Appleton's illustrated hand-book of American cities; . ctures of Wash-ington, by Stuart, of Webster, byHealy, of Samuel Adams, by Copley,and portraits of John Quincy Adams,Edward Everett, Abraham Lincoln,and Governor Andrew, adorn thewalls. The basement of the hall,which was formerly a market, is nowa series of stores. The Old State-House., in Washington St., at thehead of State St., was erected in1748, and was for half a century theseat of the Great and General Courtof Massachusetts, being the buildingof which such frequent mention ismade in Revolutionary annals. Ithas long been given up to b
Appleton's illustrated hand-book of American cities; . ctures of Wash-ington, by Stuart, of Webster, byHealy, of Samuel Adams, by Copley,and portraits of John Quincy Adams,Edward Everett, Abraham Lincoln,and Governor Andrew, adorn thewalls. The basement of the hall,which was formerly a market, is nowa series of stores. The Old State-House., in Washington St., at thehead of State St., was erected in1748, and was for half a century theseat of the Great and General Courtof Massachusetts, being the buildingof which such frequent mention ismade in Revolutionary annals. Ithas long been given up to businesspurposes, the interior having beencompletely remodeled, and the edifice surmounted by a roof which has wholly de-stroyed the quaint eftect of the original architecture. Christ Church (Episcopal),in Salem St., near Copps Hill, is the oldest church in the city, having been erectedin 1722. It has a lofty steeple, and in the tower is a fine chime of bells. The OldSouth CliniTh, cor. Washington and Milk Sts., is an object of much interest. It is of. Faneuil Hall. brick, and built in 1729, on the site where the first edifice of the society had stood since 1669. The church was used as a place of meeting by the heroes of 76,and, during the British occupation of the city, was used as a place for barely escaped the flames in the great fire, and immediately afterward was leasedto the Government for two years for a post-ofiice. It will shortly be sold and torndown. Klnrfs Chapel (Unitarian), cor. Tremont and School Sts., was founded in1686, and the present building, a plain granite structure, erected in 1750-54. Ad-joining the church is the first burying-ground established in Boston. In it are buriedIsaac Johnson, the father of Boston, Governor Winthrop, John Cotton, and otherdistinguished men. On the cor. of Washington and School Sts. is the Old CornerBook-store., a building dating from 1712. The o\(\ North Burying-Ground., on th^brow of Copps Hill, was the second
Size: 1597px × 1565px
Photo credit: © The Reading Room / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcent, bookdecade1870, booksubjectcitiesandtowns, bookyear1876
