Old landmarks and historic personages of Boston . , with thequaint architecture, led for a time to the supposition that itwas intended for a Custom House, or some other similarpurpose, but noproof beingfound to supportthe belief, theopinion becamegeneral that itwas erected byLondon mer-chants for awarehouse, about1700. One side ofthe TriangularWarehouse fronted Eoebuck Passage, which has become, bytransition, the extension of Merchants Eow. The passage,named from a tavern called the Eoebuck, within its limits,was a tortuous defile a hundred feet in length, varying in widthfrom thirteen to twen
Old landmarks and historic personages of Boston . , with thequaint architecture, led for a time to the supposition that itwas intended for a Custom House, or some other similarpurpose, but noproof beingfound to supportthe belief, theopinion becamegeneral that itwas erected byLondon mer-chants for awarehouse, about1700. One side ofthe TriangularWarehouse fronted Eoebuck Passage, which has become, bytransition, the extension of Merchants Eow. The passage,named from a tavern called the Eoebuck, within its limits,was a tortuous defile a hundred feet in length, varying in widthfrom thirteen to twenty feet, but was still the main thorough-fare from the market north and south. The tavern itself wasa building with a projecting upper story, and was a notoriousresort of doubtful repute. It was the scene of at least onedeadly afiray. Eichard Whittington, a descendant of the LordMayor of London, is said to have been the builder. Clinton Street was one of the new avenues which arose outof the chaos of this region. The Old Mill Creek crossed it at. TRIANGULAR WAREHOUSE. 132 LANDMAKKS OF BOSTON. the point where now stands the New England House, the lastof the Boston coffee-houses. The hotel is built on made course of the creek was altered at this point, so as to Howthrough the lower part of Chntou Street into the harbor, insteadof following its old channel into the dock. To effect this plan,the city bouglit Governor Eustiss wharf, through which thecreek found an artificial outlet. Blackstone Street has takenthe place of the creek. Opposite the north side of Faneuii Hall is a little alley, andon the alley, with a front on North Street, was an old lofty wooden building of five cramped stories was the OldBoston Museum, established in 1804, by Philip Woods. Aftera removal to another location in Dock Square for a short time,the Museum returned to its old stand. In 1822 the NewEngland Museum fell heir to the greater part of the building fronted ori
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