Forty of Boston's historic houses; a brief illustrated description of the residences of historic characters of Boston who have lived in or near the business section . Allen, High Sheriff of Suffolk County. AfterMr. Hinkleys occupancy, for a few years before his death in 1825, it became the homeof Benjamin W. Crowninshield, who died in 1851. In 1852 the house became thehome of the newly formed Somerset Club, and was so used for twenty years, whenthe club acquired by purchase the mansion house of David Sears on Beacon easterly house on Beacon Street was occupied by Benjamin Wiggin, me
Forty of Boston's historic houses; a brief illustrated description of the residences of historic characters of Boston who have lived in or near the business section . Allen, High Sheriff of Suffolk County. AfterMr. Hinkleys occupancy, for a few years before his death in 1825, it became the homeof Benjamin W. Crowninshield, who died in 1851. In 1852 the house became thehome of the newly formed Somerset Club, and was so used for twenty years, whenthe club acquired by purchase the mansion house of David Sears on Beacon easterly house on Beacon Street was occupied by Benjamin Wiggin, merchant,whose death occurred about the year 1825. In 1825 the house was sold to JosephPeabody, of Salem, whose daughter, Catherine Peabody, had recently married JohnL. Gardner of Boston, and the Gardners resided in the house for about forty 1872 the combined houses came into the possession of the Congregational Society,which constructed stores on the first floor and used the upper part for society pur-poses. In 1904 the Hinkley houses were taken down and a new building erectedon the site. It is now a portion of the store of the Houghton-Dutton QUINCY HOUSEPark Street The house which stands at No. 5 Park Street, and is the third house in the fore-ground, was built early in the nineteenth century, and was the home in which JosiahQuincy passed the evening of his life. It has since been converted into offices. Quincybought the house in 1857 of William Gray, who had recently inherited it from hisuncle, Francis C. Gray, who resided there until his death. Josiah Quincy is bestremembered as the Great Mayor of Boston and as a great president of HarvardUniversity. His fellow-citizens placed him as well in other positions of trust andhonor. After resigning the presidency of Harvard University, he resided for severalyears in Beacon Hill Place. From there he removed to Park Street, which was thena beautiful residential street, facing the Common. He died in Quincy in the su
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