The story of New England, illustrated, being a narrative of the principal events from the arrival of the Pilgrims in 1620 and of the Puritans in 1624 to the present time . ew Bngland Courant. It was here that BenjaminFranklin served his apprenticeship. In an upper roomwere held the meetings of the Long Club, whose mem-bers were most active patriots. It was here *iat theleaders in secret planned resistance to Britisl^^ jthorityfrom the time of the stamp act to the Declaration ofIndependence. No. 39 Tremont street. Here stood the mansion of PeterFaneuil and his brother Andrew; also the residence
The story of New England, illustrated, being a narrative of the principal events from the arrival of the Pilgrims in 1620 and of the Puritans in 1624 to the present time . ew Bngland Courant. It was here that BenjaminFranklin served his apprenticeship. In an upper roomwere held the meetings of the Long Club, whose mem-bers were most active patriots. It was here *iat theleaders in secret planned resistance to Britisl^^ jthorityfrom the time of the stamp act to the Declaration ofIndependence. No. 39 Tremont street. Here stood the mansion of PeterFaneuil and his brother Andrew; also the residence ofLieut. Gov. Phillips. No. 173 Washington street was the location of Paul Reveresshop in 1789. Here he did engraving and gold and silvermanufacturing. No. 209 Vashington street. The site of the second buildingerected by the First Church in 1639; burned 1711, rebuilt1712, removed 1807. Washington street, opposite School, stood the house of JohnWinthrop, Governor of the colony, erected in 1644, ^^^in which he died in 1649. It became the property of Norton, minister of the First Church, and his widowgave it to the Third or Old South Church. The home was 133. used for a parsonage for many years, but during the siegeof Boston it was torn down for firewood by the Britishin 1776. On the site was erected the first business blockin Boston, consisting of five stores with dweUing street, north corner of School, is the old buildingerected in 1712 and known as the Old Corner Bookstore,for which purpose it was used for over a century, untilabout five years ago, when the character of the businesswas street, southwest corner of School, was known asHoughs Corner. The town records of March 30, 1634,record the order, Also it is ordered that the street(School) from Mr. Atherton Houghs to the Centry Hill(Beacon) to be layd out and soe kept open street, at No. 19, was the site of Cromwells HeadTavern, 1705; here, were visitors at various
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