. Old Boston taverns and tavern clubs. base, and inside isstill to be seen the cylindrical piece of iron which,when heated, kept the delectable liquid contents of theurn hot until imbibed by the frequenters of the G-reen Dragon Tavern site, now occupied by abusiness structure, is owned by the St. Andrews Lodgeof Free Masons of Boston, and at a recent gathering ofthe Lodge on St. Andrews Day the urn was exhibitedto the assembled brethren. When the contents of the tavern were sold, the urnwas bought by Mrs. Elizabeth Harrington, who thenkept a famous boarding house on Pearl Street, in
. Old Boston taverns and tavern clubs. base, and inside isstill to be seen the cylindrical piece of iron which,when heated, kept the delectable liquid contents of theurn hot until imbibed by the frequenters of the G-reen Dragon Tavern site, now occupied by abusiness structure, is owned by the St. Andrews Lodgeof Free Masons of Boston, and at a recent gathering ofthe Lodge on St. Andrews Day the urn was exhibitedto the assembled brethren. When the contents of the tavern were sold, the urnwas bought by Mrs. Elizabeth Harrington, who thenkept a famous boarding house on Pearl Street, in abuilding owned by the Quincy family. In 1847 thehouse was razed and replaced by the Quincy Block,and Mrs. Harrington removed to High Street andfrom there to Chauncey Place. Some of the prominentmen of Boston boarded with her for many years. Ather death the urn was given to her daughter, R. Bradford, and it has now been presented tothe Society by Miss Phebe C. Bradford of Boston,granddaughter of Mrs. Elizabeth Harrington. 88. SCHOOU (ZoJ<^^^^) ST ^2 8 ffoJU^h^ Scale, /oo fe&t to cxrx, in^K. CoTTLpil&dL by 0eor^, IX. THE HANCOCK TAVERN. As an old landmark the Hancock Tavern is a was not an old window in the house ; the nailswere Bridgewater nails, the timbers were mill-sawed,and the front of it was of face brick, which were notmade even in 1800. At the time of the Revolution itwas merely a four-room dwelling house of twelve win-dows, and the first license ever given to it as an innwas in 1790. The building recently demolished waserected during the years 1807 to 1812. With the above words, Edward W. McGlenen, cityregistrar, effectually settled the question June 3,1903, ata meeting of the New England Historic GenealogicalSociety, as to the widely credited report that it was inthe Hancock Tavern^ which for many years stood onCorn Court, the members of the Boston Tea Partymet, disguised themselves as Indians, and from therejourneyed to Griffins Wha
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