Boston of to-day; a glance at its history and characteristicsWith biographical sketches and portraits of many of its professional and business men . .iJ- JOHN HANCOCK BUILDING. 34 BOSTON OF TO-DAY. Begun in June, , it was completed on April 20,1891, when the quarters of the Stock Exchangewere occupied. Its cost above the ground wasgi,800,000, and including the land, §3,376, & Stearns were the architects of the build- At the head of State street still stands the quaintold State House, — the Town House before theRevolution, — restored through the well-directedefforts of good citi
Boston of to-day; a glance at its history and characteristicsWith biographical sketches and portraits of many of its professional and business men . .iJ- JOHN HANCOCK BUILDING. 34 BOSTON OF TO-DAY. Begun in June, , it was completed on April 20,1891, when the quarters of the Stock Exchangewere occupied. Its cost above the ground wasgi,800,000, and including the land, §3,376, & Stearns were the architects of the build- At the head of State street still stands the quaintold State House, — the Town House before theRevolution, — restored through the well-directedefforts of good citizens to something quite like itsappearance during the most exciting periods of itshistory. In 1882, at the time when it was rescuedfrom the vandals, who in this case were the cityauthorities, it was in a deplorable condition. Foryears it had been a homely place of law and gen-eral business offices. The interior and exterior hadbeen built over and built upon, and changed andcut up, in a most ruthless manner, that the city, towhom it belonged, might receive the fullest incomein rentals from it. An ugly mansard roof had beenbuilt out fr
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