street, may readily locate the points of interest. Perhaps this brochure may lead to the permanent markings of all Boston's historic sites. It is presented to you with the compliments of the State Street Trust Company. 978331. FANEUIL HALL SQUARE FANEUIL HALL BUILT 1742 GIVEN TO THE TOWN OF BOSTON BY PETER FANEUIL OE HUGUENOT PARENTAGE THE FIRST STORY WAS USED AS A MARKET THE UPPER STORY AS A TOWN HALL BURNED 1761 REBUILT AND SOMEWHAT ENLARGED 1763 HERE WERE HELD BOTH BEFORE AND AFTER THE REVOLUTION MANY PATRIOTIC MEETINGS WHICH KEPTAUVE THE FIRES OF FREEDOM AMONG THE PEOPLE AND STIRRED THEM TO GREAT DEEDS FROM WHICH FACT THIS HALL BECAME KNOWN AS THE CRADLE OF LIBERTY WES T SIDE STATE STREET WEST END OLD STATE HOUSE j. OLD STATE HOUSE SITE OF THE ANCIENT MARKET PLACE SITE OF THE FIRST TOWN MOUSE CKECTCD 1650 BURHtD 1711 THIS BUILDING ERECTED 1713 "HIRE THE CHILD INDEPENDENCE WASBu'Vox* WASHINGTON HERE RECEIVED THE TRIBUTE Or AX ENFRANCHISED PEOPLE 1769 IHUSC AS A CITY HALL IB33-I84I ',- -IUL OLD STATE HOUSE FROM THIS BALCONY WAS PROCLAIMED THE REPEAL OF THE STAMP ACT 1766 THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE 1776 PEACE WITH ENGLAND 1783 -irr EAST END ^ n n r^ rm r^ r^i m r^ r^ nT OLD STATE HOUSE GOV. ANDROS TYRANNY HERE OVERTHROWN 1689 CAWAIN WDD HERE EXAMINED BEFORE IMPRISONMENT 1699 JAMES OTIS HERE HADE MIS SPEECH AGAINST THE WRITS OF ASSISTANCE 1761 SOUTH SIDE STATE STREET NO RTH SIDE SOUTHEAST CORNER ~ WASHINGTON ~~ STREET ~~~ ON THIS SITE STOOD THE HOUSE OF CAPT. ROBERT KEAYNE HE WAS THE TOUNDERAND FIRST COMMAHOER OF THE ANCIENT AND HONORABLE ARTILLERY COMPANY 1638 FIRST STORE IN BOSTON ON THIS SITE STOOD THE HOUSE OF JOHN COG CAN, WHO HERE OPENED THE FIRST SHOP FOR THE SALE OF MERCHANDISE IN BOSTON J NUMBER P 2 -I 3 CO 3 m ^H m CD H O | 2 o Si >. o ^ 2 3 5 q ft Co O ci ^r 2 ^ S CO rn n @ ^ ba STATE STREET NUMBER 27 ON TfflS SITE STOOD THE FIRST MEETING HOUSE IN BOSTON 163Z-164Q .( '**'^!S!32?ie?3S!Z?0^^ HEAR THIS SITE STOOD THE HOME Of REV. JOHN WILSON PASTOR OF THE FIRST CHURCH 1632 - 1007 = NUMBER -~ 2S SITE OF THE FIRST MEETING HOUSE IN BOSTON- BUILT A.H1632- PREACHERS JOHN WILSON - JOHN ELIOT - JOHN COTTON USED BEFORE I64-O FOR TOWN MEETINGS AND FOR SESSIONS OF THE GENERAL COURT OF THE COLONY.- NUMBER 27 ANOTHER MARKING OF FIRST MEETING-HOUSE STATE STREET ROYAL CUSTOM HOUSE THE SITE OF THE ROYAL CUSTOM HOUSE IN 177O. NUMBER 38 Now office of the State Street Trust Company. In front of this site occurred the Boston Massacre, the exact spot of which is marked by paving-stones, thus: On the next page is shown the marking on the build- ing opposite the scene of the massacre. ON THIS SITE WAS THE SHOP OF ANTHONY STODDARD LINEN DRAPER IN IG-t** OCCUPIED BY HENRY SHRIMPTON, BRAZIER, IN 1646. HERE IN PROVINCIAL DAKS STOOD THE ROYAL EXCHANGE TAVERN. A POPULAR RESORT UNTIL AFTER IOOO PROM HERE THE FIRST STAGE COACH FROM BOSTON TO NEW YORK WAS STARTED BY NICHOLAS BROWN SEPT. 7, 1772 "TO CO ONCE EVERY FOURTEEN DAYS." NUMBER 28 STATE STREET OLD COFFEE HOUSE SITE OF THE BRITISH COFFEE HOUSE KEPT BY MR. BALLARD IN 1762. HERE JAMES OTIS WAS ASSAULTED BY JOHN ROBINSON, ONE OF THE CUSTOMS COMMISSIONERS IN 1769. IT WAS AFTERWARDS KNOWN AS THE AMERICAN COFFEE HOUSE. NUMBER 66 OPPOSITE THIS SPOT US SBEDTHE FIRST BLOOD OF HE AMHM REVOLUTION MSBCH5 T '1770 WEST CORNER EXCHANGE STREET GOVERNOR LEVERETT HOUSE ON THIS SITE STOOD THE HOUSE OF ELDER THOMAS LEVERETT, ALSO THE HOME OF HIS SON, GOVERNOR .JOHN LEVERETT . CORNER CONGRESS STREET COURT STREET FRANKLIN PRINTING OFFICE, THE LONG ROOM CLUB ON THIS SITE STOOD THE PRINTING OFFICE OP JAMES FRANKLIN . PUBLISHER OT THE NEW ENGLAND COURANT, WHERE HIS BROTHER BENJAMIN SERVED AS APPRENTICE . HERB FROM 1769 TO 1776 EDES AND GILL PUBLISHED THE BOSTON GAZETTE. IN A ROOM OVER THE PRINTING OFFICE THE LONG ROOM CLUB HELD THEIR MEETINGS. ITS MEMBERS WERE MOST ACTIVE PATRIOTS. HERB THE LEADERS PLANNED RESISTANCE TO BRITISH AUTHORITY; FROM THE TIME OF THE STAMP ACT UNTIL THE OUTBREAK OF THE REVOLUTION. EAST CORNER FRANKLIN AVENUE ON THIS SPOT RESIDED JOHN EEVERETT GOVERNOR OF MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY 1672-1673 HERE ALSO STOOD THE BUILDING OCCUPIED AS A POST OFFICE FROM 1771 TO 1788 . SOUTHWEST CORNER WASHINGTON AND COURT 1633. THE OLD COURT HOUSE 1836. COURT STREET - QUEEN STREET - PRISON LANE THIS BUILDING WAS ERECTED IN 1636, ON THE SITE OF THE OLD PRISON OF 1635 IN THE OLD PRISON CAPTAIN KIDD WAS CONFINED. THE COURT HOUSE STANDING HERE DURING THE REVOLUTION WAS THREE STORIES IN HEIGHT, OF BRICK. AND WITH A CUPOLA AND BELL. IN THE PRESENT BUILDING ANTHONY BURNS THE FUGITIVE SLAVE WAS A PRISONER IN MAY 1S54. COURT STREET AND COURT SQUARE S C L L A Y SQUARE SUB WAT ENTRANCE ON THIS SFTE THE FIRST DISTRICT WRITING SCBOOL WAS ERECTED IN 1684 ENLARGED IN J7I5 AND 1753 CLOSED IN 179O L GOV.BOWDOIN HOUSE T T L ON THIS SITE STOOD THE i -7 _i MANSION HOUSE OF JAMES BOWDO1M. i GOVERNOR OF MASSACHUSETTS, 17S5 17&7 . T r BEACON STREET, SITE OF HOTEL BELLEVUE . PEMBERTON SQUARE FANE- COTTON HOUSE \ANE-COTTON HOUSE IN THE HICHWAY OPPOSITE AND ON THIS SITE STOOD THE DOUBLE MANSION HOUSE OP HENRTY VANE, GOVERNOR OF MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. 1636; AND OF THE REV. JOHN COTTOH MINISTER OF THE FIRST CHURCH WASHINGTON STREET PAUL REVERE'S SHOP ON THIS SITE IN 17 A 9 STOOD THE SHOP OF PAUL REVERE. GOLDSMITH. NUMBER '73 NUMBER 209 ON THIS SITE STOOD THE SECOND MEETING HOUSE OF THE FIRST CHURCH BUILT OF WOOD; DEDICATED 164O BURNED 1711: REBUILT 1712, OF BRICK CALLED THE t>LD BRICK'.' REMOVED 18O7. iiitiiitiiiiiiiiiiiini ini nun n ON THIS SITE STOOD THE HOUSE OF OOV. JOHN WINTHROP ERECTED IN 1644 IN WHICH TIE DIED IN 1646. IT BECAME THE PROPERTY OF REV JOHN NORTON MINISTER OF THE FIRST CHURCH. HIS WIDOW OWE IT TO THE THIRD OR OLD SOUTH CHURCH THE HOUSE WAS USED AS A PARSONAGE FOR MAW YEARS AND WAS PULCED DOWN FOR FIREWOOD BY THE BRITISH TROOPS IN 1776. w ET OLD SOUTH BUILDING A.D.1712 OLD CORNER BOOKSTORE BUILDING NORTH CORNER SCHOOL STREET WASHINGTON STREET NUMBER 239 FIRST TAVERN IN BOSTON SITE OP SAMUEL COLE'S INK. THE FIRST TAVERN IN BOSTON, 1634. LATER KEPT BV JAMES PENN , AFTERWARD BY WJLLIAM PHILLIPS , AND KNOWN A* THE "SHIP TAVERN" IT WAS OWNED BY MAJOR THOMAS SAVAGE. THE GREAT FIRE OP 1711 STARTED IN THE REAR OP THE TAVERN. 1 PROVINCE HOUSE, 1673. IN THE REAR STOOD THE PROVINCE HOUSE, THE OFFICIAL RESIDENCE OF THE ROYAL GOVERNORS OF THE PROVINCE OF MASSA- CHUSETTS BAY FROM 1716 TO 1776. AFTER THE REVOLUTION IT WAS KNOWN AS THE GOVERNMENT HOUSE. AND OCCUPIED BY STATE OFFICERS UNTIL 1796. A PORTION OF THE ORIGINAL WALLS STILL REMAINS. NUMBER 327 AtSO IT IS ORDERED THAT THE STREET FROM MRATHERION HOUGHS TO THE GENTRY fflLL TO BE LATO OUT AND SOE KEPT OPEN FOREVER. Town Records. Jfarcfi3Q1640. SOUTHWEST CORNER SCHOOL WASHINGTON STREET NDEPENDNCEorik,, COUNTRY 1776. NEAR ESSEX STREET OPPOSITE BOTLSTON SITE or THE FAMOUS OLD LIBERTY TREE. PLANTED IN 164-6 AND CUT DOWN BY THE BRITISH IN 1775 ONE SOLDIER KILLED BY ITS FALL. UNDER ITS BRANCHES THE STAMP ACT MEETINGS WERE HELD BY PAUL REVERE. HANCOCK, I ADAMS. OTIS AND OTHERS, WHICH LED TO THE REVOLUTION. FROM THIS GREAT ELM A TORY UEUT. GOVERNOR A.O OTHERS WERE HUNG 10 EFFIGY. ANOTHER MARKING T R E M N T STREET FOUNDED 1G8G ITS FIRST BUILDING WAS THE FIRST CHURCH OF ENGLAND IN BOSTON. THE CORNER STONE OF THE PRESENT BUILDING WAS LAID AUG. 11, 1749. AFTER THE REVOLUTION IT BECAME THE FIRST UNITARIAN CHURCH IN THE UNITED STATES NORTH CORNER SCHOOL STREET WENDELL POWELL HOUSE ON THIS SITE STOOD THE WENDELL POWELL HOUSE. OCCUPIED AS A ROYAL CUSTOM HOUSE IN 1759. WASH INCTON LODGED HERE ON HIS VISIT IN 1789. SOUTH CORNER OF COURT STREET FANEUIL HOME ON THIS SITE STOOD THE MANSION HOUSE OF ANDREW AND PETER FANEUIL, WHERE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR PHILLIPS AFTERWARD RESIDED. NUMBER 39 T R E M N T STREET HOTEL TOURAINE ~ ON THIS SITE STOOD THE RESIDENCE OF JOHN QUINCY ADAMS. SIXTH PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, HERE HIS SON CHARLES FRANCIS ADAMS WAS BORN IN 16O7. STATESMAN MINISTER TO ENGLAND, 1861 -1868. ON THIS SITE WAS THE HOUSE OF DANIEL MAUDE WHO KEPT HERE THE FIRST FREE SCHOOL IN 1636 HERE LIVED FROM 1642 TO 1643 HEZEKIAH USHER THE FIRST BOOK SELLER IN NEW ENGLAND MAIN ENTRANCE PARKER HOUSE ON THIS SITE STOOD THE MANSION HOUSE OF JACOB WENDELL. COL. OF THE BOSTON REGIMENT IN 1743. AFTERWARDS IT WAS THE RESIDENCE OF LIEUT. COV. MOSES GILL. PEMBERTON SQUARE NUMBERS I 17 AND 19 1 TREMONT 1 ROW JOHN ENDICOTT HOUSE NEAR THIS SITE STOOD THE HOUSE IN WHICH JOHN ENDICOTT, GOVERNOR OF MASSACHUSETTS HAY COLONY, DIED IN 1665. CAPTAIN CYPRIAN SOUTH AC K. AFTERWARD LIVED THERE. SCHOOL STREET ON THIS SITE STOOD THE CHURCH OF THE FRENCH HUGUENOTS, 1716-1741; USED AS A CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH 1748-17S5; OCCUPIED BY ROMAN CATHOLICS 17S8-16O3. FIRST MASS CELEBRATED NOVEMBER 2,1768. NUMBER 20 ON THIS SPOT STOOD THE FIRST HOUSE ERECTED FOR THE USE OF THE BOSTON PUBLIC LATIN SCHOOL This School has been constantly Maintained since it was established by the following Vote of the Town Gt a General Meeting upon Public Rotics it was agreed upon that our Brother PHILEMON PORMORT shall be entreated to become School master for the teaching and nurturing of Children with us. APRIL 13.1635. cirr HALL SITE NUMBER 19 SITE OF CROMWElXS HEAD TAVERN 1705 1800 COL. GEORGE WASHINGTON SOJOURNED TJK> WEEKS AT CROMWELtS HEAD IN 1756 PAUL JONES IN 1782 AND LAFAYETTE WERE VISITORS AT THE HEAD TAVERN. A FAC-SIM1LE OF A BILL FOR A WEEK'S BOARD MADE OUT TO GEN RUFUS PUTNAM IN 1785 BY JOSHUA BRACKETT. LANDLORD. IS ON EXHIBITION IN THIS RESTAURANT. SCHOOL STREET THIS MARKS THE SITES OF THE LATIN SCHOOLS - m 10 -taia - is-*-*. WEST CORNER CHAPMAN PLACE CITY HALL SITE HERE STOOD THE HOUSE OCCUPIED IN 1774-1775 BY GENERAL FREDERICK HALDIMAND TO WHOM THE BOSTON LATIN SCHOOL BOYS MADE PROTEST AGAINST THE DESTRUCTION OP THEIR COAST HE ORDERED THE COAST RESTORED AND REPORTED THE AFFAIR TO GENERAL GAGE WHO OBSERVED THAT IT. WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO BEAT THE NOTION OF LIBERTY OUT OF THE PEOPLE AS IT WAS ROOTED IN THEM FROM THEIR CHILDHOOD 1907 ON THIS SITE STOOD THE HOUSE IN WHICH NATHANIEL DAVID THOMAS AND JOSIAH BRADLEE WITH JOHN FULTON ASSISTED BY SARAH BRADLEE FULTON DISGUISED THEMSELVES AS MOHAWK INDIANS AND TOOK PART IN THROWING THE TEA INTO BOSTON HARBOR DECEMBER 16, 1775. " HURRAH FOR GRIFFINS WHARF THE MOHAWKS ARE COMING " PLACED BY "THE BOSTON TEA PART v'cHAPTER DAUGHTERS Of THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION. MARCH 17. 1901. SOUTH CORNER HOLLIS AND TREMONT STREETS HANOVER STREET SITE OF AMERICAN HOUSE C o C ON THIS SITE LIVED GENERAL JOSEPH WARREN PHYSICIAN, ORATOR AND PATRIOT WHO FEU. AT BUNKER HILL JUNE 17- 177.5. PLACED BY THE MASS. SOCIETY 0** SONS OF THE REVOLUTION JUip 18,9s. "NEW BRICK CHURCH THE COCKEREL CHURCH 17Z1 1844 ON THIS SITE STOOD THE MEETING HOUSE ERECTED IN 1721 . THE SOCIETY UNITED WITH THAT OP THE. SECOND CHURCH IN 17T3 TAKING. ITS NAME . THE NEW BUILDING ERECTED IN 1845 WAS SOLD TO THE METHODIST A IN 1843 . ^ NEAR RICH- -- MOND STREET ON THIS SITE STOOD THE HOME OF REV. JOHN MAYO. M WISTER OF THE SECOND CBDRCH FROM 1633 TO 1673, AND OP REV.COTTOK MATHER.MINISTER FROM 1085 TO 172 S CORNER NORTH BENNET REV. INCREASE HATHER.MINISTEROF THE SECOND CHURCH 1669-1773. REMOVED TO A HOUSE ON THIS SITE AFTER. THE GREAT FIRE OF 1676. FT WAS LATER THE HOME OF ANDREW AND JOHN ELIOT. FATHER AND SON MINISTERS OF THE NEW NORTH CHURCH. 1742-1813. HANOVER STREET ON THIS SITE THE NEW NORTH MEETIKG HOUSE WAS ERtCTID 1714 CORNER CLARK ON THIS SITE STOOD THE MANSION HOUSE OF WILLIAM CLARK. IR WHICH SIRXHARLES HENRY FKANKIAJO) COLLECTOR OF BOSTON LIVED IN 174 1. PRINCE AND GARDEN STREETS IN 1713 THE FIRST SCHOOL HOUSE WAS BUILT ON THIS LOT BY CAPT. THOMAS HUTCHINSON KNOWN AS THE NORTH LATIN AND NORTH GRAMMAR SCHOOL; RECOMPENSE WADSWOETH WAS THE MASTER. IN 17a A WRITING SCHOOL WAS BUILT ADJOINING THE GRAMMAR SCHOOL. A PUBLIC SCHOOL HAS BEEN MAINTAINED ON THIS SITE SINCE THAT DATE. HENRY TILES TON MASTER . JOHN TIUSTON TAUGHT FOR MANY YEARS. SITE ELIOT SCHOOL NORTH BENNET STREET FORT HILL SQUARE -,-// .^,. FORT HILL SQUARE OK THIS SITE STOOD FORT HILL. AN EMINENCE 8O FEET IN HEIGHT; ALSO CALLED CORN HILL FIRST FORT ERECTED IN 1632, COVJANDROS SOUGHT SHELTER HERE WHEN THE PEOPLE REVOLTED IN 1689 FORTIFICATIONS \VERE MAINTAINED HERE "UNTIL AFTERTHE CLOSE OF THE REVOLUTION. LEVELLED 1866-1872. BRATTLE This u the site of IheOWBrattleSiChurti Erected m!G9S.KtbuW in 1772 Torn doaaialgft to make icy fartheftrou/th of Out store SQUARE NORTH SQUARE HERE LIVED PAUL REVERE 17J7O- 1SOO ERECTED BY PAUL REVERE CHAPTER DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOUJTIOH 1S95. " NUMBERS '= 19 AND 21 UNION STREET GREEN DRAGON r A FERN WHERE SAINT ANDREWS LODGE OF FREE MASONS MEET SHEAFE STREET O BIRTHPLACE OF O REY,;S.FSMITH A D.D. 1(808-1885 ERECTED BY THE OLD SOUTH CHAPTER DAUGHTERS or THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION O 1887 o NUMBER 37 ~r~r PRINCE STREET STODDARD HOUSE USED BY THE BRITISH SOLDIERS AS A HOSPITAL, AFTER THE BATTLE OF BUNKER HILL. MAJOR JOHN PITCAJRN DIED HERE. - NUMBER 74 FEDERAL STREET ON THIS SITE. m THE OLD PRESBYTERIAN MEETING HOD3E ERECTED IN 1744- THE STATE CONVENTION OP MASSACHDSCTTS MET AND VOTED TO ADOPT THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES IN JANUARY AND FEBRUARY <78. COMMERCIAL STREET -^ H SHE VMAS BWItT THE fIMTE CONSTITUTION OLD IRONSIDES ^ j A CONSTITUTION WHARF NUMBER 409 NORTH BATTERY BATTERY WHARF ON THIS SITE AT MERRY'S POINT THE NORTH BATTERY WAS ERECTED IN 1646 AND WORKS WERE MAINTAINED HERE UNTIL AFTER THE CLOSE OF THE REVOLUTION NUMBER 379 SALUTATION TAVERN ON THIS SITE STOOD THE SALUTATION TAVERN ALSO CALLED THE *TWO PALAVERERS" HERE MET THE REVOLUTIONARY ASSOCIATION COMPOSED LARGELY OF RESIDENTS OF THIS^PART OF THE TOWN WHICH FORMED THE NORTH END CAUCUS " ITS MEMBERS ACTIVE PATRIOTS IN THE PEOPLES CAUSE. i I r MILK STREET WEST CORNER --p- FEDERAL -Hj STREET -4 ON THIS SPOT STOOD THE MANSION OF ROBERT TREAT PAlNE ONE OF THE SIANBBS OF THE. DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE IN WHICH HE DIED MAY II, 1814 BIRgHPLfiCE o fOF FRflNKLIN \& w / ' .: * / ' * NUMBER 17 SPRING LANE SPRING GATE -SPRING LANE IN THE LANE OPPOSITE WAS THE GREAT SPRING WHICH FOR MORE THAN TWO CENTURIES GAVE WATER TO THE PEOPLE OF BOSTON DEVONSHIRE STREET \ 1 W THIS TABLET PLACED HERE W 1 BY TUB BOSTONIAN SOCIETY COMMEMORATES THE GREAT FIRE OF NOVEMBER. 9-10 -1872. WHICH BEGINNING AT THE SOUTHEASTERLY CORNER OF SUMMER AND KINGSTON STREETS EXTENDED OVER AN AREA OF SIXTY ACRES DESTROYED WITHIN THE BUSINESS CENTRE OF THE CITY PROPERTY TO THE VALUE OF HORE THAN SIXTY MILLION DOLLARS ANDWAS ARRESTED IN ITS NORTH-EASTERLY PROGRESS AT THIS POINT. THE MUTILATED STONES OF THIS K0 BUILDING ALSO RECORD THAT EVENT B& CORNER MILK, POST-OFFICE SITE \ SITE OF THE FIRST ROMAN CATHOLIC CATHEDRAL IN NEW ENGLAND ERECTED IN 1803 THIS TABLET ERECTED BY THE CATHOLIC UNION OF BOSTON o NUMBER 214 GARDEN COURT STREET NORTH SQUARE AND MOON STREET SECOND CHURCH ON THIS SITE STOOD THE MEETING HOUSE OF THE SECOND OK "OLD NORTH CHURCH; BUILT leso; BURNT 1676; REBUILT 1677! DESTROYED FOR FIRE- WOOD BY BRITISH SOLDIERS IN 1776, DURING THE SIEGE. BOSTON NECK HERE IN 164O STOOD THE GATEWAY TO THE TOWN DEFENDED BY FORTIFICATIONS ACROSS THE HIGHWAY REBUILT OF STONE AND BRICK IN 171O, STRENGTHENED BYORDER OP GENERAL GAGE SEPT. 1774. REMOVED AFTER THE REVOLUTION. WASHINGTON, NEAR D07ER STREET :\ NEAR PRINCE STREET ON THIS SITE STOOD THE MANSION HOUSE OF THOMAS HWTCHINSON SENIOR, ERECTED IN 17IO. IT WAS THE. RESIDENCE. OF HIS SON THOMAS HUTCH IN80N, LIEUT. GOVERNOR OF THE PROVINCE OF MASSACHUSETTS BAY SACKED BY A HOB ON THE NIGHT OF ACCOST *4* tr63 AT THE TIME OF THE STAMP ACT RIOTS REMOVED IN 1834 I WINTER STREET ON THIS SITE ONCE STOOD THE HOME OF SAMUEL ADAMS WHO BOUGHT IT IN MAY 1784- AND DIED IN IT OCTOBER 2. 1802. IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF THE FATHER OF THE REVOLUTION THIS TABLET IS PLACED BY THE MASSACHUSETTS SOCIETY OF ^8fe SONS OF THE REVOLUTION JJsJ^P 1893- CORNER WINTER PLACE BOSTON COMMON THIS TRACT OF t AND COHIMNWG NEARLY FIFTY ACRES WS BOUGHT IN 1634 BV GOVQQfOR WNTBRPP AKD OTHERS mOM WILLIAM BLACKSTONE * AND WAS SET AlfcRT FOR COMMON WE A3 A COW PASTOR ASD tRAKHG HELD BIACKSTONE HUD HIS TITLE TOmrUHD BrAHGHIOFPOSSISSKNGAKD PSIOKTO THE SCTTLLMENT Or BOSTON 1*4 1630 HEAR THIS SITE STOOD THE SOUTH WRITING SCHOOL BUILT IN 1717. IN 1775 TWO BRASS CANNON OF CAPTAIN ADINO PADDOCK'S COMPANY OF ARTILLERY WERE TAKEN FROM THE GUN HOUSE CLOSE BY AND SECRETED HERE. AND AFTERWARD CARRIED TO THE AMERICAN LINES. THEY ARE NOW IN BUNKER HILL MONUMENT. WEST CORNER MASON STREET SALEM STREET ON THIS SITE STOOD THE HOUSE OF SIR. WILLIAM PHIPS, THE FIRST ROYAL GOVERNOR OF THE PROVINCE OF MASSACHUSETTS BAY, IN 1692.DNDER THE SECOND CHARTER. HIS NEPHEW UEDT. GOVERNOR SPENCER PHIPS RESIDED HERE 1749. CORNER CHARTER STREET NUMBER 1 60 ii HA: ON THIS SHE STOOD THE HOUSE OF ROBERT NEWMAN , SEXTON OF CHRIST CHURCH IN 1775. Us. THE SIGNAL LANTERNS OF PAUL REVERE DISPLAYED INTHE STEEPLE OF THIS CHURCH APRIL IS 1775 WARNED THECOUHTRY OFTHE MARCH OFTHE BRITISH TROOPSTO LEXINGTON AND CONCORD CHRIST CHURCH THE NORTH CHURCH PARK STREET PARK. STREET CHURCH iaio. STANDS ON THE SITE OF THE GRANARY WHERE THE SAILS OF THE u.s. FRIGATE 'CONSTITUTION WERE MADE. IN THE CHURCH AMERICA" WAS FIRST SUNG. CORNER TREMONT STREET 3 WEST CHURCH ON THIS SITE STOOD THE MEETING HOUSE ERECTED HERE IN 1737 \ OCCUPIED AS BARRACKS BY BRITISH TROOPS DURING THE SIEGE OF BOSTON WHO REMOVED THE STEEPLE TO PREVENT THE PATRIOTS FROM USING IT TO SIGNAL THE PROVINCIAL CAMP IN CAMBRIDGE. LTNDE AND CAMBRIDGE STREETS EDWARD EVERETT BIRTHPLACE ON THIS SITE STOOD THE MANSION OF ROBERT OLIVER ERECTED IN 17*5. AFTERWARD THE RESIDENCE OF HIS SON, THOMAS OLIVER , LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR . HERB EDWARD EVERETT WAS BORN APRIL, II. 17.9*. EDWARD EVERETT SQUARE SUMMER STREET 5THE HOMED 0T DANIEL WEBSTER iliriiillliilfiiiiiiiiHiliiill NORTHWEST CORNER HIGH STREET THE CHARMS OF HOME. THE EN JOYMEMT OF WEALTH AMD LEARNING EVEH THE KINDLY RECOGNITION OF HIS FELLOW CITIZENS WERE BY HIM ACCOUNTED AS NAUGHT COMPARED WITH DUTX HE LIVED TO SEE JUSTICE TRIUMPHANT. FREEDOM UNIVERSAL AND TO RECEIVE THE TARDY PRAISES OF HIS FORMER OPPONERS THE BLESSINGS OF THE POOR THE FRIENDLESS AND THE OPPRESSED ENRICHED HIM. IN BOSTON HE WAS BORN 29 NOVEMBER 1811 AND DIED 2 JANUARY 1664 ccxinoioreosroK. ESSEX STREET, CORNER HARRISON AVENUE EXTENSION SOUTH BOSTON HERB THE INDIANS GATHERED AND HELD GREAT FEASTS. NEAR THIS SPOT BELOW HIGH WATER MARK WAS THE GREAT SPRING. FOOT K STREET LEEK HILL SITE OF A THREE-GUN BATTERY DURING THE SIEGE OP BOSTON LEEK HILL FIRST MEETING HOUSE NEAR THIS SPOT THE FIRST MEETING HOUSE WAS ERECTED IN 1631 , USED FOR TOWN MEETINGS AND THE FIRST SCHOOL. THE SECOND MEETING HOUSE 1646-1673 STOOD ON SITE CLOSE BY. DURING THB WAR OF IS 12 , ENTRENCHMENTS^ WERE ^ CONSTRUCTED AROUND THE SOUTHEAST SIDE OF 'OLD HILL ON THE BLUFF NEAR THE WATER SIDE. THE MAGAZINE WAS ERECTED NEAR THIS PLACE. HERE THE INDIANS DWELT BEFORE THE WHITE MAN CAME. DORCHESTER WATER END SAVIN HILL AVENUE DORCHESTE THIS MARKS THE LOCATION OP THE AMERICAN LINES , EXTENDING FROM THE SOUTH BAY TO THE OLD HARBOR OCCUPIED BY THE RIGHT WING OP WASHINGTON'S ARMY DURING THE SIEGE OF BOSTON, 1779 -1776. BOSTON STREET ^ SITE OF TWO BUILDINGS USED AS BARRACKS BV WASHINGTON'S SOLDIERS DURING THE SIEGE OF BOSTON 1775 - I77C. ONE ITOl 81AKWKO. SAVIN HILL SITE OF FIRST FORT.16S4. "iT IS ORDERED THAT THERE SHALL BE A FORT MADE UPON THE ROCKE ABOVE MR. .JOHNSON'S." SAFIN HILL STOUGHTON HOUSE HERE WAS THE HOME OF ISRAEL STOUCHTON , I63O- 1045, ALSO OP HIS SON, GOVERNOR WILLIAM 8TOUCHTON.1G31- iTOl; AND OF HIS NEPHEW, LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR WILLIAM TAILOR 17O2 - 1732. SAFIN HILL AFENUE AND PLEASANT STREET HERE ON THE BANKS OF THE NEPOKSET. ISRAEL STOUGHTON BUILT THE FIRST CRIST MILL IN NEWENGLAND IN 1633. THE FIRST POWDER MILL WAS ERECTED IN 1C73; THE FIRST PAPER MILL IN 1726 AND THE FIRST CHOCOLATE MILL IN 1763. BRIDGE LOWER AT C H A R L S T o tr N , 1 SAMUEL DEXTER HOUSE -= HOME OF SAMUEL DEXTER , SECRETARY OF WAR , SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY UNDER ^3. PRESIDENT JOHN ADAMS. "l HAVE LOST ^ THE ABLEST FRIEND 1 RAD ON EARTH"- JOHN ADAMS. G.A.R. I BUILDING fe GREEN ^ STREET PEARL STREET OPPOSITE WARREN SCHOOL OLIVER HOLOEN HOUSE HER* LIVED THE SWEET SINGER. OLIVER HOLDEN, COMPOSER OF THE TUMM.tOBOKATIO*" WHO FORTH THE ROYAL DIADEM"AND "CBOWN HIM LORD OF ALL". HIRE ALSO LIVID THOMAS DOANB. WIN THRO P H STREET i JOHN BOYLE O'REILLY HOUSE T HERE DWELT JOHN BOYLE O'REILLY. POET, --r PATRIOT ORATOR. "EACH HEART HOLDS THE -j SECRET, KINDNESS IS THE WORD? MAIN, NEAR ^ HENLEY STREET g RICHARD SPRAGUE HOUSE NEAR THIS SITE DWELT RICHARD S PRAGUE WHO WITH BIS BROTHERS. RALPH AND WILLIAM .FIRST SETTLED IN CHARLES TOWN. IS 3.9. GEN. DEVENS HOUSE HERE WAS BORN CEN. CHARLES DEVENS , ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES, ASSOCIATE JUSTICE OF THE SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT OF MASSACHUSETTS. 90 UNION STREET CHARLESTOIFN NATHANIEL GORHAM HOUSE ON THIS SITE WAS BORN NATHANIEL GORHAM. PRESIDENT OF THE CONTINENTAL CONGRESS, SIGNER OP THE CONSTITUTION OP THE UNITED STATES . = SITE OF SWALLOWS BRICK STORE WINTHROP SQUARE HARVARD STREET EDWARD EVERETT HOUSE HERE DWELT EDWARD EVERETT. MEMBER OF CONGRESS maS-33, GOVERNOR 1636-4O, MINISTER TO ENGLAND 1041- 1843, SCCUIAIY OF STATE 1852, UNITED STATES SENATOR 1033-1694 JOHN HARVARD MONUMENT 'JOHN HARVARD; HE WILL TEACH THAT ONE DISINTERESTED DEED OF HOPE AND FAITH MAY CROWN A BRIEF AND BROKEN LIFE WTH DEATHLESS FAME PRESIDENT ELIOT, OLD BURTING-GROUND PHIPPS STREET, CORNER MAIN NUMBER 2OI HERB VMS BORN SAMUEL FINLAY BRIISB MORSE 27 APRIL. 1791. INVENTOR OF THE ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH MAIN STREET UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LIBRARY Los Angeles This book is DUE on the last date stamped below. Form L9-32m-8,'58(5876s4)444 Lrj m\ PAMPHLET BINDER Syracuse, N. Y. Stockton, Colif. F 73 S7 UC SOUTHERN REGIONAL LIBRARY FACILITY i mil mi 1111 HIM in | mil || HI 1 1| A 001 337 964 9