An historic guide to Cambridge . fray part of the expenses, in consideration of whichthey were to be granted certain privileges. The erection of the house wasdelayed about three years. It was raised November 17, 1756, and divine servicewas first performed In it, July 24, 1757. Meantime, further negotiation was hadwith the college and a proposition was made to place the new house fartherup the street, which would very much secure it from fire, as well as renderthe appearance of it much more beautiful, and also would render it absolutelynecessary, in order to a suitable accommodation of the pari
An historic guide to Cambridge . fray part of the expenses, in consideration of whichthey were to be granted certain privileges. The erection of the house wasdelayed about three years. It was raised November 17, 1756, and divine servicewas first performed In it, July 24, 1757. Meantime, further negotiation was hadwith the college and a proposition was made to place the new house fartherup the street, which would very much secure it from fire, as well as renderthe appearance of it much more beautiful, and also would render it absolutelynecessary, in order to a suitable accommodation of the parish, that theyshould be allowed the use of a part of the presidents orchard, behind theirsaid new meeting-house, where, when they came to attend on divine worship,they might place their horses, chairs, chaises, etc. Desiring to make the said situation of the new meeting-house as con-venient as may be, the corporation of Harvard College voted, September 6,1756, to grant to the parish the use of a strip of land one hundred and six-. i 9 to ~J o <: III l!il, ill mMM^MjmrMmMMm^jmL^ .iLyt HISTORIC GUIDE TO CAMBRIDGE 15 teen feet and four inches In length by thirty two feet and ten Inches inwidth, on certain conditions, viz., (1) thnt the schohirs gallery shall be inthe front of the said meeting-house, etc.; (2) that the said new meeting-houseshall front southerly down the street, in the manner the old one now doth;(3) that the front of the said new meeting-house to be two and an half or threefeet behind the backside of the old meeting-house; (4) that there be a libertyfor the president of the college to cart into his back yard, viz., at the back-side of the said new meeting-house, wood, hay, boards, etc., for his own orthe college use, as there shall be occasion for it. The conditions were ac-cepted by a committee of the parish. The south foundation wall of DaneHall is the same as the north wall of the old meeting-house, so Law and Di-vinity rest here on the same base. The
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