Boston illustrated; . first appearance in Boston, in 1846. The theatreoccupies the site of the Tabernacle erected by the Millerites in 1843-44. Returning to Beacon Street the stranger will observe on the low fence infront of one of the stately brown-stone houses just beyond the State House atablet which announces that here once stood the Hancock Mansion, one of themost famous of the old btuMings of Boston that have been compelled to make way for modern improvements. This1 louse was in itself and in its surround-ings one of the most elegant mansionsni the city, though the style of architec-ture
Boston illustrated; . first appearance in Boston, in 1846. The theatreoccupies the site of the Tabernacle erected by the Millerites in 1843-44. Returning to Beacon Street the stranger will observe on the low fence infront of one of the stately brown-stone houses just beyond the State House atablet which announces that here once stood the Hancock Mansion, one of themost famous of the old btuMings of Boston that have been compelled to make way for modern improvements. This1 louse was in itself and in its surround-ings one of the most elegant mansionsni the city, though the style of architec-ture had wholly gone out of fashionlong before it was taken down. It wasbuilt by Thomas Hancock in 1737, andwas inlierited hy Governor John Han-cock. Both uncle and nephew wereexceedingly hospitable, and were ac-customed to entertain the Governorand Council and other distinguishedguests amiually on Artillery ElectionDay ; and it is said that every Gov-ernor of Massachusetts under theConstitution, until the demolition, was. The Old Hancock House. BOSTON ILLUSTRATED. 43 entertained once at least within this mansion. The house was taken downin 1863. The Somerset Chibwas organized in theyear 185 2, havinggrown out of anotherorganization known asthe Tremont Chib, andis now, as it has alwaysbeen since it took itspresent name, a club forpurelj social membership is lim-ited to six hundred. Ashas already beeiL statedthe Someiset Club oc-cupied until the year1872 the mansion at thecorner of Somerset andBeacon Streets, nowknown as the Congre-gational House. At thattime the club purchasedits present house, a mag-nificent granite - frontmansion. This housewas built by the late David Sears, Esq., for Beacon Somerset Club. a private residence. The club found it necessary to make little alteration inthe arrangement of the rooms, but it has thoroughly refitted and furnishedthem, and added other buildings. On the slope of the hill, a short distance below the Somerset Club-ho
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