. Boston, a guide book . namong the historicalbuildings of the coun-try. After its abandon-ment for civic uses itsuffered many vicissi-tudes and indignities, being ruthlessly refashioned, made over, andpatched for business purposes, that the city which owns it might wrestthe largest possible rentals from it; and in the year 1881 its removalwas seriously threatened. Then, through the well-directed efforts of anumber of worthy citizens, its preservation was secured, and in 1882 thehistoric structure was restored to much the appearance which it bore inProvincial days. Further restorations were ma
. Boston, a guide book . namong the historicalbuildings of the coun-try. After its abandon-ment for civic uses itsuffered many vicissi-tudes and indignities, being ruthlessly refashioned, made over, andpatched for business purposes, that the city which owns it might wrestthe largest possible rentals from it; and in the year 1881 its removalwas seriously threatened. Then, through the well-directed efforts of anumber of worthy citizens, its preservation was secured, and in 1882 thehistoric structure was restored to much the appearance which it bore inProvincial days. Further restorations were made in 1908-1909. In both exterior and interior the original architecture is in large partreproduced. The balcony of the second story has the window of twistedcrown glass, out of which have looked all the later royal governors ofthe Province and the early governors of the Commonwealth. The win-dows of the upper stories are modeled upon the small-paned windowsof Colonial days. Within, the main halls have the same floor and. Council Chamber, Old State House OLD STATE HOUSE ceilings, and on three sides the same walls that they had in 1748. Theeastern room on the second floor, with its outlook down State Street,was the Council Chamber, where the royal governors and the councilsat. The western room was the Court Chamber. Between the twowas the Hall of the Representatives. The Kings arms, which were inthe Council Chamber before the Revolution, were removed by Loyalistsand sent to St. John, New Brunswick, where they now decorate a carved and gilded arms of the Colony (handiwork of a Boston arti-san, Moses Deshon), displayed abovethe door of the Representatives Hallafter 1750, disappeared with the Revo-lution. The Wooden Codfish, emblemof the staple of commodities of theColony and the Province, whichhung from the ceiling of this chamberthrough much of the Province period,is reproduced in the more artisticfigure (embellished by Walter , the master painter of fishand
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